DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 84.5 - - - - - 68.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 391 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3581 - - 10886 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5433 - - 11301 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6574 - - 13879 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2002 - - 4348 - - - - - 1978 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 458 - - 674 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 23 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 133 - - 141 - - - - - 258 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 17 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - -26 - - - - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2935 - - 710 - - - - - -6388 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9509 - - 13169 - - - - - 9341 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5373 - - -1020 - - - - - -9416 ODpotential blCL - - - 11947 - - 14899 - - - - - 12368 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 88 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 710 - - 580 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 84.5 - - - - - 68.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.4 - - 36.1 - - - - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.7 - - 82.1 - - - - - 69.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 35.2 - - - - - 37.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 391 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3581 - - 10886 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 52 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 98661 10 069 9 099 10 067 98661 91219 3 080 14 085 10 063 91219 85487 15 123 13 050 10 096 85487 80740 15 094 8 072 17 096 80740 76651 10 111 11 117 18 101 76651 73036 13 125 5 166 15 093 73036 69761 15 115 13 166 10 076 69761 66727 5 137 13 136 3 297 66727 63890 12 202 12 160 11 205 63890 61136 14 197 10 176 16 155 61136 58256 13 193 14 201 7 130 58256 55263 18 169 19 176 5 185 55263 52424 19 161 13 148 14 185 52424 49883 15 178 11 194 17 194 49883 47593 16 167 27 157 19 182 47593 45504 28 149 35 136 24 159 45504 43593 30 139 32 128 27 146 43593 41830 30 156 32 137 25 132 41830 40191 47 166 38 152 17 136 40191 38662 71 156 53 158 20 173 38662 37246 84 144 70 150 41 167 37246 35913 82 140 75 140 52 159 35913 34592 75 141 71 137 51 159 34592 33239 71 140 74 139 50 161 33239 31851 67 139 77 136 53 164 31851 30415 62 138 70 130 56 165 30415 28918 58 138 62 129 57 164 28918 27359 53 137 57 126 57 163 27359 25738 48 134 54 124 54 164 25738 24059 44 128 52 125 49 167 24059 22325 42 125 50 126 44 170 22325 20534 42 127 47 128 39 171 20534 18679 39 132 43 130 33 166 18679 16795 36 135 38 131 36 150 16795 14977 34 131 35*136 38 142 14977 13317 34 130 30*142 37 143 13317 11833 34 135 27 143 33 149 11833 10504 32 144 25 143 29 154 10504 9312 27 150 24 143 27 158 9312 8243 23 158 23 142 25 161 8243 7287 18*151 22 141 23 166 7287 6436 13*141 21 139 20 174 6436 5679 13 137 20 139 18 187 5679 4996 12 134 19 138 17 208 4996 4387 12 132 19 137 17 230 4387 3878 12 130 18 136 19 245 3878 3484 11 129 17 136 18 250 3484 3212 11 127 17 135 15 253 3212 3047 10 126 16 135 13*256 3047 2951 9 125 13 134 8*258 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