DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - 32.1 - - 38.5 - - - - - 32.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 161 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 638 - - 4508 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2932 - - 5785 - - - - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3631 - - 7501 - - - - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2915 - - 4371 - - - - - 3527 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 142 - - 377 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 147 - - 150 - - - - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 3 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1819 - - 111 - - - - - -1088 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5450 - - 7391 - - - - - 4038 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3749 - - -1178 - - - - - -2919 ODpotential blCL - - - 7380 - - 8679 - - - - - 5869 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 75 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.1 - - 38.5 - - - - - 32.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.6 - - 16.2 - - - - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 37.1 - - - - - 33.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.5 - - 15.1 - - - - - 24.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 161 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 638 - - 4508 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 0 - - - - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 3 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] 97094 24 112 27 102 10 137 97094 89878 21 116 15 108 13 088 89878 84211 17 111 16 120 17 068 84211 79467 17 085 14 105 13 074 79467 75380 14 074 11 102 9 063 75380 71769 12 083 6 067 3 089 71769 68492 7 107 5 217 4 156 68492 65462 4 085 6 202 6 222 65462 62624 6 262 7 241 5 209 62624 59839 14 220 8 241 6 292 59839 56912 12 231 9 263 13 299 56912 53862 14 261 13 278 17 295 53862 50944 13 281 17 279 16 291 50944 48318 14 285 15 282 12 295 48318 45962 18 285 14 285 9 309 45962 43823 22 271 18 283 11 323 43823 41866 21 268 20 281 14 326 41866 40068 20 279 21 279 17 321 40068 38408 24 281 21 273 20 318 38408 36870 24 277 20 277 22 317 36870 35442 22 281 20 280 22 316 35442 34087 23 280 20 285 21 314 34087 32742 25 263 25 293 20 309 32742 31377 26 246 30 269 20 302 31377 29996 29 241 29 245 21 297 29996 28591 33 239 33 233 17 281 28591 27149 34 239 34 232 18 297 27149 25670 33 247 37 238 34 264 25670 24157 35 257 39 246 37 261 24157 22601 35 263 37 260 37 274 22601 20993 28 264 30 274 33 289 20993 19328 17 265 25 269 26 303 19328 17598 10 257 15 262 17 301 17598 15834 7 239 9 252 12 265 15834 14134 5 209 8 224 14 237 14134 12584 6 181 9 191 12 228 12584 11199 8 172 9 180 10 219 11199 9962 9 175 9 183 9 191 9962 8854 11 178 9 183 8 165 8854 7862 11 178 9*176 6 147 7862 6976 11 175 9*169 4 129 6976 6189 10 170 9 163 3 092 6189 5487 9 166 8 154 3 046 5487 4852 9 163 8 149 4 022 4852 4287 9 160 8 144 6 013 4287 3811 9*156 8 139 8 005 3811 3445 9*151 8 137 9 355 3445 3192 8 147 8 135 9 340 3192 3037 7 145 7 134 7*328 3037 2949 6 142 6 133 5*321 2949 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