DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - - 51.5 - - 57.5 - - 59.5 - - 49.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 162 - - 51 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1633 - - 3092 - - 2375 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2934 - - 4743 - - 2934 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4626 - - 6085 - - 5368 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1843 - - 1583 - - 1973 - - 939 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 332 - - 207 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 319 - - 342 - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 2 - - 5 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -295 - - 506 - - -717 - - -537 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4921 - - 5579 - - 6085 - - 3489 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2903 - - -401 - - -3102 - - -5325 ODpotential blCL - - - 7529 - - 6486 - - 8470 - - 8277 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 90 - - 77 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.5 - - 57.5 - - 59.5 - - 49.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 43.4 - - 43.2 - - 45.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.7 - - 56.1 - - 58.7 - - 53.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 42.5 - - 42.7 - - 44.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 162 - - 51 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1633 - - 3092 - - 2375 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 67 - - 61 - - 10 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 96186 13 044 22 059 17 075 24 078 96186 89059 11 019 16 019 18 016 16 041 89059 83576 22 356 18 015 20 008 18 005 83576 79031 24 344 13 336 20 001 10 340 79031 75118 21 334 13 309 21 330 19 008 75118 71637 19 311 15 319 19 312 19 348 71637 68469 24 317 14 321 15 288 11 318 68469 65559 22 318 17 313 17 283 17 298 65559 62857 16 318 25 326 18 318 10 313 62857 60224 24 339 30 325 33 332 14 004 60224 57479 26 346 24 325 29 321 26 329 57479 54666 25 014 27 005 27 346 23 331 54666 51992 38 026 42 003 35 354 34 351 51992 49568 51 014 38 354 33 350 33 350 49568 47382 44 005 29 354 34 354 36 355 47382 45404 35 013 40 003 41 358 44 351 45404 43617 61 015 58 003 47 356 45 352 43617 41985 77 008 65 002 52 355 42 353 41985 40468 74 006 65 359 54 354 44 350 40468 39043 67 007 61 357 54 353 48 348 39043 37697 64 007 57 357 54 352 50 347 37697 36394 64 008 56 357 54 351 51 347 36394 35071 63 010 55 357 54 349 51 346 35071 33701 58 014 57 357 54 348 51 345 33701 32288 54 019 59 357 55 348 52 344 32288 30820 53 017 60 357 58 349 56 346 30820 29287 52 010 58 357 61 351 62 349 29287 27692 50 004 53 357 61 354 64 352 27692 26034 49 004 48 359 57 359 60 355 26034 24318 48 009 44 002 50 002 54 357 24318 22548 50 014 43 008 44 003 49 002 22548 20716 50 019 45 013 40 004 45 004 20716 18811 47 020 47 015 40 004 40 002 18811 16871 40 017 46 016 39 004 35 355 16871 15002 36 021 43 016 37 006 32 354 15002 13300 33 027 39 015 31 006 30 000 13300 11787 29 023 34 013 26 002 25 002 11787 10442 26 014 28 012 24 354 21 355 10442 9242 22 007 22 007 23 349 21 339 9242 8173 19 001 16 355 20 343 23 330 8173 7221 16 356 11 334 16 334 20 326 7221 6378 11 345 10*321 10 325 16 321 6378 5628 9 323 10*316 8*325 13 306 5628 4955 9*306 9 316 7*332 9 288 4955 4356 9*291 9 318 6 338 6 266 4356 3855 9 285 9 319 6 343 2 216 3855 3470 8 286 8 321 6 347 3 141 3470 3205 7 288 8 323 6 349 3 137 3205 3043 6 290 7 324 6 351 2*144 3043 2951 5 291 7 325 5 352 2*148 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