DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 Pickle_Butte_ID 2993ft pt41913@43.425,-116.746,3054ft SPONSORED BY: Idaho Hang Gliding Association BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.2 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 44.4 - - 43.5 - - 37.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 70 - - -2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 856 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2950 - - 3849 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 442 - - 992 - - 1591 - - 649 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 165 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 10 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 117 - - 091 - - 032 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -883 - - -853 - - -1006 - - -109 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3833 - - 4702 - - 3958 - - 3061 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6378 - - -4104 - - -4831 - - -5761 ODpotential blCL - - - 9328 - - 7953 - - 7782 - - 8712 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 91 - - 84 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 44.4 - - 43.5 - - 37.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.7 - - 34.6 - - 36.9 - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 43.6 - - 44.3 - - 40.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 33.5 - - 35.7 - - 35.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 70 - - -2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 856 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 72 - - 64 - - 36 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95006 63 301 91 300 85 305 63 292 95006 88293 53 313 64 304 65 312 58 305 88293 83037 48 308 54 313 61 311 47 319 83037 78593 46 306 59 308 56 310 41 331 78593 74695 52 303 60 302 53 312 42 327 74695 71222 48 300 46 301 49 311 44 318 71222 68073 36 308 31 308 44 309 43 305 68073 65177 36 319 33 321 41 312 36 300 65177 62480 44 307 43 314 39 318 35 313 62480 59845 45 299 47 310 47 315 52 304 59845 57090 44 298 47 308 51 306 56 295 57090 54234 47 297 50 311 48 310 50 298 54234 51514 50 298 57 309 53 314 50 309 51514 49070 51 305 61 302 57 311 56 323 49070 46880 53 315 53 299 54 315 73 326 46880 44910 54 318 42 323 60 322 69 321 44910 43138 59 319 63 334 66 320 59 333 43138 41519 66 323 76 336 67 328 69 345 41519 40013 75 330 105 347 72 342 96 338 40013 38601 99 336 126 342 81 348 106 334 38601 37266 116 339 124 342 83 351 105 335 37266 35975 124 341 117 345 75 349 94 340 35975 34666 120 342 110 348 66 340 75 345 34666 33312 104 335 101 349 63 334 65 343 33312 31915 111 330 83 339 64 331 63 340 31915 30461 113 333 82 332 65 329 57 337 30461 28947 75 336 82 329 65 328 50 335 28947 27375 37 324 80 328 64 327 45 328 27375 25741 33 310 69 330 62 325 45 320 25741 24044 31 306 40 322 61 320 47 315 24044 22287 27 309 32 310 59 313 48 312 22287 20463 27 313 38 309 50 308 45 311 20463 18568 29 317 38 310 40 306 40 310 18568 16643 28 318 34 309 33 308 33 313 16643 14795 28 312 28 310 28 308 27 308 14795 13116 24 306 28 316 24 305 25 299 13116 11627 18 301 27 312 21 307 22 294 11627 10304 15 298 21 300 19 304 19 294 10304 9124 12 290 15 288 16 292 18 290 9124 8070 8 265 12 272 13 278 16 281 8070 7132 7 228 10 245 10 259 12 266 7132 6301 6 209 8 226 8 236 10 244 6301 5564 6 188 7 213 7 208 9 213 5564 4903 7 164 6 187 7 167 9 175 4903 4318 9 152 4*158 7 146 9 154 4318 3830 9 153 3*121 5 123 6 137 3830 3454 7 157 3 091 3 083 3 095 3454 3196 4 155 3 082 3 058 2 020 3196 3040 2*144 3 076 3*041 2*007 3040 2950 0*117 3 076 2*032 2*345 2950 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 21Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography