DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.1 - - 57.0 - - 56.4 - - 49.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 126 - - 14 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2011 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2934 - - 3853 - - 2934 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 5004 - - 2952 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1694 - - 1857 - - 4812 - - 2205 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 40 - - 266 - - 27 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 12 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 086 - - 128 - - 131 - - 181 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 7 - - 3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1683 - - -172 - - -1851 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4634 - - 5176 - - 4803 - - 2950 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4586 - - -1777 - - -2828 - - -1744 ODpotential blCL - - - 7537 - - 6781 - - 5780 - - 4695 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 94 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - 90 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.1 - - 57.0 - - 56.4 - - 49.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.1 - - 44.5 - - 45.5 - - 47.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.4 - - 55.8 - - 56.1 - - 51.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 43.5 - - 44.9 - - 47.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 126 - - 14 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2011 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 75 - - 97 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 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] 96437 12 166 9 223 10 284 4 003 96437 89260 1 139 6 266 6 282 8 319 89260 83706 9 333 16 290 16 322 8 316 83706 79094 17 340 16 296 20 315 20 304 79094 75149 27 330 23 303 30 317 29 310 75149 71676 33 311 34 298 38 306 37 301 71676 68530 37 309 38 302 38 298 36 301 68530 65615 42 303 40 302 39 297 38 302 65615 62884 45 293 45 295 45 296 43 295 62884 60224 45 296 48 289 50 292 46 293 60224 57441 50 297 51 286 54 290 53 293 57441 54550 57 293 56 282 57 286 58 284 54550 51792 65 292 62 285 61 286 60 283 51792 49311 71 288 69 285 67 281 62 279 49311 47086 69 285 70 280 67 276 60 274 47086 45059 66 285 65 279 67 272 61 272 45059 43193 70 284 65 279 68 270 60 272 43193 41465 76 279 69 271 67 269 60 271 41465 39862 78 273 70 264 66 265 63 266 39862 38375 84 269 78 258 67 260 67 260 38375 36995 87 265 89 255 70 256 66 254 36995 35686 85 265 91 253 71 253 63 255 35686 34375 82 266 88 255 66 253 61 255 34375 33028 84 268 83 257 64 256 58 255 33028 31645 86 268 78 258 64 256 53 256 31645 30208 83 269 75 258 64 253 51 257 30208 28706 75 270 69 260 61 249 49 257 28706 27141 61 267 58 262 57 249 46 258 27141 25516 47 271 49 261 54 251 40 251 25516 23839 37 270 45 263 43 249 38 238 23839 22109 35 263 40 264 34 256 32 232 22109 20320 34 250 31 260 29 258 21 230 20320 18465 26 251 25 245 20 247 20 229 18465 16577 19 263 21 246 21 242 18 233 16577 14761 14 266 18 248 23 238 22 244 14761 13108 13 265 15 254 18 226 23 246 13108 11634 13 271 13 260 13 221 14 237 11634 10319 13 277 11 259 7 203 4 214 10319 9146 13 272 11 258 6 194 1 182 9146 8099 14 262 11 249 5 194 0 070 8099 7166 13 257 11 239 5 175 2 127 7166 6337 10 256 8 229 5 150 4 128 6337 5601 7 254 5*197 6 142 5 132 5601 4936 5 252 4*152 7 139 5 141 4936 4345 2 237 4 135 7 136 5 152 4345 3850 1 170 4 126 7 134 6 161 3850 3467 1 121 4 118 7 133 5 167 3467 3203 2 094 4 114 6 132 4 169 3203 3043 2*090 4 113 6*132 3*169 3043 2950 2*086 3 111 5*131 2*181 2950 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