DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.2 - - 45.6 - - 50.1 - - 50.0 - - 41.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 67 - - 110 - - 15 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1029 - - 2706 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2933 - - 2933 - - 4298 - - 2934 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top 2951 - - 4022 - - 5699 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1425 - - 2556 - - 1774 - - 3835 - - 945 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 177 - - 286 - - 29 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 12 - - 15 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 250 - - 307 - - 311 - - 080 - - 149 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - 6 - - 14 - - 7 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3221 - - -1664 - - -785 - - -2856 - - -1498 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6172 - - 5686 - - 6485 - - 5807 - - 4450 sfcLCL ODpotential -12999 - - -7743 - - -7000 - - -7084 - - -9533 ODpotential blCL 15950 - - 11765 - - 12699 - - 10035 - - 12484 blCL maxRH 52 - - 58 - - 65 - - 67 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.2 - - 45.6 - - 50.1 - - 50.0 - - 41.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.1 - - 31.3 - - 32.2 - - 35.1 - - 33.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.0 - - 44.8 - - 49.1 - - 49.6 - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 18.9 - - 30.1 - - 31.0 - - 33.9 - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 67 - - 110 - - 15 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1029 - - 2706 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96787 21 100 18 132 10 120 12 103 21 089 96787 89605 18 085 18 113 9 154 9 056 14 075 89605 84009 9 051 9 094 6 169 7 349 7 021 84009 79351 3 082 2 078 3 064 7 025 3 122 79351 75310 5 350 5 347 10 297 14 331 11 337 75310 71730 18 306 9 320 13 276 15 286 11 295 71730 68507 31 303 34 316 30 319 36 301 33 308 68507 65558 47 299 53 301 50 304 43 304 40 308 65558 62830 53 301 55 296 54 305 50 311 47 314 62830 60182 53 304 53 303 57 303 56 308 53 309 60182 57412 57 306 56 303 57 303 61 303 60 298 57412 54539 68 303 61 303 66 304 67 300 63 298 54539 51800 74 297 69 303 77 295 76 290 74 302 51800 49328 75 299 84 295 80 287 79 293 88 295 49328 47114 85 294 83 297 80 298 89 297 88 292 47114 45125 94 297 99 304 92 306 100 300 97 298 45125 43316 102 301 113 292 111 295 113 292 112 295 43316 41657 117 294 112 282 112 283 116 283 111 284 41657 40124 111 291 96 295 90 285 105 279 103 283 40124 38692 110 299 108 304 111 302 103 295 100 293 38692 37350 112 305 118 302 117 301 117 299 110 297 37350 36058 116 307 117 299 112 298 120 297 112 297 36058 34747 108 304 115 298 110 298 116 294 108 296 34747 33391 105 306 111 300 105 297 108 294 104 295 33391 31992 106 308 102 302 102 297 102 295 104 294 31992 30538 106 305 92 300 97 298 100 296 103 296 30538 29017 103 303 83 297 87 299 97 298 94 299 29017 27434 101 302 80 298 80 299 90 297 90 299 27434 25790 99 303 79 300 75 299 83 301 79 298 25790 24087 94 306 76 302 68 300 73 306 70 302 24087 22328 83 304 71 301 65 298 61 298 62 306 22328 20505 66 302 68 302 67 299 56 294 54 300 20505 18610 36 298 52 305 60 301 56 297 53 296 18610 16680 24 304 29 302 44 300 58 301 52 302 16680 14819 19 307 17 290 29 299 52 305 46 310 14819 13130 16 306 14 287 20 294 36 302 35 306 13130 11632 16 305 11 288 17 290 26 293 29 298 11632 10304 16 305 8 283 15 287 24 290 27 293 10304 9122 14 302 8 271 16 282 23 287 26 291 9122 8071 13 296 9 268 16 270 21 277 25 288 8071 7137 12 292 10 266 14 261 17 263 23 284 7137 6310 11 290 10 268 10*260 12 255 18 276 6310 5576 9 290 10 270 7*269 7 251 13 264 5576 4916 6 289 10 270 5 286 2 242 8 247 4916 4329 3 298 8*274 3 319 2 092 5 212 4329 3838 1 347 4*286 3 334 3 084 5 167 3838 3460 1 341 3 306 3 345 4 082 6 144 3460 3199 2 292 2 320 3 352 4 079 6 140 3199 3041 2*271 2 326 3 356 4*078 5*145 3041 2950 2*250 2 332 3 358 4*080 4*149 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