DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.2 - - 45.5 - - - - - 38.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 99 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 498 - - 1685 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 3392 - - - - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3491 - - 4678 - - - - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1027 - - 1384 - - - - - 1564 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 101 - - 230 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 6 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 148 - - 107 - - - - - 012 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 9 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -714 - - 466 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4205 - - 4212 - - - - - 2949 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5437 - - -213 - - - - - -2170 ODpotential blCL - - - 8928 - - 4891 - - - - - 5120 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 98 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.2 - - 45.5 - - - - - 38.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 37.4 - - - - - 36.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.7 - - 44.4 - - - - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.5 - - 36.7 - - - - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 99 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 498 - - 1685 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 94 - - - - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96850 27 077 35 089 30 060 96850 89776 25 091 23 068 21 076 89776 84217 22 105 14 077 20 078 84217 79564 18 096 9 093 12 052 79564 75546 12 075 7 058 10 052 75546 71970 6 062 7 028 4 081 71970 68715 8 350 2 033 4 128 68715 65717 14 340 2 188 0 317 65717 62941 13 318 5 254 10 309 62941 60252 13 309 8 259 15 291 60252 57429 16 282 16 278 18 270 57429 54469 21 249 26 269 22 257 54469 51624 19 243 30 256 24 257 51624 49061 21 250 30 256 25 264 49061 46772 26 249 33 259 26 260 46772 44705 29 242 35 259 23 254 44705 42818 28 244 33 254 21 250 42818 41082 30 251 30 253 20 237 41082 39473 29 250 28 246 16 240 39473 37975 26 251 27 236 12 263 37975 36578 27 253 31 239 10 292 36578 35249 35 242 36 241 8 309 35249 33925 41 235 37 246 7 245 33925 32579 42 232 36 250 8 233 32579 31212 38 231 33 247 7 234 31212 29805 30 224 27 241 6 219 29805 28341 22 209 16 221 6 187 28341 26821 20 192 12 195 7 148 26821 25242 19 190 13 199 4 130 25242 23604 13 201 13 213 2 147 23604 21907 11 221 13 226 4 162 21907 20144 11 227 13 235 5 167 20144 18309 13 229 12 236 5 202 18309 16439 15 228 9 230 6 226 16439 14636 15 226 8 212 6 255 14636 12994 15 226 6 182 8 249 12994 11530 15 231 3 175 10 266 11530 10224 15 231 2 246 12 286 10224 9058 13 222 2 248 12 294 9058 8016 11 207 2 225 12 308 8016 7090 10 188 3 206 9 325 7090 6270 12 172 4 188 5 348 6270 5543 17 158 5 171 3 024 5543 4891 22 149 5*145 3 043 4891 4312 23 149 6*117 3 041 4312 3828 21*150 6 109 4 034 3828 3454 17*150 6 106 4 030 3454 3197 15 148 6 103 4 027 3197 3040 14 147 6 102 3*019 3040 2949 10 145 5 101 2*012 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