DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 70.4 - - 71.6 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 444 - - 475 - - 233 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4428 - - 6456 - - 6327 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6143 - - 7787 - - 7352 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7421 - - 9449 - - 9320 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1681 - - 1742 - - 2267 - - 6934 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 516 - - 599 - - 471 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 14 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 314 - - 330 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -11 - - -16 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3179 - - -3501 - - -4181 - - -8624 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10601 - - 12951 - - 13502 - - 11577 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7215 - - -6827 - - -7382 - - -12193 ODpotential blCL - - - 14636 - - 16276 - - 16702 - - 15145 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 70 - - 73 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 70.4 - - 71.6 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 23.4 - - 22.2 - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.8 - - 67.6 - - 69.8 - - 67.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.5 - - 22.6 - - 21.4 - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 444 - - 475 - - 233 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4428 - - 6456 - - 6327 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98664 24 113 11 134 14 098 16 124 98664 91171 19 124 15 109 14 104 17 094 91171 85432 23 116 18 114 15 090 15 093 85432 80697 20 117 15 123 10 085 20 083 80697 76629 16 122 13 109 12 073 17 081 76629 73036 17 114 12 143 6 118 16 079 73036 69777 10 122 20 154 9 152 15 090 69777 66759 11 153 16 145 8 161 7 112 66759 63944 10 153 16 131 13 156 11 169 63944 61203 14 184 8 147 9 155 12 165 61203 58323 17 197 13 189 10 191 13 200 58323 55316 18 208 15 205 11 204 18 209 55316 52440 18 204 19 210 14 209 17 214 52440 49853 16 207 21 214 15 222 16 222 49853 47537 17 217 19 220 17 235 16 233 47537 45440 18 219 15 226 16 231 17 235 45440 43522 19 232 15 239 14 243 16 231 43522 41757 20 235 17 249 15 249 14 238 41757 40125 17 232 18 254 14 249 15 252 40125 38610 14 241 18 252 16 247 16 253 38610 37201 13 251 17 252 16 253 15 255 37201 35860 11 259 19 259 19 262 17 258 35860 34525 10 257 21 260 22 254 17 248 34525 33174 7 261 24 271 20 247 16 244 33174 31806 7 262 33 274 20 256 16 241 31806 30390 12 287 33 266 23 263 12 258 30390 28909 19 300 29 269 20 262 11 257 28909 27365 24 304 25 278 15 257 12 245 27365 25760 25 305 21 289 13 262 12 243 25760 24092 21 306 19 297 12 270 11 248 24092 22362 16 308 16 303 12 267 10 255 22362 20566 14 303 15 302 13 269 9 261 20566 18697 14 294 15 297 13 278 9 267 18697 16793 15 283 15 295 11 287 8 267 16793 14959 14 278 14 296 10 289 8 269 14959 13288 11 286 11 291 10 284 9 280 13288 11798 8 311 10 279 10 277 11 285 11798 10468 9 332 9*280 10*286 12 293 10468 9279 10 331 9*288 9*295 11 307 9279 8213 11*319 9 292 9 299 11 321 8213 7262 11*314 8 299 9 321 11 334 7262 6417 11 314 8 310 9 332 11 345 6417 5664 11 314 8 318 10 339 12 352 5664 4986 11 316 8 325 10 343 12 356 4986 4381 11 317 8 331 10 347 11 359 4381 3873 11 318 8 336 10 349 11 001 3873 3481 11 320 8 340 10 351 10 002 3481 3210 10 322 8 341 10 353 9 001 3210 3046 10 323 8 342 9 353 7*000 3046 2951 9 323 7 343 8 354 5*358 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