DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.5 - - 33.2 - - 31.7 - - 29.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 80 - - 8 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 883 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2932 - - 2933 - - 2932 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2950 - - 3876 - - 2950 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1283 - - 889 - - 1863 - - 1442 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 172 - - 21 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 135 - - 085 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 385 - - -435 - - -112 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2949 - - 3491 - - 3386 - - 3063 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -349 - - -364 - - -1109 - - -676 ODpotential blCL - - - 3299 - - 4240 - - 4059 - - 3626 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 95 - - 94 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.5 - - 33.2 - - 31.7 - - 29.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.6 - - 28.8 - - 27.8 - - 26.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 32.3 - - 31.3 - - 28.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 28.1 - - 27.4 - - 26.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 80 - - 8 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 883 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 78 - - 77 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96382 39 054 31 053 33 054 27 058 96382 89354 27 044 31 035 27 049 29 063 89354 83899 33 045 33 038 31 038 34 047 83899 79321 36 038 29 040 32 041 30 042 79321 75343 28 030 26 033 36 038 34 041 75343 71817 30 022 33 017 36 026 37 025 71817 68634 35 009 38 003 31 012 33 023 68634 65696 32 005 35 357 31 005 34 022 65696 62955 33 011 36 358 38 358 42 008 62955 60295 42 010 44 358 45 355 46 357 60295 57508 50 001 51 356 51 351 49 351 57508 54605 57 356 55 353 54 346 54 346 54605 51836 60 353 56 352 55 343 55 343 51836 49345 59 351 56 352 54 342 53 343 49345 47109 58 348 55 350 51 340 51 341 47109 45076 57 347 55 345 50 342 49 338 45076 43219 58 346 58 341 53 343 46 338 43219 41516 60 345 57 342 52 340 46 336 41516 39953 59 344 56 346 48 339 43 333 39953 38515 57 345 56 349 42 342 40 330 38515 37176 54 348 54 350 38 345 37 328 37176 35891 53 352 50 350 35 346 35 330 35891 34591 54 357 50 354 34 347 35 335 34591 33247 55 001 50 356 34 350 36 341 33247 31862 54 002 50 356 34 351 38 348 31862 30422 54 002 49 357 35 352 40 354 30422 28918 53 001 47 001 36 358 41 358 28918 27353 50 000 45 007 32 006 40 357 27353 25723 45 359 39 010 29 017 36 354 25723 24028 40 001 34 007 29 021 33 354 24028 22270 37 004 32 006 28 016 32 359 22270 20443 33 001 29 012 27 013 29 009 20443 18545 28 002 26 012 26 017 28 018 18545 16614 21 006 20 006 25 019 29 019 16614 14754 15 013 14 004 21 016 27 019 14754 13060 11 018 11 009 15 008 21 018 13060 11555 7 034 7 008 12 006 16 014 11555 10218 5 054 4 011 10 008 12 004 10218 9028 4 081 1 051 7 013 9 354 9028 7971 5 116 3 151 3 003 6 347 7971 7036 7 139 6 162 1 234 5 332 7036 6213 8 154 8 160 4 179 3 306 6213 5489 9 158 7 153 5 155 2 242 5489 4843 9 153 6 144 4 134 2 205 4843 4276 12 153 5*142 3 112 0 109 4276 3803 11 154 5*141 2 107 0 078 3803 3440 10 151 5 136 2 095 2 016 3440 3189 9 145 5 132 2 088 2 012 3189 3036 8*144 5 130 2*084 3*009 3036 2949 6*142 4 129 1*085 2*005 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