DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/25 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 24.3 - - 30.7 - - 34.4 - - 34.2 - - 28.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 110 - - 188 - - 9 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1291 - - 3024 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2932 - - 2932 - - 4742 - - 2933 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top 2949 - - 4284 - - 6017 - - 2950 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 835 - - 1786 - - 1771 - - 5343 - - 2242 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 215 - - 341 - - 22 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 20 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 284 - - 309 - - 339 - - 042 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1508 - - -1802 - - -1683 - - -5096 - - -2892 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4457 - - 6086 - - 7700 - - 8047 - - 5843 sfcLCL ODpotential -4493 - - -4317 - - -4351 - - -7318 - - -5940 ODpotential blCL 7442 - - 8601 - - 10368 - - 10268 - - 8890 blCL maxRH 95 - - 66 - - 55 - - 59 - - 50 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 24.3 - - 30.7 - - 34.4 - - 34.2 - - 28.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 15.6 - - 14.7 - - 11.1 - - 9.4 - - 13.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 25.8 - - 29.7 - - 33.0 - - 33.9 - - 30.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.3 - - 14.0 - - 10.3 - - 8.7 - - 12.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 110 - - 188 - - 9 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1291 - - 3024 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 80 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96485 10 243 10 276 19 317 12 309 14 273 96485 89503 7 317 10 316 17 333 17 336 13 288 89503 84061 10 003 7 017 10 335 15 322 13 336 84061 79491 8 009 14 028 13 011 12 342 11 348 79491 75497 10 003 14 038 12 032 7 316 9 319 75497 71915 11 344 12 037 13 035 11 341 13 345 71915 68655 14 338 13 007 13 023 9 305 12 324 68655 65638 16 321 18 345 15 003 6 325 8 312 65638 62810 14 307 24 341 22 337 17 347 13 334 62810 60053 19 316 20 331 21 322 21 344 19 332 60053 57171 19 315 12 316 15 312 23 335 23 333 57171 54178 22 324 20 339 16 322 22 325 22 332 54178 51321 23 327 27 341 19 328 21 332 18 333 51321 48750 25 331 25 336 21 334 23 343 14 343 48750 46449 26 337 22 332 20 327 23 334 11 357 46449 44367 26 336 20 338 14 332 18 326 11 358 44367 42466 24 331 19 347 13 001 14 343 9 357 42466 40715 21 331 18 355 14 002 13 001 10 023 40715 39093 21 339 16 353 12 002 10 020 21 027 39093 37586 20 346 15 350 13 018 13 045 24 028 37586 36183 19 356 18 357 18 025 19 050 23 035 36183 34843 19 004 19 351 19 024 21 046 29 046 34843 33503 17 008 14 344 15 023 18 040 35 050 33503 32138 14 008 10 356 11 028 17 045 36 055 32138 30752 12 007 8 015 13 042 22 053 33 059 30752 29327 11 003 10 037 16 044 28 054 35 063 29327 27854 9 358 12 046 18 045 31 057 40 065 27854 26329 8 002 15 052 17 050 32 060 43 066 26329 24750 8 023 16 055 15 056 30 063 45 068 24750 23115 10 038 15 055 13 059 26 065 45 070 23115 21427 11 044 13 055 11 062 22 065 41 072 21427 19681 10 047 13 056 11 071 16 064 35 072 19681 17872 10 052 13 059 13 080 12 069 28 071 17872 16038 11 058 14 064 17 080 14 081 22 071 16038 14276 16 066 15 074 20 074 17 081 20 072 14276 12678 20 072 16 084 17 072 16 081 20 076 12678 11260 17 079 16 085 13 076 13 088 18 082 11260 10000 15 081 16 071 11 081 11 101 17 089 10000 8877 15 083 16 056 9 080 10 113 16 094 8877 7873 16 074 16 043 6 080 6 117 16 094 7873 6978 13 067 14 044 3 074 4 107 14 091 6978 6184 7 087 11 032 1*015 3 088 11 089 6184 5478 4 098 8 008 2*348 3 069 8 091 5478 4843 4 064 6*349 3 340 3 057 5 095 4843 4279 4 039 5*324 3 337 3 051 4 087 4279 3806 2 016 6 307 3 337 3 045 2 056 3806 3441 3 303 6 305 4 338 3 044 2 010 3441 3190 6 292 6 306 4 339 3 043 2 332 3190 3037 7*287 6 307 4 341 3*043 2*302 3037 2949 5*284 5 306 3 342 3*042 2*283 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