DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.7 - - 65.6 - - 70.4 - - 72.4 - - 61.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -23 - - 217 - - 282 - - 61 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3570 - - 6167 - - 5481 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2934 - - 5228 - - 7338 - - 5768 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top 2952 - - 6563 - - 9160 - - 8474 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 226 - - 2976 - - 1719 - - 4839 - - 4390 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 384 - - 501 - - 297 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 17 - - 12 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 271 - - 299 - - 293 - - 310 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 11 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -15 - - -17 - - -6 - - 40 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3390 - - -2121 - - -2271 - - -5170 - - -5863 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6342 - - 8685 - - 11432 - - 13645 - - 8816 sfcLCL ODpotential -8067 - - -5174 - - -5603 - - -9001 - - -9159 ODpotential blCL 11019 - - 11737 - - 14763 - - 17475 - - 12111 blCL maxRH 85 - - 60 - - 65 - - 65 - - 66 maxRH CAPE 60 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.7 - - 65.6 - - 70.4 - - 72.4 - - 61.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.5 - - 37.8 - - 30.2 - - 22.2 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.4 - - 64.0 - - 68.3 - - 71.7 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.3 - - 36.5 - - 28.9 - - 21.1 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -23 - - 217 - - 282 - - 61 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3570 - - 6167 - - 5481 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 39 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 96186 13 256 5 307 12 278 22 296 19 295 96186 89031 12 331 11 332 13 288 27 303 22 318 89031 83561 18 322 16 308 19 312 23 296 28 315 83561 79070 17 358 9 328 19 332 22 309 25 316 79070 75198 29 329 16 331 18 329 17 288 26 324 75198 71731 31 332 23 322 22 315 18 290 30 321 71731 68562 31 322 30 335 25 323 26 305 32 316 68562 65628 33 305 35 313 32 315 26 306 30 306 65628 62885 33 309 35 302 33 306 23 311 27 297 62885 60206 34 308 32 309 29 305 23 319 25 296 60206 57394 36 303 30 313 27 307 32 310 33 309 57394 54471 38 298 31 311 34 307 42 305 39 309 54471 51688 39 298 36 306 42 300 44 304 39 304 51688 49190 39 302 41 300 45 295 43 299 38 300 49190 46954 43 303 46 299 47 294 44 298 41 302 46954 44933 47 302 49 299 47 295 47 300 50 305 44933 43100 51 304 51 304 54 302 56 303 61 305 43100 41434 56 304 61 308 69 305 70 301 72 300 41434 39909 66 305 77 308 81 304 76 299 74 298 39909 38492 73 307 88 308 83 301 78 299 74 298 38492 37161 68 305 87 306 81 302 76 300 73 300 37161 35876 62 298 76 304 80 304 73 300 70 301 35876 34576 59 294 67 303 74 305 71 302 68 301 34576 33234 55 295 57 300 63 302 68 305 65 301 33234 31853 53 297 50 297 58 298 60 303 64 302 31853 30420 51 297 47 295 53 298 54 298 62 303 30420 28924 50 296 46 294 49 298 48 296 57 301 28924 27367 49 296 43 294 44 298 44 297 51 297 27367 25750 46 296 39 298 37 300 45 297 45 295 25750 24073 43 298 36 301 32 300 43 298 42 296 24073 22338 39 300 33 302 31 299 40 297 41 298 22338 20538 33 297 32 299 31 298 39 295 40 298 20538 18668 29 288 32 294 30 296 38 292 37 295 18668 16766 28 284 33 291 31 294 35 289 35 292 16766 14934 28 284 33 293 32 292 33 288 33 287 14934 13270 28 282 31 295 33 292 30 290 29 284 13270 11789 26 283 28 296 32 291 25 292 26 287 11789 10464 23 289 24 294 27 287 23 294 22 292 10464 9276 20 295 21 295 18*280 21*295 18 308 9276 8213 15 303 19 298 16*281 20*297 17 328 8213 7262 13 319 18*301 15 283 17 300 19 340 7262 6418 14 332 18*301 13 289 15 304 20 347 6418 5666 14 337 18 300 12 293 13 310 20 350 5666 4986 14 336 18 298 11 297 12 316 19 352 4986 4382 13 328 18 297 10 303 11 320 16 353 4382 3873 15 315 17 297 9 308 10 324 13 355 3873 3482 16 299 17 297 9 311 10 326 10 358 3482 3211 14 284 16 298 9 313 9 327 8 353 3211 3046 11*279 15 298 8 314 9 329 6*333 3046 2951 6*271 12 300 7 316 7 332 5*318 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