DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/23 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.8 - - 59.3 - - 67.5 - - 70.0 - - 61.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 4 - - 219 - - 276 - - 93 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1519 - - 3245 - - 2966 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2934 - - 3739 - - 5079 - - 4348 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top 2951 - - 4512 - - 6238 - - 5959 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 690 - - 1094 - - 1441 - - 2361 - - 2675 Hgt.Variab. W* 19 - - 290 - - 403 - - 276 - - 4 W* B/S 1 - - 19 - - 17 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 311 - - 057 - - 121 - - 097 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4908 - - -3963 - - -4872 - - -6290 - - -7418 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7859 - - 8476 - - 11110 - - 12249 - - 10371 sfcLCL ODpotential -11966 - - -9284 - - -8499 - - -9445 - - -11529 ODpotential blCL 14917 - - 13796 - - 14737 - - 15404 - - 14481 blCL maxRH 79 - - 86 - - 72 - - 72 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.8 - - 59.3 - - 67.5 - - 70.0 - - 61.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.1 - - 32.5 - - 28.9 - - 26.4 - - 26.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.1 - - 57.6 - - 65.5 - - 68.9 - - 66.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.1 - - 31.3 - - 27.7 - - 25.2 - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 4 - - 219 - - 276 - - 93 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1519 - - 3245 - - 2966 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 15 - - 43 - - 0 - - 0 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 97686 24 279 16 279 23 270 21 301 18 273 97686 90370 14 277 15 276 18 303 12 307 9 296 90370 84745 14 299 8 296 10 321 7 330 15 339 84745 80101 4 343 8 311 10 308 12 310 18 337 80101 76103 12 350 9 334 14 321 15 298 17 316 76103 72542 13 336 13 331 18 321 15 291 17 302 72542 69294 19 309 19 315 22 307 24 303 18 320 69294 66291 20 295 24 296 26 292 31 298 24 312 66291 63487 26 302 29 295 32 286 35 287 31 299 63487 60749 34 298 34 292 35 281 38 284 38 288 60749 57874 38 288 38 287 38 279 40 282 45 275 57874 54882 42 284 42 282 45 276 46 278 50 270 54882 52027 45 283 46 277 48 275 50 276 47 267 52027 49469 47 278 48 274 51 273 50 274 43 268 49469 47186 46 272 47 270 51 268 51 270 43 273 47186 45121 45 270 48 265 51 264 51 269 44 273 45121 43243 47 270 47 264 48 263 51 266 45 268 43243 41529 51 267 47 266 47 265 49 263 46 263 41529 39953 54 259 50 263 51 264 49 263 47 259 39953 38495 54 255 51 262 51 264 49 263 43 260 38495 37140 54 253 51 260 51 264 50 262 42 261 37140 35847 54 250 55 257 54 264 50 262 42 259 35847 34547 52 250 57 255 57 264 51 262 44 259 34547 33204 51 252 56 255 58 264 49 262 43 259 33204 31821 51 254 54 254 53 264 48 263 41 259 31821 30385 47 254 47 254 45 263 46 264 41 259 30385 28885 38 249 38 250 38 264 41 262 40 258 28885 27324 32 246 34 244 33 265 34 258 38 255 27324 25704 31 252 34 245 30 259 31 255 33 250 25704 24030 31 256 32 249 28 257 29 251 27 246 24030 22303 29 259 30 255 27 259 26 251 24 246 22303 20514 25 262 28 262 26 260 26 253 25 251 20514 18655 21 266 26 265 24 263 28 257 23 259 18655 16764 17 268 20 264 21 263 26 264 20 272 16764 14944 14 272 13 258 17 257 21 271 17 276 14944 13283 11 281 11 259 14 248 17 272 13 272 13283 11799 9 289 9 247 12 250 15 266 12 262 11799 10471 5 290 9 228 11 248 13 254 12 257 10471 9279 1 263 9 213 10 245 11 244 10 250 9279 8210 2 161 10 202 8 233 8 236 8 238 8210 7257 5 148 10 195 6 206 4 215 5 213 7257 6410 7 146 8 187 4*158 3*138 5 168 6410 5657 6 138 6 173 4*137 3*126 6 142 5657 4980 4 126 3*154 4 130 4 105 6 133 4980 4377 2 131 2*075 4 123 4 097 6 128 4377 3871 1 289 3 058 4 116 4 093 5 124 3871 3480 5 323 3 055 5 111 4 088 5 118 3480 3210 5 315 3 054 4 109 4 087 4 115 3210 3045 4*311 3 054 4 108 4 085 3*110 3045 2951 3*311 3 053 4 106 4 084 3*107 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