DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.2 - - 50.7 - - 52.6 - - 44.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 400 - - 139 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2963 - - 3563 - - 3159 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4937 - - 5430 - - 4687 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5956 - - 6556 - - 6152 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1321 - - 1249 - - 1770 - - 3002 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 420 - - 462 - - 313 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 10 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 332 - - 341 - - 346 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 7 - - 7 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3581 - - -4556 - - -6030 - - -7347 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9537 - - 11112 - - 12182 - - 10298 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11201 - - -11361 - - -13232 - - -15817 ODpotential blCL - - - 17157 - - 17917 - - 19384 - - 18768 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 53 - - 63 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.2 - - 50.7 - - 52.6 - - 44.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.9 - - 12.5 - - 9.6 - - 10.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 48.3 - - 51.3 - - 49.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.5 - - 11.8 - - 8.8 - - 10.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 400 - - 139 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2963 - - 3563 - - 3159 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96090 29 265 30 294 26 285 32 297 96090 88930 22 278 36 271 35 273 36 288 88930 83451 20 297 31 284 35 284 31 297 83451 78914 37 294 36 290 37 290 35 294 78914 75014 40 285 40 279 40 284 38 292 75014 71576 32 283 38 274 37 275 40 286 71576 68461 31 279 36 274 34 279 35 280 68461 65577 34 275 36 273 35 279 35 277 65577 62883 41 284 38 277 37 274 38 268 62883 60263 54 270 51 277 46 279 43 275 60263 57530 59 265 60 267 59 273 55 271 57530 54699 63 264 68 268 64 275 61 272 54699 51982 71 256 78 266 74 272 69 273 51982 49510 79 260 87 264 83 269 78 272 49510 47278 87 266 92 265 90 268 87 271 47278 45247 91 270 94 266 94 269 91 272 45247 43390 99 267 97 263 99 268 96 272 43390 41692 101 264 97 265 99 265 98 267 41692 40135 104 267 98 267 96 267 94 267 40135 38693 108 265 101 266 95 270 91 268 38693 37344 110 265 104 265 98 268 93 267 37344 36043 107 265 106 265 99 268 93 267 36043 34724 102 267 106 267 95 270 89 270 34724 33360 101 269 102 268 91 271 87 272 33360 31953 99 270 97 269 89 272 86 273 31953 30491 97 272 94 271 88 273 83 274 30491 28964 97 274 92 271 89 272 82 275 28964 27373 98 273 89 274 86 276 78 283 27373 25727 96 272 80 279 71 285 61 289 25727 24030 84 275 67 289 57 295 51 295 24030 22277 71 276 58 294 50 302 47 300 22277 20460 63 275 48 297 45 304 42 305 20460 18573 53 280 41 312 38 304 35 308 18573 16654 41 288 36 315 31 313 30 308 16654 14806 34 296 31 311 25 320 24 311 14806 13124 30 304 27 311 21 319 17 313 13124 11628 27 312 23 318 19 320 14 319 11628 10299 23 320 19 325 17 330 11 332 10299 9117 19 330 15 332 13 343 9 355 9117 8066 18 341 11 341 10 346 7 018 8066 7132 16 344 9*339 9 345 7 024 7132 6306 16*339 9*340 9*344 7 015 6306 5574 16*335 10 339 10*345 7 006 5574 4915 16 332 10 339 10 345 8 001 4915 4330 16 331 10 340 10 346 8 357 4330 3839 16 331 10 341 10 347 7 352 3839 3461 16 331 10 342 9 348 7 346 3461 3200 15 331 9 343 9 348 6 339 3200 3041 14 331 9 344 9 348 5*325 3041 2950 12 331 8 345 8 348 4*317 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