DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 22.2 - - 30.0 - - 34.9 - - 32.0 - - 26.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - -1 - - 32 - - 1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2932 - - 2933 - - 2932 - - 2932 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top 2950 - - 2950 - - 2950 - - 2950 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 263 - - 371 - - 780 - - 704 - - 560 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 10 - - 34 - - 13 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 094 - - 157 - - 042 - - 003 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -3 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2263 - - -3210 - - -1867 - - -941 - - -563 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5214 - - 6161 - - 4817 - - 3891 - - 3514 sfcLCL ODpotential -13315 - - -12302 - - -8589 - - -7415 - - -8636 ODpotential blCL 16265 - - 15252 - - 11539 - - 10365 - - 11586 blCL maxRH 78 - - 85 - - 85 - - 84 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 22.2 - - 30.0 - - 34.9 - - 32.0 - - 26.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 10.6 - - 14.2 - - 24.6 - - 25.8 - - 22.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.3 - - 31.0 - - 34.5 - - 32.8 - - 30.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 11.3 - - 13.2 - - 23.7 - - 24.9 - - 23.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - -1 - - 32 - - 1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 11 - - 41 - - 38 - - 37 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 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] 94294 74 305 82 310 75 324 76 324 84 311 94294 87646 73 313 76 307 77 318 74 321 77 319 87646 82419 67 318 65 307 71 316 66 314 77 319 82419 77985 58 314 54 305 64 312 65 310 75 312 77985 74136 48 310 48 303 55 306 67 307 66 312 74136 70738 41 306 45 302 50 306 61 305 61 311 70738 67649 37 314 40 305 46 308 56 308 54 308 67649 64786 39 312 39 305 43 306 54 307 46 311 64786 62111 40 309 37 307 42 302 52 307 45 317 62111 59503 42 309 37 311 39 299 51 307 46 320 59503 56759 41 309 38 314 37 300 51 306 48 318 56759 53887 40 310 39 315 36 306 50 306 49 317 53887 51132 40 306 39 313 39 308 47 309 51 319 51132 48655 40 304 40 311 43 309 46 318 55 320 48655 46440 39 305 41 311 45 310 48 322 56 318 46440 44441 39 307 42 314 46 311 52 322 53 323 44441 42624 36 309 41 314 46 311 56 323 52 330 42624 40961 34 310 39 312 48 313 59 325 58 331 40961 39423 33 307 42 310 49 313 63 324 66 331 39423 37994 32 300 38 303 51 312 66 322 74 333 37994 36658 30 294 35 295 54 311 68 322 81 335 36658 35375 29 294 35 287 54 310 70 321 89 336 35375 34079 30 296 36 283 52 305 72 321 94 336 34079 32737 32 299 36 279 48 300 71 320 95 335 32737 31351 32 302 35 277 42 294 64 316 90 335 31351 29912 32 303 34 278 38 287 53 308 79 333 29912 28414 31 302 32 277 38 279 44 298 62 323 28414 26869 29 305 27 273 37 276 43 288 55 313 26869 25274 27 309 26 272 37 276 42 283 52 305 25274 23625 26 311 28 277 37 275 41 279 49 302 23625 21917 26 314 30 278 39 275 40 280 45 297 21917 20147 26 314 30 275 40 278 38 284 42 294 20147 18310 27 311 27 272 37 279 36 287 38 294 18310 16438 26 306 25 272 32 276 34 290 35 294 16438 14632 26 301 24 276 29 271 31 291 32 294 14632 12987 26 299 24 281 26 270 28 291 27 295 12987 11521 24 298 22 280 24 270 24 288 22 290 11521 10212 22 299 18 280 21 265 21 283 18 283 10212 9043 21 298 15 278 19 259 18 273 16 280 9043 7999 19 293 13 271 17 253 17 260 15 276 7999 7070 16 286 12 260 15 250 16 250 14 270 7070 6248 12 281 10 250 12 249 13 238 11 261 6248 5520 9 275 8 243 9 245 9 214 7 239 5520 4867 6 264 7 235 6 234 7 173 5 180 4867 4290 5 227 7 214 4 193 8 148 7 152 4290 3810 7 182 9 190 3 157 6 135 4 142 3810 3443 6 165 9 176 2 119 2 096 2 008 3443 3190 2 161 6 168 2 043 2 015 3 355 3190 3037 1*125 4*159 2*040 3*004 2*347 3037 2949 1*094 2*157 2*042 3*003 2*340 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