DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/29 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 - - - 32.2 - - 37.4 - - 35.5 - - 30.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 64 - - -1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 246 - - 837 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2932 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3239 - - 3830 - - 2950 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 750 - - 813 - - 1548 - - 724 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 79 - - 159 - - 0 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 148 - - 137 - - 072 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2215 - - -2005 - - -2721 - - -1179 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5454 - - 5835 - - 5671 - - 4130 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16521 - - -15362 - - -16261 - - -15424 ODpotential blCL - - - 19760 - - 19192 - - 19211 - - 18374 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 69 - - 61 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.2 - - 37.4 - - 35.5 - - 30.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.4 - - 22.8 - - 21.8 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.8 - - 36.7 - - 37.6 - - 33.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.4 - - 21.6 - - 20.5 - - 22.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 64 - - -1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 246 - - 837 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 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] 96820 44 041 54 042 59 047 42 026 96820 89587 35 031 48 036 58 027 56 025 89587 84006 39 020 39 031 56 024 65 021 84006 79342 34 006 31 010 50 025 50 021 79342 75273 29 344 24 338 38 357 36 020 75273 71647 29 342 27 345 31 332 43 004 71647 68389 29 346 38 355 41 339 50 341 68389 65443 24 345 44 343 37 332 40 336 65443 62741 21 334 33 330 29 334 32 329 62741 60115 26 327 30 323 27 339 33 341 60115 57372 31 332 29 322 33 341 34 339 57372 54531 33 331 35 329 36 342 30 345 54531 51816 30 332 34 332 32 349 28 347 51816 49375 28 338 27 342 28 348 29 337 49375 47201 26 346 29 001 26 339 24 330 47201 45246 31 358 35 000 29 347 23 339 45246 43478 36 355 40 348 33 348 28 349 43478 41870 38 353 39 350 32 349 29 350 41870 40379 39 357 39 357 30 352 28 349 40379 38977 39 004 38 001 25 002 27 354 38977 37652 36 006 35 003 22 007 26 359 37652 36368 33 014 31 004 20 002 22 001 36368 35065 34 018 24 012 17 353 21 353 35065 33712 30 011 21 021 13 350 17 342 33712 32317 28 008 22 022 13 346 18 341 32317 30866 25 016 22 017 16 345 19 340 30866 29346 23 011 20 012 16 347 17 331 29346 27755 24 008 16 012 13 347 14 323 27755 26092 25 012 15 007 12 345 12 316 26092 24361 25 013 15 355 15 341 12 318 24361 22565 27 010 15 351 19 347 12 325 22565 20700 25 006 17 351 20 359 12 337 20700 18761 20 003 17 345 20 013 13 354 18761 16786 16 349 14 331 17 016 12 006 16786 14887 18 327 13 317 10 348 9 357 14887 13162 18 314 13 310 10 313 9 334 13162 11634 8 299 10 296 10 300 8 311 11634 10279 5 271 7 268 9 278 8 293 10279 9077 5 231 8 236 9 253 8 277 9077 8012 7 206 9 211 10 232 8 255 8012 7073 8 183 9 199 8 208 7 211 7073 6247 9 165 9 186 8 175 9 171 6247 5520 10 153 10 171 10 155 13 156 5520 4869 13 153 12 159 12 149 17 152 4869 4294 17 156 12*151 12 147 17 149 4294 3814 16 155 11*144 11 145 13 146 3814 3445 14*154 10 139 9 143 7 136 3445 3192 11*149 10 134 7 137 3 096 3192 3037 9 148 9 132 4*117 2*023 3037 2949 6 145 7 129 2*072 3*353 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