DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/12 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 - - - 33.3 - - 43.1 - - 39.8 - - 31.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 60 - - 3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2950 - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 540 - - 1141 - - 984 - - 326 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 22 - - 42 - - 15 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 354 - - 103 - - 044 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1456 - - -1794 - - -856 - - -80 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4406 - - 4745 - - 3808 - - 3030 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13467 - - -10892 - - -10851 - - -12516 ODpotential blCL - - - 16417 - - 13843 - - 13802 - - 15466 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 88 - - 70 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.3 - - 43.1 - - 39.8 - - 31.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.1 - - 33.2 - - 34.0 - - 29.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 42.3 - - 41.3 - - 33.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 32.1 - - 32.9 - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 60 - - 3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 50 - - 0 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96353 42 035 51 038 53 049 36 059 96353 89524 34 039 39 041 47 048 39 065 89524 84167 34 042 36 058 37 053 43 070 84167 79605 26 049 32 053 32 069 31 068 79605 75605 19 059 22 039 29 056 18 075 75605 72052 22 044 18 038 22 034 17 052 72052 68830 17 008 17 027 22 021 24 039 68830 65856 15 029 11 007 22 358 25 008 65856 63110 20 357 17 353 23 342 29 009 63110 60474 20 348 18 345 27 328 24 341 60474 57725 27 351 21 358 20 357 20 321 57725 54871 39 351 35 359 28 013 29 003 54871 52157 57 333 59 332 61 341 50 345 52157 49722 52 331 50 324 59 328 49 343 49722 47532 47 347 40 339 48 337 48 346 47532 45526 55 353 49 350 47 347 56 344 45526 43678 56 351 54 351 52 351 59 345 43678 41973 53 348 55 351 57 357 55 352 41973 40411 43 342 52 346 59 352 60 002 40411 38982 36 326 42 338 50 346 68 000 38982 37655 34 314 34 321 38 340 66 351 37655 36380 35 307 37 311 30 330 43 342 36380 35087 32 307 41 299 27 327 41 333 35087 33748 29 308 38 301 26 334 39 330 33748 32363 30 303 27 302 26 338 35 328 32363 30919 31 290 24 302 27 339 33 325 30919 29404 27 281 29 303 25 339 30 316 29404 27818 27 276 31 294 22 336 28 314 27818 26163 26 273 32 287 23 331 31 313 26163 24441 26 275 31 290 26 327 33 315 24441 22655 27 289 32 299 29 318 29 323 22655 20804 26 299 28 302 27 312 27 328 20804 18883 24 305 24 303 23 313 25 328 18883 16929 22 310 22 307 20 314 23 326 16929 15043 18 310 19 310 18 311 19 320 15043 13322 15 302 16 306 15 303 14 318 13322 11787 14 298 15 301 14 295 11 316 11787 10419 14 296 14 301 13 292 10 309 10419 9202 13 293 12 299 11 286 8 299 9202 8119 10 287 10 287 9 273 6 278 8119 7161 8 273 9 272 8 260 5 244 7161 6316 6 247 9 255 7 244 5 215 6316 5568 4 216 8 236 5 221 7 195 5568 4901 3 199 7 216 5 184 9 180 4901 4312 4 190 6 192 6 152 12 170 4312 3822 4 183 5 165 6 129 12 161 3822 3449 1 193 4 130 4 098 8 144 3449 3193 1 341 4 109 4 075 4 097 3193 3038 2*350 4*105 4*060 4*058 3038 2949 2*354 4*103 3*044 4*031 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