DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/02 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 78.3 - - 78.6 - - 67.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 268 - - 296 - - 114 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1964 - - 7057 - - 6956 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4113 - - 8062 - - 7374 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4957 - - 10050 - - 9949 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3111 - - 4437 - - 5468 - - 3150 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 335 - - 532 - - 388 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 11 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 9 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 136 - - 064 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 10 - - 17 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7806 - - -6000 - - -6048 - - -6386 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12763 - - 16050 - - 15998 - - 9339 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11304 - - -8630 - - -8322 - - -9848 ODpotential blCL - - - 16261 - - 18680 - - 18271 - - 12801 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 73 - - 72 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 78.3 - - 78.6 - - 67.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.2 - - 17.0 - - 17.6 - - 36.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 76.1 - - 77.4 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 15.9 - - 16.5 - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 268 - - 296 - - 114 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1964 - - 7057 - - 6956 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 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] 97374 15 184 21 243 15 245 7 212 97374 89988 7 179 9 232 6 220 10 238 89988 84317 3 218 4 233 3 287 8 242 84317 79620 2 322 1 009 9 298 4 294 79620 75583 6 338 5 309 12 285 7 321 75583 72017 9 324 6 292 10 302 10 343 72017 68775 12 314 8 289 12 312 12 338 68775 65779 9 310 8 304 13 317 12 316 65779 62995 7 305 11 314 15 325 10 301 62995 60298 7 320 9 308 14 313 11 303 60298 57477 10 322 10 314 12 308 13 319 57477 54538 13 303 13 304 13 312 15 321 54538 51734 14 300 14 303 14 316 13 314 51734 49222 18 296 18 306 16 316 13 316 49222 46981 17 279 20 288 18 297 16 300 46981 44958 13 273 20 279 20 287 15 291 44958 43120 15 287 20 269 20 266 17 277 43120 41439 23 261 18 259 21 266 18 271 41439 39898 26 253 30 258 33 254 30 252 39898 38486 34 245 41 241 38 243 33 249 38486 37173 35 247 37 237 36 242 36 256 37173 35908 35 249 36 245 35 247 41 252 35908 34627 31 244 36 248 35 256 40 248 34627 33301 31 233 34 248 38 264 35 251 33301 31935 28 228 32 248 42 263 32 252 31935 30513 23 226 31 250 41 265 26 252 30513 29025 18 232 30 256 39 271 23 261 29025 27472 21 240 30 260 33 276 23 266 27472 25856 26 243 28 262 26 276 23 262 25856 24178 26 239 26 264 22 282 18 261 24178 22441 23 237 22 268 15 278 13 269 22441 20642 18 235 17 269 11 268 12 263 20642 18777 17 225 14 252 13 268 14 266 18777 16879 16 211 12 234 15 263 18 271 16879 15048 15 191 14 227 15 249 17 268 15048 13374 12 195 17 221 14 238 14 268 13374 11878 13 198 16 219 10 232 11 269 11878 10538 14 189 12*210 5*217 8 273 10538 9337 15 177 9*193 2*163 4 282 9337 8263 15 172 8 168 4 083 2 050 8263 7303 13 172 9 145 4 074 5 068 7303 6450 13 171 10 129 5 067 6 060 6450 5691 13 164 10 125 6 062 7 045 5691 5005 14*153 11 122 6 058 10 030 5005 4395 14*148 11 121 7 056 11 021 4395 3882 14 144 11 119 7 054 11 015 3882 3487 14 141 10 118 7 053 11 009 3487 3213 13 139 10 117 7 051 9 000 3213 3047 12 138 10 117 7 052 7*351 3047 2952 11 137 9 116 6 052 5*338 2952 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