DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.2 - - 42.0 - - 38.6 - - 36.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 58 - - -5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 924 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2950 - - 3917 - - 2951 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 958 - - 1275 - - 1394 - - 476 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 158 - - 6 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 136 - - 118 - - 109 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2226 - - -2498 - - -3275 - - -3481 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5177 - - 6415 - - 6226 - - 6431 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14693 - - -13465 - - -14286 - - -14768 ODpotential blCL - - - 17643 - - 17382 - - 17237 - - 17718 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 83 - - 90 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.2 - - 42.0 - - 38.6 - - 36.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.4 - - 24.6 - - 22.1 - - 18.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.9 - - 41.4 - - 40.3 - - 38.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.5 - - 23.6 - - 21.0 - - 17.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 58 - - -5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 924 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 34 - - 62 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97250 73 076 71 074 62 066 67 072 97250 90051 60 075 57 072 52 060 54 059 90051 84506 50 072 42 073 38 054 47 043 84506 79855 40 073 30 063 28 045 40 034 79855 75783 30 066 25 053 25 050 27 030 75783 72129 27 049 25 046 23 045 12 028 72129 68786 20 045 20 038 20 031 12 030 68786 65698 15 052 17 023 21 018 16 018 65698 62848 15 053 12 013 20 007 16 357 62848 60113 20 037 17 010 21 358 18 005 60113 57280 24 013 23 352 22 342 25 359 57280 54359 25 001 23 346 25 335 26 335 54359 51595 27 357 27 341 25 331 27 331 51595 49129 34 349 34 338 33 339 33 333 49129 46930 39 336 42 327 38 324 35 321 46930 44943 40 331 46 323 41 322 46 316 44943 43137 52 331 57 320 56 317 49 308 43137 41477 67 326 64 315 59 312 55 308 41477 39940 70 324 72 322 63 318 68 308 39940 38511 67 324 78 320 64 313 68 307 38511 37177 63 325 71 317 60 315 67 314 37177 35896 57 324 58 316 62 318 73 316 35896 34598 52 325 51 312 60 315 72 312 34598 33251 45 331 47 311 52 310 74 316 33251 31862 44 336 43 308 50 307 70 322 31862 30417 47 336 41 300 49 308 56 317 30417 28905 46 338 37 299 50 311 54 306 28905 27330 40 348 41 302 52 314 51 299 27330 25692 38 353 42 307 48 315 44 293 25692 23996 38 355 42 316 43 315 42 294 23996 22241 36 356 42 326 42 315 42 300 22241 20417 33 358 37 332 40 317 44 306 20417 18523 29 001 32 332 36 318 45 313 18523 16598 27 360 25 327 34 316 44 320 16598 14746 24 353 21 334 31 314 40 329 14746 13058 21 344 19 347 24 316 35 328 13058 11558 18 337 16 347 17 322 27 321 11558 10229 14 328 12 330 13 318 21 309 10229 9050 12 313 10 310 11 303 16 293 9050 8005 12 295 11 291 11 292 14 285 8005 7080 12 278 12 275 11 282 14 283 7080 6263 10 269 11 264 12 268 15 281 6263 5538 7 269 10 254 10 249 13 275 5538 4886 6 263 7 240 8 224 9 265 4886 4307 5 246 3*198 6 187 6 242 4307 3823 3 207 3*131 6 154 4 203 3823 3451 4 165 3 122 6 135 4 175 3451 3194 4 150 3 113 6 123 3 147 3194 3039 3*137 3 111 5*115 3*131 3039 2949 3*136 3 108 3*109 2*125 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