DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/31 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 - - - 31.6 - - 41.9 - - 35.2 - - 29.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 39 - - -6 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2950 - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 567 - - 1167 - - 736 - - 469 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 23 - - 37 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 051 - - 109 - - 352 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1539 - - -2906 - - -904 - - -144 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4489 - - 5857 - - 3855 - - 3095 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15485 - - -14237 - - -13159 - - -14033 ODpotential blCL - - - 18435 - - 17188 - - 16110 - - 16983 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 66 - - 84 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.6 - - 41.9 - - 35.2 - - 29.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.8 - - 26.9 - - 28.9 - - 26.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 41.4 - - 37.4 - - 32.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.0 - - 25.8 - - 28.1 - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 39 - - -6 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 0 - - 34 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 95811 65 019 66 017 57 006 57 007 95811 88951 47 029 49 018 45 016 42 004 88951 83592 38 034 34 021 35 027 31 017 83592 79084 33 018 23 012 27 023 20 019 79084 75164 30 011 21 005 23 005 18 010 75164 71681 27 006 24 008 21 006 21 008 71681 68508 24 358 23 001 21 005 21 002 68508 65576 22 353 22 004 17 358 16 341 65576 62855 20 342 23 356 20 001 13 338 62855 60217 18 323 19 339 21 340 16 329 60217 57457 20 307 19 317 20 317 18 317 57457 54582 18 288 18 289 20 298 18 302 54582 51837 16 279 20 261 21 275 20 279 51837 49375 21 268 21 254 25 277 20 270 49375 47206 27 269 30 269 45 260 35 257 47206 45281 44 269 52 260 48 248 45 257 45281 43527 70 269 62 268 55 261 68 254 43527 41904 96 266 88 272 81 253 81 247 41904 40386 95 263 93 263 93 247 81 243 40386 38956 79 262 88 264 92 246 73 242 38956 37608 69 265 79 260 74 249 54 244 37608 36307 64 272 73 258 58 253 50 247 36307 34986 62 275 68 262 52 256 48 250 34986 33620 61 272 62 266 47 259 44 253 33620 32210 62 269 55 269 43 267 38 255 32210 30743 50 275 50 272 42 267 33 256 30743 29207 40 280 48 272 38 270 31 252 29207 27605 27 259 38 276 34 279 29 251 27605 25941 27 247 29 269 29 271 25 252 25941 24214 26 247 25 255 27 259 23 256 24214 22426 22 247 23 251 24 258 24 250 22426 20577 18 243 21 251 19 250 21 251 20577 18663 18 227 19 248 20 240 19 241 18663 16721 18 211 18 237 21 243 20 238 16721 14852 18 204 18 229 19 241 19 239 14852 13154 18 204 19 229 18 236 16 236 13154 11646 18 205 20 228 17 233 14 232 11646 10308 18 206 19 226 15 231 12 229 10308 9115 17 207 17 220 14 228 11 230 9115 8054 15 205 15 211 13 217 10 230 8054 7111 14 199 14 198 13 199 11 220 7111 6278 14 189 14 183 15 180 13 196 6278 5540 15 178 16 169 18 164 17 173 5540 4880 18 167 17 159 19 154 22 160 4880 4298 20 160 15 153 14 146 18 156 4298 3815 16 157 10 144 8 129 8 142 3815 3445 9 150 7 133 4 100 4 127 3445 3191 3 126 5 119 4 039 1 112 3191 3037 1*090 4*115 4*016 1*345 3037 2949 1*051 3*109 3*352 3*326 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