DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/28 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 - - - 32.9 - - 35.7 - - 33.0 - - 29.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 101 - - -3 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1007 - - 2185 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2932 - - 3824 - - 2932 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4000 - - 5178 - - 2950 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1792 - - 1380 - - 2469 - - 1734 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 163 - - 253 - - 8 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 1 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 318 - - 343 - - 356 - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 6 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1004 - - 150 - - -1147 - - -721 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5005 - - 5028 - - 4097 - - 3671 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4649 - - -1759 - - -10443 - - -11753 ODpotential blCL - - - 8649 - - 6937 - - 13393 - - 14703 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 78 - - 74 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.9 - - 35.7 - - 33.0 - - 29.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.9 - - 24.5 - - 26.1 - - 24.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 34.6 - - 33.6 - - 31.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.7 - - 23.4 - - 24.9 - - 23.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 101 - - -3 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1007 - - 2185 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96604 36 053 34 055 29 057 25 034 96604 89450 23 032 15 038 13 023 20 010 89450 83889 15 006 13 351 19 354 19 357 83889 79267 15 001 15 350 22 357 9 007 79267 75259 12 010 21 336 25 345 13 001 75259 71701 13 025 22 339 31 345 20 340 71701 68464 14 035 22 345 31 344 24 330 68464 65467 15 012 21 342 24 335 31 332 65467 62690 20 339 15 331 27 334 28 332 62690 60010 24 330 20 337 25 326 21 339 60010 57216 24 339 26 340 24 339 29 340 57216 54323 30 345 33 341 31 338 32 328 54323 51562 36 338 33 338 29 337 26 329 51562 49079 38 333 31 343 33 343 27 349 49079 46859 33 328 31 344 37 335 29 356 46859 44866 33 342 31 343 30 341 45 000 44866 43072 40 348 35 360 53 357 51 353 43072 41430 49 358 72 001 59 002 43 005 41430 39914 64 355 75 350 64 019 76 028 39914 38508 62 353 52 356 82 024 100 026 38508 37186 55 006 43 016 96 024 100 025 37186 35905 72 026 44 020 105 023 98 026 35905 34604 85 029 57 030 84 021 85 027 34604 33259 88 029 70 032 67 022 70 019 33259 31873 84 028 69 028 61 025 60 004 31873 30434 77 028 63 021 56 023 55 003 30434 28928 67 029 60 017 56 022 52 006 28928 27354 54 024 59 016 56 021 50 010 27354 25712 47 011 57 017 54 016 46 014 25712 24005 47 002 54 018 49 012 41 013 24005 22235 44 000 52 020 45 012 38 008 22235 20399 41 005 52 021 40 014 40 007 20399 18494 38 011 48 017 36 015 41 006 18494 16555 29 014 42 019 37 015 36 007 16555 14689 21 007 34 031 35 019 28 019 14689 12994 16 001 25 041 27 032 21 031 12994 11491 14 358 16 044 19 047 14 047 11491 10162 13 353 10 048 11 054 7 063 10162 8985 12 349 6 039 5 070 3 073 8985 7943 12 347 5 015 4 107 1 132 7943 7023 11 349 5 352 3 135 1 230 7023 6212 9 350 6 333 1 171 2 304 6212 5496 8 348 6*333 2 321 2 331 5496 4854 8 337 6*335 3 320 2 339 4854 4285 10*323 7 339 4 327 2 348 4285 3810 10*317 7 343 4 336 2 003 3810 3443 10 317 7 345 4 345 2 017 3443 3191 9 317 7 348 4 350 1 029 3191 3037 9 318 6 348 4*352 1*050 3037 2949 7 318 6 349 3*356 0*148 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