DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 0654z - - 0703z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 69.4 - - 77.6 - - 83.2 - - 85.6 - - 77.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 93 - - 346 - - 386 - - 164 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1013 - - 3594 - - 7630 - - 9307 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2935 - - 5413 - - 8649 - - 9456 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top 4006 - - 6587 - - 10623 - - 12300 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1224 - - 2094 - - 3599 - - 3539 - - 4101 Hgt.Variab. W* 189 - - 445 - - 595 - - 481 - - 8 W* B/S 3 - - 11 - - 15 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 8 - - 7 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 310 - - 317 - - 277 - - 272 - - 069 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 5 - - 20 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - 3 - - 25 - - -7 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7888 - - -6880 - - -2933 - - -2424 - - -9102 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11894 - - 13467 - - 13557 - - 14725 - - 12056 sfcLCL ODpotential -12500 - - -10165 - - -4443 - - -4534 - - -12079 ODpotential blCL 16506 - - 16752 - - 15066 - - 16834 - - 15032 blCL maxRH 64 - - 56 - - 61 - - 58 - - 66 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 69.4 - - 77.6 - - 83.2 - - 85.6 - - 77.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.7 - - 28.4 - - 33.3 - - 30.5 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 68.4 - - 75.2 - - 80.6 - - 84.1 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.0 - - 27.5 - - 32.3 - - 29.5 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 93 - - 346 - - 386 - - 164 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1013 - - 3594 - - 7630 - - 9307 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98555 16 118 10 114 10 132 10 121 6 120 98555 91066 16 101 15 142 5 234 7 089 5 113 91066 85338 10 125 11 133 5 214 5 050 12 097 85338 80590 6 147 7 182 10 153 9 227 7 080 80590 76477 3 130 7 209 13 131 8 241 5 067 76477 72822 8 162 8 205 6 104 2 208 2 117 72822 69499 8 160 10 204 4 248 3 188 5 245 69499 66444 3 211 8 189 9 258 2 209 3 227 66444 63606 7 267 6 217 13 245 8 266 1 085 63606 60841 9 258 8 258 12 227 9 251 1 234 60841 57964 10 259 6 248 13 249 15 261 11 287 57964 55006 18 272 13 281 10 250 15 257 15 269 55006 52199 20 271 20 283 18 277 16 266 19 264 52199 49681 23 282 24 276 23 280 18 272 21 264 49681 47442 31 284 25 272 26 276 22 273 21 267 47442 45429 38 280 30 272 28 271 27 276 20 279 45429 43607 44 274 36 276 28 268 27 272 21 280 43607 41943 47 272 41 279 27 276 27 268 21 278 41943 40408 46 269 45 277 37 281 29 271 25 279 40408 38977 42 267 45 272 47 277 31 272 28 276 38977 37637 40 271 42 269 48 274 29 275 27 273 37637 36349 39 273 40 269 43 271 25 285 21 277 36349 35049 37 273 37 270 35 268 26 283 17 278 35049 33703 36 275 35 271 34 269 21 284 13 272 33703 32315 35 281 34 273 32 274 15 294 12 276 32315 30872 34 286 31 273 29 278 15 293 10 282 30872 29361 32 286 28 272 26 278 18 290 6 279 29361 27786 32 284 28 273 24 276 20 289 5 285 27786 26146 34 283 27 276 23 275 20 286 7 284 26146 24444 35 280 26 280 23 274 22 275 12 272 24444 22684 34 276 26 280 25 274 23 262 17 271 22684 20860 30 271 28 274 28 272 25 259 21 272 20860 18966 27 265 27 267 30 266 27 261 26 269 18966 17040 27 266 26 264 30 262 29 257 31 252 17040 15186 26 271 24 265 29 259 25 252 33 243 15186 13497 22 273 22 263 26 254 18*250 28 244 13497 11986 17 274 19 259 21*246 16*253 23 246 11986 10633 12 276 16 255 17*247 15 255 17 252 10633 9421 10 280 14 257 15 252 12 263 13 261 9421 8334 9 289 12 266 11 259 11 268 10 272 8334 7362 10 304 10*284 9 272 10 275 7 286 7362 6498 10 322 8*300 6 292 9 281 4 309 6498 5728 12 335 8 306 5 314 8 286 3 005 5728 5034 14 337 8 313 5 331 8 291 5 051 5034 4415 15*329 8 318 5 344 8 296 8 064 4415 3896 14*313 8 324 5 352 7 300 9 069 3896 3495 13 310 7 330 6 359 7 303 10 070 3495 3217 13 310 7 333 6 001 7 303 9 070 3217 3049 12 309 7 335 6 002 7 304 7*070 3049 2952 9 309 6 336 5 005 6 306 5*069 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