DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/17 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.1 - - 43.3 - - - - - 37.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 32 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 5089 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 4463 - - - - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 8082 - - - - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6180 - - 1777 - - - - - 3834 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 34 - - 236 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 31 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 307 - - - - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 22 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -13 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2770 - - 1547 - - - - - -1992 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5721 - - 6535 - - - - - 4943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3499 - - 285 - - - - - -4362 ODpotential blCL - - - 6450 - - 7797 - - - - - 7312 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 93 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.1 - - 43.3 - - - - - 37.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.4 - - 25.1 - - - - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.9 - - 42.9 - - - - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.2 - - 24.1 - - - - - 25.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 32 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 5089 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 54 - - 73 - - - - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96348 23 044 18 064 12 037 96348 89318 14 049 12 041 13 047 89318 83796 9 012 11 019 18 014 83796 79190 10 024 10 330 18 346 79190 75206 13 322 11 334 14 318 75206 71660 15 341 20 313 3 223 71660 68449 26 307 30 288 26 020 68449 65474 30 236 38 246 36 328 65474 62716 30 219 15 220 39 300 62716 60073 24 276 6 010 31 291 60073 57285 58 293 53 309 47 303 57285 54354 79 285 67 290 57 291 54354 51551 80 279 71 288 58 290 51551 49028 77 279 78 290 59 299 49028 46769 81 284 86 296 66 309 46769 44738 89 288 97 301 96 309 44738 42916 96 291 115 300 108 298 42916 41259 103 293 132 296 99 302 41259 39728 116 293 133 294 113 322 39728 38304 123 293 130 303 143 325 38304 36967 123 299 148 316 147 321 36967 35673 140 308 171 320 142 318 35673 34358 157 308 177 317 140 316 34358 32994 161 305 173 314 137 312 32994 31587 160 302 172 313 137 307 31587 30123 161 303 168 313 135 306 30123 28592 160 306 162 312 130 308 28592 26999 150 306 155 309 121 309 26999 25344 132 301 146 303 110 309 25344 23631 116 295 138 298 101 309 23631 21869 103 292 130 298 93 307 21869 20053 87 293 116 302 87 305 20053 18181 75 293 95 308 77 304 18181 16294 70 292 79 309 66 306 16294 14492 68 295 66 306 53 304 14492 12860 64 296 56 306 44 297 12860 11412 60 295 49 307 39 293 11412 10126 56 292 43 304 35 295 10126 8981 52 292 39*303 29 299 8981 7961 48 293 37*304 23 305 7961 7052 44 295 36 305 20 312 7052 6246 40 297 34 306 17 316 6246 5529 37 299 32 307 15 322 5529 4883 33 301 31 308 12 330 4883 4308 30 304 30 309 11 340 4308 3825 27 306 28 309 9 346 3825 3453 24 308 26 310 7 346 3453 3196 22 309 24 310 6 337 3196 3039 20*311 22 310 4*330 3039 2949 15*312 15 311 3*324 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