DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.9 - - 59.0 - - - - - 49.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 43 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1055 - - 2587 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2934 - - 2934 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4048 - - 5580 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3354 - - 4355 - - - - - 1651 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 186 - - 206 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 238 - - - - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -22 - - -27 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1541 - - -819 - - - - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5590 - - 6400 - - - - - 2951 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3534 - - -2163 - - - - - -2101 ODpotential blCL - - - 7582 - - 7743 - - - - - 5053 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 100 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 180 - - - - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.9 - - 59.0 - - - - - 49.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.4 - - 41.0 - - - - - 46.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 58.5 - - - - - 50.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 40.3 - - - - - 46.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 43 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1055 - - 2587 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 102 - - - - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 96339 19 272 9 291 25 299 96339 89114 12 245 14 257 11 339 89114 83576 5 279 13 281 16 330 83576 79013 16 283 17 257 10 328 79013 75077 16 274 24 279 17 322 75077 71574 16 293 31 277 23 290 71574 68377 19 291 27 275 25 284 68377 65396 28 286 29 273 31 286 65396 62607 36 280 34 270 38 277 62607 59895 39 279 38 269 41 269 59895 57055 39 280 40 272 41 267 57055 54100 38 276 43 272 40 269 54100 51275 38 271 44 268 39 270 51275 48735 39 269 46 266 38 271 48735 46461 43 274 48 264 40 272 46461 44405 49 274 50 264 44 272 44405 42533 53 267 54 265 49 268 42533 40822 53 262 59 265 51 265 40822 39245 53 261 62 262 50 264 39245 37780 56 265 65 256 50 261 37780 36419 67 267 67 252 53 255 36419 35129 81 266 74 246 61 252 35129 33842 96 263 82 240 74 249 33842 32521 100 256 81 237 87 245 32521 31163 89 257 72 233 85 248 31163 29759 71 253 68 236 66 252 29759 28301 56 241 66 246 42 242 28301 26789 58 243 53 251 36 232 26789 25216 55 245 45 241 35 235 25216 23582 49 251 47 240 33 234 23582 21888 40 246 47 246 31 235 21888 20131 34 234 44 251 32 241 20131 18306 33 240 39 251 32 250 18306 16448 34 254 32 250 30 257 16448 14658 34 263 26 250 25 263 14658 13027 29 261 21 253 22 275 13027 11575 23 255 19 255 20 289 11575 10278 20 254 17 253 17 294 10278 9117 19 255 16 251 14 289 9117 8078 19 253 16 248 12 271 8078 7151 20 247 16 246 11 245 7151 6327 21 241 16 244 13 222 6327 5593 21 236 16*242 14 210 5593 4932 20 231 16*240 14 202 4932 4343 18*224 16 239 13 191 4343 3848 16*218 15 239 12 178 3848 3467 14 215 14 237 11 172 3467 3203 12 212 13 236 10 170 3203 3042 11 210 12 236 8*171 3042 2951 8 205 9 235 4*168 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