DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/12 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 - - - 43.3 - - 47.2 - - 47.6 - - 39.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 132 - - 22 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 867 - - 1983 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 3853 - - 2934 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3860 - - 4976 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1768 - - 2056 - - 4442 - - 1423 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 163 - - 268 - - 30 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 42 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 350 - - 006 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -268 - - 420 - - -1735 - - -88 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4128 - - 4556 - - 4686 - - 3039 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1880 - - -311 - - -2473 - - -3148 ODpotential blCL - - - 5740 - - 5287 - - 5424 - - 6099 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 94 - - 92 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.3 - - 47.2 - - 47.6 - - 39.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 37.8 - - 37.6 - - 36.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.6 - - 46.1 - - 47.2 - - 43.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.0 - - 36.8 - - 36.9 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 132 - - 22 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 867 - - 1983 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 49 - - 74 - - 67 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96792 28 083 35 072 30 092 28 089 96792 89701 28 090 28 072 24 085 31 086 89701 84147 25 083 21 067 19 083 23 061 84147 79510 16 076 15 062 15 092 11 046 79510 75504 7 067 9 054 9 097 7 035 75504 71943 7 026 4 060 3 049 5 033 71943 68691 6 353 2 008 4 326 5 006 68691 65683 6 342 5 302 9 293 8 319 65683 62890 10 301 9 293 14 283 11 297 62890 60178 12 274 15 287 15 278 11 280 60178 57337 16 265 18 274 18 283 15 276 57337 54378 17 268 19 272 22 285 16 275 54378 51550 18 273 19 276 22 293 18 299 51550 49017 15 275 18 289 20 294 18 315 49017 46755 11 289 16 292 13 305 16 330 46755 44698 10 314 10 291 14 311 17 325 44698 42815 11 324 9 313 15 307 17 306 42815 41083 10 330 13 320 14 301 13 304 41083 39484 10 348 12 335 12 303 16 322 39484 38012 10 009 15 016 12 359 15 349 38012 36662 11 047 22 039 25 037 23 032 36662 35386 26 060 31 045 33 035 30 037 35386 34102 37 056 37 050 33 034 29 036 34102 32778 36 055 42 051 31 041 28 046 32778 31413 36 059 44 052 31 047 26 050 31413 29995 36 059 40 054 32 047 24 049 29995 28515 33 061 37 052 33 046 25 050 28515 26971 32 066 33 052 34 049 26 053 26971 25363 30 068 24 052 30 050 25 057 25363 23694 23 054 20 058 21 043 18 053 23694 21970 13 031 13 054 13 040 12 038 21970 20185 4 026 7 352 9 354 13 013 20185 18336 5 003 6 318 11 323 10 348 18336 16459 7 349 7 314 12 316 10 312 16459 14654 6 342 7 309 11 317 10 304 14654 13010 3 329 8 306 9 320 9 310 13010 11545 1 261 8 307 7 325 7 311 11545 10240 2 236 8 312 6 322 6 303 10240 9076 2 254 7 320 6 303 7 298 9076 8037 3 255 7 322 9 279 10 296 8037 7111 2 245 7 299 10 267 13 289 7111 6290 2 238 7 272 9 264 12 280 6290 5561 3 236 6*266 8 269 10 268 5561 4904 3 240 4*268 5 290 6 255 4904 4322 2*258 1 327 4 339 2 199 4322 3834 1*281 1 004 4 355 3 118 3834 3458 1 340 2 027 4 360 4 109 3458 3198 1 010 2 034 4 003 4 111 3198 3040 1 016 2 032 4*005 3*126 3040 2950 1 020 2 036 4*006 2*140 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