DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 62.2 - - 68.2 - - - - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 246 - - 304 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1625 - - 3655 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3844 - - 5420 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4618 - - 6648 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1741 - - 2749 - - - - - 2841 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 306 - - 431 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 346 - - 022 - - - - - 357 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6032 - - -5095 - - - - - -6177 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10650 - - 11743 - - - - - 9130 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10075 - - -7725 - - - - - -10318 ODpotential blCL - - - 14693 - - 14373 - - - - - 13270 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 74 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.2 - - 68.2 - - - - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.8 - - 26.7 - - - - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.4 - - 66.1 - - - - - 64.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.6 - - 25.5 - - - - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 246 - - 304 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1625 - - 3655 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 0 - - - - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96621 33 283 31 277 39 269 96621 89329 27 289 36 278 34 273 89329 83771 26 283 38 279 35 291 83771 79188 26 274 38 270 38 295 79188 75239 23 277 32 273 36 287 75239 71731 27 290 31 289 32 282 71731 68534 31 291 35 288 28 280 68534 65581 31 292 37 283 27 288 65581 62829 30 296 32 281 31 288 62829 60151 28 295 27 280 30 289 60151 57342 25 288 26 276 27 289 57342 54418 26 285 26 277 25 287 54418 51631 28 285 25 285 25 283 51631 49123 31 285 27 288 26 279 49123 46875 33 279 31 273 26 278 46875 44838 27 275 28 265 26 270 44838 42988 26 284 27 270 28 257 42988 41311 31 278 25 268 28 251 41311 39781 30 282 24 274 26 253 39781 38368 37 285 32 272 31 260 38368 37047 44 274 38 263 35 252 37047 35777 44 271 37 259 34 249 35777 34490 43 276 34 258 31 248 34490 33158 42 280 32 259 29 244 33158 31785 38 279 31 263 28 244 31785 30359 35 274 29 269 26 249 30359 28868 25 271 27 272 24 251 28868 27312 19 274 24 273 22 249 27312 25696 17 270 19 264 18 242 25696 24020 16 266 16 245 17 237 24020 22287 16 266 15 241 20 239 22287 20494 16 275 18 245 25 234 20494 18636 17 272 19 248 26 225 18636 16747 17 260 19 252 23 230 16747 14924 15 263 17 255 19 240 14924 13261 15 275 15 255 13 247 13261 11776 12 280 13 254 8 257 11776 10448 9 265 10 255 5 273 10448 9259 7 258 7 265 3 305 9259 8194 3 246 4 293 3 358 8194 7244 1 104 4*005 3 042 7244 6400 4 072 5*020 5 058 6400 5650 5 061 5 022 6 056 5650 4974 4*026 6 022 6 040 4974 4373 6*345 6 022 6 026 4373 3868 6 344 6 022 7 021 3868 3478 6 345 6 023 7 018 3478 3209 6 347 6 023 7 013 3209 3045 6 349 6 023 5*002 3045 2951 6 349 6 023 4*357 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