DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/29 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 70.7 - - 73.2 - - 63.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 240 - - 52 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3735 - - 7082 - - 5179 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5310 - - 7968 - - 5345 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6728 - - 10075 - - 8172 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2703 - - 2645 - - 7481 - - 5712 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 378 - - 497 - - 275 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 251 - - 282 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - 14 - - 28 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2872 - - -1341 - - -4497 - - -7790 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9601 - - 11416 - - 12670 - - 10743 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5336 - - -3206 - - -5802 - - -11401 ODpotential blCL - - - 12064 - - 13281 - - 13974 - - 14353 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 75 - - 81 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 70.7 - - 73.2 - - 63.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.3 - - 30.5 - - 27.5 - - 26.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.7 - - 68.8 - - 72.6 - - 68.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 29.4 - - 26.3 - - 26.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 240 - - 52 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3735 - - 7082 - - 5179 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 0 - - 24 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96285 14 307 12 281 15 253 13 271 96285 89084 13 292 17 289 13 284 13 304 89084 83580 6 272 17 293 15 306 15 310 83580 79045 14 312 18 298 18 301 19 298 79045 75136 16 316 14 312 13 301 13 297 75136 71658 16 306 17 306 15 304 16 293 71658 68483 16 293 23 291 24 305 14 295 68483 65534 19 287 27 281 27 277 23 288 65534 62775 24 284 26 275 27 268 28 284 62775 60082 30 282 33 280 35 282 31 284 60082 57260 33 269 37 275 43 282 36 282 57260 54319 37 264 44 269 46 274 41 281 54319 51500 44 264 50 264 48 266 48 275 51500 48971 46 263 51 265 51 268 50 269 48971 46725 48 268 56 270 58 270 53 271 46725 44714 58 271 64 267 66 266 61 273 44714 42909 64 269 66 264 69 261 69 267 42909 41274 65 269 65 266 67 257 74 257 41274 39767 64 269 68 268 67 257 75 251 39767 38359 64 269 72 266 69 257 75 253 38359 37036 64 270 71 264 69 258 75 257 37036 35763 65 271 68 264 68 260 71 262 35763 34474 65 272 66 263 66 261 71 266 34474 33142 63 271 64 260 65 260 69 267 33142 31771 61 267 64 259 65 262 67 267 31771 30345 58 263 63 258 63 266 65 269 30345 28853 55 263 61 258 61 270 61 269 28853 27298 51 263 58 259 60 272 56 265 27298 25682 49 260 57 260 59 271 55 265 25682 24010 49 258 56 261 61 269 52 266 24010 22284 49 259 56 263 60 269 50 267 22284 20496 47 261 53 265 57 271 48 268 20496 18640 44 261 49 265 54 271 46 269 18640 16753 40 261 45 265 47 265 42 266 16753 14936 37 263 41 265 37 258 38 255 14936 13280 34 266 37 265 29 257 35 246 13280 11799 30 270 31 260 28 258 32 248 11799 10474 26 272 21*249 23 260 30 256 10474 9287 22 272 17*244 21 262 28 266 9287 8223 19 271 17 245 18*265 27 274 8223 7272 16*268 15 246 16*269 26 280 7272 6426 14*266 13 249 13 274 25 284 6426 5673 12 266 12 252 12 279 23 287 5673 4992 11 268 11 256 10 284 21 290 4992 4386 9 271 10 260 9 289 18 293 4386 3876 8 274 9 263 8 293 14 297 3876 3483 7 278 8 265 8 295 10 304 3483 3211 6 281 8 267 8 296 6 316 3211 3046 6 283 7 269 7 298 3*328 3046 2951 5 285 6 269 6 300 3*092 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