DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.5 - - 59.9 - - - - - 51.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 256 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1276 - - 3249 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3483 - - 5054 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4269 - - 6242 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1114 - - 1911 - - - - - 705 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 254 - - 393 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 14 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 151 - - 144 - - - - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -11 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3282 - - -4631 - - - - - -3397 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7551 - - 10874 - - - - - 6349 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8572 - - -9491 - - - - - -8925 ODpotential blCL - - - 12841 - - 15733 - - - - - 11877 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 84 - - - - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.5 - - 59.9 - - - - - 51.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.0 - - 22.5 - - - - - 34.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 58.2 - - - - - 55.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.8 - - 21.3 - - - - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 256 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1276 - - 3249 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 38 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 96750 24 284 44 274 36 298 96750 89493 31 284 32 285 32 283 89493 83927 27 280 24 281 27 283 83927 79317 23 277 15 292 18 295 79317 75353 21 280 14 303 9 289 75353 71842 16 291 14 310 12 289 71842 68641 19 302 12 312 14 290 68641 65681 19 308 15 324 17 307 65681 62930 19 311 21 311 19 311 62930 60262 20 320 21 309 19 308 60262 57478 23 318 26 310 18 310 57478 54580 26 316 29 306 22 310 54580 51798 30 315 31 305 27 299 51798 49285 29 319 34 306 28 296 49285 47024 31 318 37 306 29 303 47024 44969 34 307 38 305 32 303 44969 43107 33 307 37 302 32 301 43107 41425 35 314 34 309 31 303 41425 39890 45 322 41 324 31 308 39890 38471 53 325 49 323 32 306 38471 37145 59 330 51 321 33 303 37145 35865 60 330 50 319 34 302 35865 34567 58 329 48 318 34 301 34567 33225 55 327 47 318 33 300 33225 31841 55 323 46 318 31 301 31841 30402 54 320 46 318 29 309 30402 28900 51 318 45 318 27 313 28900 27332 43 317 41 322 24 311 27332 25702 33 312 34 314 21 314 25702 24010 30 305 31 302 21 315 24010 22263 27 300 30 294 21 313 22263 20456 21 295 25 291 21 315 20456 18583 17 291 22 287 17 314 18583 16683 16 273 19 278 13 296 16683 14855 15 247 16 261 12 283 14855 13191 13 239 15 245 11 281 13191 11707 11 237 16 235 14 263 11707 10380 10 226 17 225 18 240 10380 9195 8 211 16 217 17 225 9195 8136 8 198 15 210 12 203 8136 7195 9 192 13 194 12 165 7195 6360 11 186 12*167 13 147 6360 5618 14 175 14*153 12 141 5618 4949 18 164 14 147 9 134 4949 4354 18*159 15 143 6 117 4354 3855 18*154 14 141 5 069 3855 3470 18 152 14 140 7 032 3470 3204 17 150 13 138 7 016 3204 3043 16 149 13 137 6*002 3043 2951 12 147 11 136 4*350 2951 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