DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - - 50.8 - - 56.2 - - 61.6 - - 53.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 117 - - 2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 814 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2935 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 3807 - - 2952 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1461 - - 2612 - - 5970 - - 1563 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 30 - - 191 - - 16 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 172 - - 161 - - 233 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -4 - - -7 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4616 - - -5054 - - -8063 - - -6373 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7567 - - 8862 - - 11015 - - 9326 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9472 - - -9302 - - -10443 - - -12594 ODpotential blCL - - - 12423 - - 13109 - - 13395 - - 15546 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.8 - - 56.2 - - 61.6 - - 53.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.3 - - 27.9 - - 23.6 - - 23.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.4 - - 55.2 - - 61.4 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 26.9 - - 22.5 - - 22.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 117 - - 2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 814 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 81 - - 85 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96836 21 089 19 094 24 070 24 087 96836 89641 16 079 13 103 17 061 18 049 89641 84030 11 080 6 085 11 033 12 032 84030 79350 4 072 4 313 14 346 10 022 79350 75328 2 172 7 301 12 336 8 009 75328 71775 5 312 12 312 17 320 17 332 71775 68549 7 304 12 294 16 307 15 297 68549 65573 17 333 13 331 15 351 15 300 65573 62815 24 294 26 286 20 307 25 298 62815 60150 16 288 23 261 33 280 36 282 60150 57355 21 302 25 279 37 282 34 288 57355 54457 45 288 46 289 49 291 47 289 54457 51699 57 280 57 284 62 287 59 281 51699 49212 63 279 65 286 73 282 72 286 49212 47001 78 281 89 282 77 282 79 281 47001 45026 97 275 97 273 94 281 87 284 45026 43253 99 272 98 276 105 276 110 279 43253 41643 95 275 106 280 104 275 116 279 41643 40139 97 276 106 280 103 283 111 283 40139 38718 97 275 105 282 105 287 111 288 38718 37374 97 273 105 284 106 286 115 289 37374 36076 96 273 103 284 103 283 111 288 36076 34760 97 274 99 283 100 282 100 287 34760 33400 98 274 92 278 97 282 96 288 33400 31998 95 273 90 268 94 281 95 288 31998 30539 94 274 92 266 89 277 94 286 30539 29014 95 277 93 268 85 272 93 281 29014 27425 95 279 94 270 82 268 88 276 27425 25772 91 277 92 272 81 267 81 276 25772 24060 83 272 89 271 80 269 78 278 24060 22294 75 266 84 268 77 272 77 277 22294 20471 68 263 78 265 75 272 74 274 20471 18580 60 263 70 262 74 267 69 271 18580 16660 52 265 61 261 70 260 65 266 16660 14820 43 266 49 262 60 258 60 260 14820 13157 37 262 39 263 48 259 53 256 13157 11681 32 256 34 262 40 258 45 252 11681 10366 29 252 32 259 35 255 39 250 10366 9189 26 253 31 257 31 251 34 248 9189 8137 24 255 29 255 26 250 29 250 8137 7197 23 256 26 250 22 253 22 254 7197 6362 23 255 22 244 18 254 15 262 6362 5619 22 251 16 235 14 255 10 273 5619 4950 20 244 12 225 10 254 5 282 4950 4354 16 231 9 208 7 250 1 247 4354 3855 12 211 8*182 5 245 2 155 3855 3470 10 197 7*167 4 240 4 159 3470 3205 8 183 7 162 3 238 3 168 3205 3043 8*178 7 158 3*236 3*181 3043 2951 6*172 6 156 2*233 2*187 2951 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