DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 47.5 - - - - - 42.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 185 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1844 - - 3448 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3694 - - 5067 - - - - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4837 - - 6441 - - - - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2551 - - 2463 - - - - - 3405 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 253 - - 360 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 326 - - 329 - - - - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -6 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -375 - - 435 - - - - - -1732 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5212 - - 6006 - - - - - 4683 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1988 - - -598 - - - - - -4453 ODpotential blCL - - - 6825 - - 7039 - - - - - 7404 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 83 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 47.5 - - - - - 42.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 31.8 - - - - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 46.0 - - - - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 30.6 - - - - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 185 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1844 - - 3448 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 30 - - - - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 96084 15 355 16 340 14 024 96084 88992 25 316 26 314 19 342 88992 83560 31 316 32 307 30 328 83560 79047 29 313 31 305 30 318 79047 75141 14 276 18 282 22 312 75141 71666 14 322 14 309 20 320 71666 68491 26 311 14 307 22 319 68491 65550 25 306 17 312 21 313 65550 62803 22 305 22 317 17 335 62803 60130 24 307 23 312 20 343 60130 57333 15 312 20 308 19 342 57333 54418 12 330 10 305 21 354 54418 51635 19 355 22 006 29 360 51635 49139 36 348 35 004 35 004 49139 46912 39 342 44 358 42 020 46912 44914 37 351 42 358 53 012 44914 43113 48 001 48 006 59 017 43113 41468 60 007 61 009 83 029 41468 39941 65 010 77 015 107 030 39941 38504 79 017 93 023 121 025 38504 37146 107 022 115 025 125 023 37146 35842 133 022 123 022 119 023 35842 34528 138 022 127 019 105 025 34528 33171 132 020 127 018 96 025 33171 31772 124 017 121 018 95 021 31772 30319 121 016 110 020 95 020 30319 28802 116 020 96 019 94 021 28802 27222 104 022 92 020 87 020 27222 25579 84 015 91 024 75 019 25579 23878 77 006 84 022 66 017 23878 22123 70 003 75 014 63 016 22123 20308 58 011 64 010 62 016 20308 18425 44 014 46 017 57 017 18425 16512 32 010 39 026 45 017 16512 14679 26 008 32 018 33 012 14679 13018 25 003 25 006 28 005 13018 11546 25 001 21 358 27 356 11546 10237 22 004 17 359 25 352 10237 9071 18 005 13 358 23 350 9071 8032 14 004 11 343 20 348 8032 7108 12 005 12*330 18 346 7108 6289 11 006 12*329 15 346 6289 5562 10 357 12 329 12 342 5562 4907 11*336 12 328 9 334 4907 4324 12*327 12 329 8 329 4324 3835 12 326 12 330 7 329 3835 3459 12 326 12 330 6 328 3459 3199 11 326 11 331 5 321 3199 3041 11 325 11 331 4*309 3041 2950 9 327 9 331 4*302 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