DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - - 44.1 - - 41.1 - - 38.3 - - 35.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 3 - - -23 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4068 - - 3912 - - 3383 - - 1274 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 27 - - 18 - - 8 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 338 - - 311 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 3 - - -4 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2186 - - -1012 - - -646 - - -361 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5137 - - 3963 - - 3598 - - 3311 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3448 - - -1875 - - -2163 - - -2601 ODpotential blCL - - - 6399 - - 4826 - - 5114 - - 5551 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 100 - - 94 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.1 - - 41.1 - - 38.3 - - 35.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.1 - - 34.2 - - 33.1 - - 31.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.8 - - 41.0 - - 39.8 - - 36.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 33.6 - - 32.7 - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 3 - - -23 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 101 - - 77 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97095 58 078 56 076 64 073 52 075 97095 89830 55 069 49 072 54 065 50 075 89830 84195 47 060 40 071 40 056 42 068 84195 79495 37 059 31 064 28 065 36 055 79495 75439 29 047 26 055 27 045 29 047 75439 71860 23 040 23 041 20 039 27 044 71860 68618 24 045 18 036 19 043 26 028 68618 65622 21 020 17 033 16 028 22 023 65622 62821 21 007 22 022 17 054 15 033 62821 60078 18 002 24 346 36 020 18 031 60078 57217 21 003 24 351 41 345 23 023 57217 54249 19 342 19 349 28 335 30 020 54249 51401 24 338 23 354 23 340 33 000 51401 48834 39 326 33 351 33 343 40 350 48834 46544 43 315 38 338 38 345 46 348 46544 44482 40 318 38 336 40 351 49 349 44482 42604 40 329 43 341 45 355 52 356 42604 40873 43 332 50 344 50 355 56 001 40873 39266 47 328 55 343 54 355 60 004 39266 37767 47 326 55 340 58 356 63 005 37767 36365 46 326 52 338 59 356 65 007 36365 35025 46 328 50 339 60 356 66 008 35025 33681 49 332 49 341 60 357 66 010 33681 32308 53 332 49 342 60 357 65 011 32308 30907 53 326 48 342 55 357 66 011 30907 29467 50 323 46 340 46 357 62 009 29467 27978 45 322 42 333 39 359 53 006 27978 26447 41 321 37 321 35 359 40 002 26447 24873 40 319 34 319 33 001 32 009 24873 23252 39 316 36 322 34 358 34 019 23252 21580 39 314 37 323 36 352 38 017 21580 19847 39 314 38 323 33 351 38 009 19847 18048 40 315 36 325 29 003 36 003 18048 16215 37 315 30 333 28 015 33 006 16215 14446 34 315 27 344 27 015 31 013 14446 12832 30 313 24 350 24 006 29 016 12832 11395 28 314 22 350 23 355 28 015 11395 10115 26 321 21 346 25 353 26 011 10115 8972 24 329 21 343 26 351 24 008 8972 7953 23 334 22 342 27 350 22 007 7953 7045 22 334 23 339 27 348 21 006 7045 6239 23 331 23 334 27 346 20 004 6239 5522 23 326 22 331 26 343 20 002 5522 4876 22 318 22 330 23 339 21 359 4876 4302 21 311 21 331 21 334 23 353 4302 3821 19 303 17 333 19 330 24 344 3821 3450 17 297 15 335 17 325 21 333 3450 3194 14 296 13 337 14 320 18 322 3194 3039 12*296 11*338 11*317 15*317 3039 2949 9*295 8*338 6*311 8*309 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