DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 = 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 - - - 76.5 - - 82.2 - - 83.9 - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 378 - - 148 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3180 - - 5994 - - 9402 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5075 - - 7330 - - 9450 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6173 - - 8987 - - 12395 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2295 - - 5938 - - 4230 - - 2789 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 418 - - 545 - - 467 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 22 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 342 - - 286 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 12 - - 18 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 12 - - 33 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7396 - - -4929 - - -1753 - - -8744 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13570 - - 13916 - - 14148 - - 11698 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10225 - - -6444 - - -2986 - - -11526 ODpotential blCL - - - 16398 - - 15431 - - 15381 - - 14479 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 67 - - 78 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.5 - - 82.2 - - 83.9 - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.8 - - 30.7 - - 31.4 - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.4 - - 79.6 - - 82.6 - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.8 - - 29.6 - - 30.3 - - 33.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 378 - - 148 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3180 - - 5994 - - 9402 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 13 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98418 12 134 9 093 17 126 10 105 98418 90961 9 114 6 177 7 105 6 072 90961 85226 6 111 2 229 2 043 9 070 85226 80465 6 119 1 163 1 122 9 073 80465 76355 3 210 1 225 4 036 2 047 76355 72712 7 176 5 233 3 315 3 281 72712 69399 5 158 8 206 2 192 4 202 69399 66344 1 102 11 199 5 222 4 193 66344 63505 7 242 11 185 11 239 10 252 63505 60761 10 235 8 196 11 229 9 251 60761 57912 7 264 8 263 6 278 10 264 57912 54968 13 304 13 280 11 278 11 269 54968 52162 15 299 17 284 17 283 10 264 52162 49642 21 294 22 282 22 269 26 276 49642 47409 26 292 27 286 31 274 36 276 47409 45421 33 290 37 292 45 286 43 278 45421 43627 38 296 45 295 56 288 50 279 43627 41979 42 301 49 294 61 287 53 280 41979 40443 43 299 48 291 59 288 53 281 40443 39000 43 295 45 286 54 286 52 285 39000 37642 44 292 44 286 49 282 50 287 37642 36335 45 290 44 287 48 282 47 286 36335 35016 43 287 45 287 48 283 44 283 35016 33655 40 289 43 285 47 283 42 282 33655 32254 38 293 40 285 44 283 41 282 32254 30801 37 295 37 287 40 286 39 283 30801 29283 35 296 35 289 37 289 37 285 29283 27702 33 297 33 288 32 288 35 285 27702 26057 30 296 32 288 29 288 33 282 26057 24355 26 295 31 288 28 288 33 280 24355 22597 25 290 30 285 29 285 34 279 22597 20780 28 284 31 281 30 281 32 278 20780 18898 29 278 31 277 30 279 29 273 18898 16987 24 277 30 268 29 271 30 264 16987 15147 22 280 28 259 25 263 29 262 15147 13466 20 281 23 251 21*264 25 268 13466 11962 17 276 21 249 20*266 22 275 11962 10616 16 269 17 251 17 272 20 280 10616 9407 15 264 12*256 15 277 18 283 9407 8323 13 253 9*265 14 281 16 283 8323 7354 10 238 6 284 12 288 13 283 7354 6491 5*213 4 325 10 295 9 282 6491 5723 3*180 5 359 9 304 5 283 5723 5029 3 152 6 007 8 311 1 015 5029 4412 3 118 6 011 8 317 4 081 4412 3893 4 106 7 013 7 321 7 082 3893 3494 4 098 7 015 7 324 8 081 3494 3217 4 094 7 015 7 326 8 082 3217 3049 4 091 7 016 7 327 6*085 3049 2952 4 091 6 017 6 329 4*086 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