DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 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 - - - 48.3 - - 54.2 - - 47.9 - - 43.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 49 - - -2 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 475 - - 2021 - - 958 - - 146 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 19 - - 39 - - 0 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 159 - - 072 - - 089 - - 154 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 5 - - 3 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3694 - - -4080 - - -2459 - - -3734 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6645 - - 7031 - - 5410 - - 6685 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13789 - - -12085 - - -11618 - - -15062 ODpotential blCL - - - 16740 - - 15036 - - 14569 - - 18013 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 64 - - 73 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.3 - - 54.2 - - 47.9 - - 43.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.0 - - 34.0 - - 34.9 - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.3 - - 53.5 - - 51.3 - - 48.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.1 - - 33.2 - - 34.3 - - 24.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 49 - - -2 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96070 34 007 24 009 30 006 35 010 96070 89152 28 012 22 005 35 007 26 019 89152 83736 29 015 25 016 29 005 22 013 83736 79197 25 010 26 020 23 006 25 355 79197 75257 20 011 26 016 22 017 28 005 75257 71762 25 007 33 005 28 015 28 013 71762 68593 26 000 32 350 36 008 30 011 68593 65670 21 349 26 335 33 358 27 007 65670 62953 22 344 27 324 30 355 24 014 62953 60317 31 338 29 327 40 329 32 352 60317 57575 37 338 36 331 43 327 36 328 57575 54749 48 332 44 326 44 325 40 325 54749 52057 52 321 47 321 49 321 47 328 52057 49628 53 318 52 321 52 320 50 329 49628 47439 56 318 56 317 55 315 55 321 47439 45448 58 318 54 318 52 314 54 312 45448 43632 55 316 50 318 48 312 49 308 43632 41971 49 316 44 315 44 311 45 307 41971 40434 46 313 40 315 38 304 41 303 40434 38999 42 306 38 312 34 304 37 295 38999 37649 40 302 36 306 32 309 33 293 37649 36350 39 302 35 302 30 315 28 299 36350 35036 37 302 34 301 29 318 25 313 35036 33677 33 296 34 300 28 319 25 321 33677 32275 28 292 33 302 27 320 24 317 32275 30815 27 288 34 305 25 319 24 307 30815 29290 30 294 35 311 25 316 25 300 29290 27703 33 303 37 317 29 316 29 304 27703 26054 35 310 38 319 35 319 34 310 26054 24343 35 315 38 320 38 321 39 314 24343 22570 36 318 38 318 37 320 41 316 22570 20731 37 319 36 318 36 318 41 318 20731 18820 35 317 34 317 37 319 40 321 18820 16876 33 317 31 316 36 319 39 326 16876 15003 31 315 30 316 34 318 37 328 15003 13298 29 311 29 313 32 315 34 326 13298 11780 28 306 29 310 31 313 31 321 11780 10429 24 303 27 307 29 313 29 316 10429 9226 19 298 24 299 26 312 26 314 9226 8154 15 284 19 286 22 306 21 313 8154 7201 13 268 16 273 19 296 17 308 7201 6359 10 264 16 266 18 285 15 300 6359 5613 9 266 15 257 17 274 14 294 5613 4942 8 259 9 247 12 262 13 288 4942 4346 7 245 3 227 7 244 12 277 4346 3848 6 226 2 101 3 200 9 258 3848 3465 4 206 3 082 3 126 7 228 3465 3201 3 191 3 077 3 099 6 198 3201 3041 2*177 3*074 3*088 5*160 3041 2950 1*159 3*072 2*089 5*154 2950 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