DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/08 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.7 - - 36.6 - - 35.5 - - 31.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 50 - - -21 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 4929 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 5190 - - 2933 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2950 - - 7922 - - 2950 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6854 - - 3219 - - 7138 - - 3540 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 26 - - 272 - - 14 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 20 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 316 - - 306 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -12 - - -6 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2085 - - 2122 - - -1399 - - -947 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5035 - - 5800 - - 4349 - - 3897 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2907 - - 655 - - -2535 - - -2751 ODpotential blCL - - - 5857 - - 7267 - - 5485 - - 5701 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 98 - - 92 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 80 - - 90 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.7 - - 36.6 - - 35.5 - - 31.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.2 - - 21.8 - - 27.1 - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 36.2 - - 36.4 - - 33.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.0 - - 20.6 - - 26.0 - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 50 - - -21 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 4929 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 66 - - 91 - - 67 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 95763 44 262 53 274 57 281 50 283 95763 88825 27 271 25 270 34 280 28 277 88825 83441 18 277 17 277 31 282 23 269 83441 78889 17 291 21 293 26 286 18 280 78889 74906 21 283 17 292 11 287 11 259 74906 71334 26 272 26 279 18 298 13 303 71334 68088 25 260 30 266 30 280 27 288 68088 65126 12 246 18 257 24 273 22 273 65126 62352 25 316 14 301 18 295 14 282 62352 59614 38 285 29 280 25 304 29 297 59614 56748 33 267 34 268 32 292 33 287 56748 53775 24 278 34 278 31 285 23 264 53775 50913 29 298 30 289 22 292 18 297 50913 48335 28 298 23 302 27 317 31 313 48335 46062 25 300 27 313 36 315 33 327 46062 44023 27 315 35 315 33 307 42 336 44023 42163 36 320 40 320 20 292 45 336 42163 40459 40 322 41 324 19 338 47 339 40459 38883 40 326 38 329 44 344 53 347 38883 37422 43 331 42 339 58 347 61 351 37422 36066 45 334 51 341 68 348 66 352 36066 34780 45 338 57 345 75 353 69 354 34780 33497 46 346 66 351 85 359 73 357 33497 32184 51 355 80 356 96 000 76 357 32184 30837 55 360 93 359 98 359 76 358 30837 29439 58 001 100 360 97 358 75 358 29439 27977 59 359 102 000 96 357 75 359 27977 26453 57 353 99 001 94 358 77 359 26453 24868 47 346 96 002 91 359 78 359 24868 23225 35 338 93 004 87 000 78 359 23225 21529 30 337 84 002 84 001 77 358 21529 19774 30 328 68 357 78 360 76 359 19774 17951 28 310 51 345 68 356 73 001 17951 16099 25 305 37 321 57 354 65 002 16099 14328 25 319 29 302 47 357 52 358 14328 12728 26 326 24 308 37 353 44 353 12728 11306 24 329 23 319 31 338 36 353 11306 10041 23 334 24 326 30 332 29 353 10041 8911 23 337 24*323 30 331 26 348 8911 7903 22 336 23*320 29 328 25 342 7903 7004 23 331 23 318 28 325 24 339 7004 6207 23 325 21 315 27 322 22 336 6207 5498 24 318 20 315 26 319 21 332 5498 4859 23 309 19 314 25 318 20 326 4859 4291 21 301 19 314 24 316 19 321 4291 3814 20 297 18 314 22 313 17 317 3814 3446 19 295 17 314 19 311 15 312 3446 3192 18 294 17 314 16 309 12 304 3192 3038 16*293 15 315 13*308 10*299 3038 2949 11*292 11 315 8*306 5*287 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