DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.5 - - 56.2 - - 61.7 - - 62.7 - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 53 - - 344 - - 382 - - 149 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 723 - - 3302 - - 5734 - - 5667 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2933 - - 5188 - - 7126 - - 6598 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top 3716 - - 6295 - - 8727 - - 8660 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 915 - - 2308 - - 1832 - - 2396 - - 6662 Hgt.Variab. W* 141 - - 432 - - 538 - - 395 - - 6 W* B/S 2 - - 8 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 10 - - 9 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 318 - - 338 - - 334 - - 338 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - 6 - - -7 - - -12 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3319 - - -2143 - - -1757 - - -3026 - - -6482 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7035 - - 8439 - - 10485 - - 11687 - - 9434 sfcLCL ODpotential -7968 - - -4902 - - -4222 - - -5564 - - -9719 ODpotential blCL 11684 - - 11197 - - 12949 - - 14224 - - 12671 blCL maxRH 77 - - 64 - - 57 - - 69 - - 69 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 47.5 - - 56.2 - - 61.7 - - 62.7 - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.2 - - 29.4 - - 25.7 - - 21.3 - - 24.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.9 - - 54.0 - - 59.3 - - 61.5 - - 58.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.7 - - 28.5 - - 24.5 - - 20.2 - - 23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 53 - - 344 - - 382 - - 149 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 723 - - 3302 - - 5734 - - 5667 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 97556 8 091 5 118 8 175 2 245 4 053 97556 90168 6 112 4 192 9 146 4 235 4 029 90168 84482 5 091 7 247 3 105 5 133 1 358 84482 79776 1 307 9 200 9 275 6 357 6 101 79776 75707 5 272 7 222 9 248 11 298 5 305 75707 72095 6 284 8 243 6 222 13 247 11 257 72095 68806 14 287 11 270 10 277 15 252 14 266 68806 65760 21 275 13 260 15 268 15 244 19 247 65760 62928 20 262 13 265 12 259 11 269 17 256 62928 60175 16 261 20 271 21 276 22 283 17 273 60175 57297 19 264 25 260 26 267 29 275 20 272 57297 54311 19 264 20 253 25 255 29 267 23 270 54311 51465 21 278 20 266 23 253 30 264 25 270 51465 48914 29 279 25 270 24 257 31 265 29 269 48914 46642 34 271 29 270 27 263 31 263 31 266 46642 44593 36 265 33 270 32 268 31 263 29 262 44593 42722 36 260 36 265 35 265 32 262 27 261 42722 41000 36 256 36 260 37 259 34 260 27 266 41000 39406 37 255 37 257 36 254 34 257 27 263 39406 37928 40 256 38 254 35 250 32 249 25 252 37928 36552 44 253 40 251 37 245 31 242 22 241 36552 35240 48 249 42 249 39 242 31 241 19 243 35240 33924 51 248 44 249 42 242 32 245 20 252 33924 32579 55 248 47 248 44 242 37 246 24 255 32579 31209 55 247 47 246 46 241 39 243 24 255 31209 29800 51 246 46 245 47 239 38 240 22 257 29800 28341 46 245 44 244 45 237 33 240 24 245 28341 26828 41 242 44 244 40 239 27 245 32 224 26828 25256 38 243 44 243 36 244 25 249 34 219 25256 23624 33 248 39 245 34 248 23 247 28 231 23624 21935 30 255 31 251 30 253 20 247 23 245 21935 20184 29 257 26 256 23 260 18 248 19 253 20184 18364 29 255 23 263 17 264 14 252 12 253 18364 16508 26 257 23 263 17 264 14 260 9 265 16508 14717 21 256 20 263 17 266 16 262 12 289 14717 13083 16 252 17 266 16 267 16 266 14 301 13083 11625 12 249 15 267 15 265 16 275 12 315 11625 10324 8 256 12 269 12 272 13 293 9 345 10324 9160 6 302 8 292 8*304 12*322 11 358 9160 8117 10 336 8 319 8*324 12*329 13 356 8117 7185 14 344 10 335 8 328 12 331 14 353 7185 6356 16 345 10*337 9 331 12 335 15 352 6356 5618 17 349 10*337 9 334 12 338 15 351 5618 4951 18 350 10 337 9 336 12 340 15 349 4951 4357 20 343 11 338 9 338 12 341 15 347 4357 3857 19*331 11 338 9 340 12 343 14 345 3857 3472 17*320 10 339 9 342 12 344 13 341 3472 3206 16 318 10 340 9 343 11 344 10 329 3206 3043 14 317 9 340 8 343 11 344 8*319 3043 2951 11 315 8 340 8 344 9 345 6*304 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