DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.4 - - 34.1 - - 32.5 - - 26.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 91 - - -1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1361 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2932 - - 2932 - - 2933 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2950 - - 4354 - - 2950 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1900 - - 1286 - - 1944 - - 547 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 28 - - 210 - - 12 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 324 - - 352 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 3 - - 1 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1647 - - -893 - - -1122 - - -655 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4597 - - 5248 - - 4072 - - 3605 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6775 - - -5991 - - -4445 - - -6216 ODpotential blCL - - - 9725 - - 10345 - - 7395 - - 9166 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 63 - - 70 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.4 - - 34.1 - - 32.5 - - 26.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.0 - - 21.8 - - 25.4 - - 21.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.1 - - 33.2 - - 32.5 - - 28.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.9 - - 20.8 - - 24.5 - - 21.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 91 - - -1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1361 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 94177 82 301 70 299 72 291 76 299 94177 87671 57 301 58 307 57 305 60 300 87671 82542 38 301 48 303 52 311 45 301 82542 78212 30 303 39 298 50 312 41 311 78212 74427 29 314 34 301 45 313 39 314 74427 71040 29 317 32 307 37 310 33 306 71040 67936 28 310 32 305 33 311 28 309 67936 65041 28 307 34 301 34 315 30 316 65041 62328 33 318 37 306 39 314 38 314 62328 59683 39 322 39 307 42 309 40 311 59683 56893 41 317 40 304 44 306 42 314 56893 53967 41 313 42 307 46 310 48 318 53967 51160 44 316 45 314 49 314 49 316 51160 48631 46 318 47 314 51 316 51 315 48631 46357 47 324 46 316 50 318 52 316 46357 44288 51 328 48 324 50 323 52 329 44288 42401 56 328 53 330 55 331 61 336 42401 40666 59 328 58 330 60 332 64 336 40666 39058 58 329 58 328 57 332 64 336 39058 37561 55 333 55 335 54 338 64 337 37561 36169 55 342 54 342 59 345 63 339 36169 34845 60 348 56 350 67 348 65 347 34845 33530 60 352 59 353 65 349 72 352 33530 32196 60 358 59 354 63 353 73 350 32196 30842 62 359 58 356 61 353 69 349 30842 29447 62 359 59 358 59 355 63 349 29447 27997 59 001 60 359 60 358 59 349 27997 26490 58 003 60 359 63 000 57 351 26490 24922 58 004 60 000 64 001 58 354 24922 23295 58 004 59 002 61 002 60 355 23295 21610 56 004 56 004 57 002 60 356 21610 19862 51 005 53 006 54 001 57 356 19862 18045 44 008 48 009 51 360 51 353 18045 16199 38 010 42 011 46 359 47 349 16199 14421 32 011 37 014 40 359 44 348 14421 12802 29 012 30 017 35 000 38 349 12802 11360 27 014 25 016 28 000 33 349 11360 10076 25 016 22 014 22 001 28 346 10076 8930 20 016 20 014 18 002 25 342 8930 7909 15 013 16 013 16 005 22 340 7909 7002 13 005 13 005 13 000 19 340 7002 6199 12 355 11 352 10 344 15 336 6199 5488 13 345 11 335 10 321 13 327 5488 4849 13 334 11*319 10 306 12 319 4849 4282 14 327 11*316 10 303 11 312 4282 3807 13 318 10 320 8 312 9 306 3807 3441 12 309 9 327 6 327 6 302 3441 3189 10 307 8 330 5 344 3 298 3189 3036 9*306 8 332 4*349 2*265 3036 2949 7*307 7 334 3*352 2*225 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