DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 73.9 - - - - - 65.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 247 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5233 - - 8120 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6736 - - 8791 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8226 - - 11113 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2580 - - 2945 - - - - - 4797 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 525 - - 522 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 274 - - - - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 17 - - - - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2162 - - 106 - - - - - -5134 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10388 - - 11007 - - - - - 8087 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4085 - - -626 - - - - - -7485 ODpotential blCL - - - 12311 - - 11739 - - - - - 10437 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 97 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 90 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 73.9 - - - - - 65.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.2 - - 35.4 - - - - - 39.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.4 - - 72.0 - - - - - 65.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 34.8 - - - - - 39.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 247 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5233 - - 8120 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 88 - - - - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 98387 15 090 12 082 19 080 98387 91007 9 118 7 069 20 097 91007 85337 4 076 13 091 17 093 85337 80635 10 091 12 118 16 079 80635 76570 19 115 9 142 17 073 76570 72964 12 107 10 146 10 084 72964 69688 9 157 11 164 8 110 69688 66661 10 165 15 171 6 157 66661 63833 11 174 17 158 11 186 63833 61071 10 212 14 180 14 194 61071 58175 18 214 19 179 18 207 58175 55170 20 184 15 189 21 202 55170 52314 23 175 17 217 17 193 52314 49750 16 182 18 210 15 189 49750 47451 16 212 15 205 14 204 47451 45370 21 198 16 208 14 213 45370 43469 20 204 17 206 16 198 43469 41719 22 187 20 201 16 185 41719 40102 21 179 21 193 14 195 40102 38600 25 184 23 186 19 201 38600 37201 29 179 24 178 24 181 37201 35876 33 174 28 179 25 168 35876 34555 35 170 36 174 24 170 34555 33201 38 174 42 163 17 183 33201 31810 47 180 44 164 13 197 31810 30367 55 181 47 172 14 195 30367 28865 54 180 47 174 19 181 28865 27310 49 180 43 175 31 173 27310 25698 41 182 37 176 35 173 25698 24026 33 179 32 173 32 176 24026 22296 30 174 30 168 33 170 22296 20500 29 172 28 169 30 165 20500 18635 31 169 26 177 22 169 18635 16739 32 168 24 191 23 185 16739 14914 25 172 21 190 23 206 14914 13250 18 180 15 194 19 227 13250 11766 12 190 9*216 16 237 11766 10440 7 197 8*233 12 245 10440 9253 6*228 9 254 11 254 9253 8191 7*263 10 269 11 266 8191 7243 8 274 11 273 13 274 7243 6401 8 283 11 277 16 276 6401 5652 8 291 12 279 20 277 5652 4977 8 296 12 282 23 277 4977 4375 9 301 12 284 23 278 4375 3870 8 306 12 286 23 278 3870 3480 8 310 11 287 22 279 3480 3210 8 312 11 288 20 279 3210 3046 8 313 11 289 18*279 3046 2951 7 315 9 290 12*279 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