DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.3 - - 72.9 - - 67.7 - - 59.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 267 - - 396 - - 194 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1656 - - 4668 - - 3909 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3890 - - 6299 - - 5422 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4649 - - 7661 - - 6902 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1081 - - 2309 - - 1962 - - 2866 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 316 - - 509 - - 379 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 15 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - 25 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 006 - - 304 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 10 - - -23 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2618 - - -2100 - - -1398 - - -3340 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7267 - - 9761 - - 8300 - - 6292 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5413 - - -4351 - - -4347 - - -8666 ODpotential blCL - - - 10062 - - 12012 - - 11249 - - 11618 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 84 - - 90 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.3 - - 72.9 - - 67.7 - - 59.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.3 - - 39.7 - - 41.1 - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.3 - - 70.3 - - 66.2 - - 59.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 39.2 - - 40.9 - - 41.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 267 - - 396 - - 194 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1656 - - 4668 - - 3909 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 35 - - 58 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 98755 13 098 10 100 19 069 16 087 98755 91285 18 098 11 123 12 055 19 086 91285 85519 21 108 13 090 10 098 14 068 85519 80731 10 115 12 074 13 113 11 072 80731 76613 7 172 6 038 9 102 9 088 76613 72964 9 150 3 172 9 087 7 094 72964 69636 8 143 10 151 7 105 10 102 69636 66564 9 162 10 146 4 109 12 108 66564 63716 8 156 9 138 5 151 6 107 63716 60946 6 128 7 148 8 136 5 162 60946 58046 4 119 7 188 3 128 7 137 58046 55037 6 151 10 175 4 221 5 119 55037 52165 3 155 13 143 9 186 7 147 52165 49586 6 216 7 138 7 167 7 152 49586 47284 10 200 8 209 3 207 5 111 47284 45213 15 168 11 190 11 155 10 174 45213 43329 20 195 12 211 12 125 11 159 43329 41592 37 186 29 195 26 199 28 177 41592 39995 43 174 44 182 41 181 38 170 39995 38525 46 172 53 175 49 173 42 163 38525 37161 56 174 59 171 52 169 47 152 37161 35861 60 168 60 167 52 161 49 147 35861 34553 59 168 60 169 50 158 50 145 34553 33203 60 169 60 172 48 160 50 145 33203 31813 62 171 59 175 49 165 49 142 31813 30368 62 174 58 176 50 171 47 140 30368 28858 59 174 56 174 51 175 45 144 28858 27287 55 174 54 173 49 180 40 151 27287 25659 53 174 53 174 46 181 37 158 25659 23978 51 173 52 175 46 180 37 164 23978 22243 51 173 51 174 49 175 43 161 22243 20445 51 177 51 173 50 167 44 161 20445 18582 48 182 51 172 49 161 42 164 18582 16688 45 180 49 168 46 153 40 164 16688 14863 43 167 43 167 42 139 40 155 14863 13198 40 156 35 162 39 132 38 143 13198 11710 32 169 30 145 31 127 34 131 11710 10379 28 196 23 137 13 094 29 119 10379 9190 25 207 14 150 9 024 22 105 9190 8129 16 199 5*130 15 336 15 042 8129 7188 8 167 4*060 20*320 19 008 7188 6354 5 112 5 024 23*312 21 346 6354 5613 4 055 6 015 24 309 25 331 5613 4947 5*342 7 002 25 305 28 320 4947 4354 9*331 7 357 26 302 27 314 4354 3857 10 330 8 356 26 301 26 312 3857 3472 10 330 8 353 25 300 25 311 3472 3206 9 332 8 354 25 300 22 310 3206 3044 9 332 8 353 23 300 20*310 3044 2951 8 332 7 354 17 300 14*309 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