DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.7 - - 61.6 - - 66.9 - - 68.0 - - 58.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 240 - - 307 - - 102 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2825 - - 4393 - - 2472 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2934 - - 4708 - - 5989 - - 4042 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top 2951 - - 5818 - - 7386 - - 5465 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 921 - - 1946 - - 2183 - - 5594 - - 2233 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 365 - - 459 - - 265 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 10 - - 14 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 282 - - 308 - - 315 - - 030 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 10 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - 2 - - 7 - - 16 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5951 - - -5263 - - -3906 - - -5529 - - -6412 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8903 - - 11082 - - 11293 - - 10994 - - 9364 sfcLCL ODpotential -13188 - - -10908 - - -7538 - - -8169 - - -10593 ODpotential blCL 16139 - - 16726 - - 14924 - - 13634 - - 13545 blCL maxRH 62 - - 77 - - 85 - - 71 - - 64 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.7 - - 61.6 - - 66.9 - - 68.0 - - 58.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.5 - - 23.3 - - 27.4 - - 29.8 - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 51.0 - - 59.7 - - 64.7 - - 66.9 - - 62.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.4 - - 22.2 - - 26.3 - - 28.7 - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 240 - - 307 - - 102 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2825 - - 4393 - - 2472 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 9 - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96308 18 321 11 282 20 254 24 293 24 281 96308 89130 15 311 8 320 18 278 25 291 16 278 89130 83647 15 312 7 336 15 287 27 283 27 288 83647 79110 20 315 13 334 14 314 23 287 26 287 79110 75195 25 312 23 311 20 313 22 301 23 287 75195 71713 25 310 25 297 26 310 21 303 25 300 71713 68523 23 314 23 300 33 303 28 298 27 304 68523 65562 26 308 25 303 33 297 30 301 29 300 65562 62808 28 303 24 305 28 290 29 304 28 293 62808 60138 28 306 23 306 24 284 30 302 27 294 60138 57346 29 307 23 301 25 284 32 297 28 297 57346 54438 30 311 23 301 25 285 33 296 29 296 54438 51659 33 309 27 302 27 285 33 293 30 294 51659 49154 37 304 31 300 31 286 35 288 31 291 49154 46905 41 298 36 298 34 286 35 285 31 288 46905 44864 44 292 40 293 35 288 35 284 32 285 44864 43006 45 286 40 285 38 288 33 284 33 279 43006 41315 48 284 42 281 43 286 42 279 42 278 41315 39771 55 275 46 276 44 281 43 273 47 271 39771 38344 58 273 48 275 41 279 45 272 48 271 38344 37009 59 274 47 276 41 278 48 270 51 270 37009 35725 56 276 45 275 41 275 48 268 53 269 35725 34427 55 279 45 274 41 274 48 265 51 269 34427 33088 54 280 45 274 39 273 48 263 47 271 33088 31713 53 281 45 276 39 272 45 263 42 270 31713 30288 50 283 43 277 38 271 42 264 39 267 30288 28804 46 286 41 276 37 270 39 266 36 266 28804 27259 43 289 38 276 35 270 36 269 34 270 27259 25651 42 294 35 278 33 268 32 271 31 273 25651 23982 41 297 34 279 32 265 28 273 27 274 23982 22254 38 297 34 279 32 263 26 275 23 275 22254 20461 35 294 34 281 32 267 25 276 20 279 20461 18601 34 290 33 287 30 275 27 273 19 282 18601 16711 32 292 30 293 27 284 28 275 22 280 16711 14893 30 297 26 293 25 288 27 279 29 279 14893 13236 30 303 23 299 23 291 27 277 30 283 13236 11754 29 307 21 306 20 293 25 268 26 286 11754 10431 27 310 19 308 17 290 21 261 21 286 10431 9245 23 312 16 305 15 276 19 262 17 285 9245 8183 20 316 13 299 11*269 15 265 15 286 8183 7235 17 321 11 291 9*274 11 271 12 287 7235 6392 15 325 9*287 8 282 7 287 9 281 6392 5642 14 324 8*289 6 309 4*330 4 259 5642 4967 14 320 8 295 6 322 5*017 3 166 4967 4367 14 321 7 306 6 335 6 028 5 123 4367 3864 13 320 7 315 6 345 7 031 7 111 3864 3476 12 312 6 323 6 350 7 033 7 108 3476 3208 10 299 6 329 6 354 7 034 6 111 3208 3045 8*290 6 332 6 355 7 035 4*129 3045 2951 5*282 5 333 6 356 6 036 3*146 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