DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/18 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 - - - 32.3 - - 34.4 - - 35.4 - - 30.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 177 - - 35 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2547 - - 3411 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3992 - - 5017 - - 2933 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5540 - - 6404 - - 2950 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3502 - - 4439 - - 9386 - - 3933 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 256 - - 353 - - 35 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 20 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 290 - - 287 - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - -26 - - -14 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 580 - - 1165 - - -3420 - - -2117 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4961 - - 5239 - - 6370 - - 5067 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -864 - - 89 - - -4293 - - -4019 ODpotential blCL - - - 6404 - - 6315 - - 7243 - - 6969 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 88 - - 69 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 170 - - 80 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.3 - - 34.4 - - 35.4 - - 30.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.7 - - 21.6 - - 17.7 - - 18.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 33.0 - - 34.9 - - 31.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.5 - - 20.5 - - 16.8 - - 17.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 177 - - 35 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2547 - - 3411 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 53 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97050 23 114 19 119 18 111 20 117 97050 89848 14 126 17 099 15 113 20 104 89848 84241 14 120 12 085 16 113 17 083 84241 79552 15 109 11 105 15 098 10 068 79552 75487 14 091 12 132 6 100 10 054 75487 71879 8 080 8 115 8 135 7 029 71879 68611 4 039 2 131 4 141 1 239 68611 65585 8 290 6 248 5 229 5 166 65585 62738 12 249 14 257 14 259 4 243 62738 59955 10 243 15 242 23 251 12 259 59955 57038 13 282 13 275 16 245 17 252 57038 53983 23 274 24 279 18 274 22 251 53983 51047 24 265 28 274 24 279 20 261 51047 48413 18 269 25 272 28 280 26 285 48413 46062 19 284 22 278 26 279 26 281 46062 43929 25 292 21 292 23 284 24 282 43929 41971 27 291 25 300 26 290 28 282 41971 40169 29 290 29 300 31 287 30 280 40169 38504 31 286 31 295 34 288 30 286 38504 36959 27 279 32 289 37 289 32 292 36959 35523 23 274 30 288 38 288 34 293 35523 34161 22 280 29 295 36 291 37 295 34161 32812 24 283 29 301 34 298 42 294 32812 31452 23 274 28 301 37 307 43 297 31452 30080 19 258 27 300 42 312 50 304 30080 28674 20 251 25 295 46 316 57 302 28674 27215 21 235 22 280 45 318 58 302 27215 25701 22 220 20 265 43 319 58 305 25701 24132 24 213 20 250 36 313 56 308 24132 22518 18 215 18 228 22 299 45 313 22518 20873 11 244 10 206 10 289 32 317 20873 19198 9 254 7 210 4 280 17 314 19198 17479 6 283 10 257 4 302 3 316 17479 15735 14 296 16 277 9 304 5 347 15735 14054 20 304 17 288 11 297 7 322 14054 12521 21 304 16 299 9 294 8 305 12521 11150 21 299 16 302 10 292 8 303 11150 9924 21 308 16 301 13 289 7 304 9924 8823 20 325 16 302 16 292 8 300 8823 7837 20 335 17 300 19 294 11 295 7837 6956 20 335 18*298 20 294 14 289 6956 6171 20*333 20*294 21 292 17 286 6171 5472 19*324 20 292 21 290 19 283 5472 4841 18 314 20 290 20 289 19 281 4841 4279 17 306 20 289 20 288 19 278 4279 3807 17 303 20 289 19 288 17 275 3807 3443 16 302 19 288 18 287 15 274 3443 3190 15 301 18 288 17 287 13 273 3190 3037 14 301 17 288 15*287 10*273 3037 2949 11 300 13 288 11*287 6*271 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