DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/08 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 - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.4 - - 71.8 - - 76.6 - - 78.7 - - 68.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 40 - - 313 - - 295 - - 114 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4724 - - 6353 - - 8745 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2935 - - 6253 - - 7507 - - 8744 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top 2952 - - 7717 - - 9346 - - 11738 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2829 - - 1596 - - 2073 - - 2478 - - 2257 Hgt.Variab. W* 36 - - 473 - - 514 - - 422 - - 6 W* B/S 1 - - 9 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 10 - - 11 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 301 - - 305 - - 305 - - 303 - - 010 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 14 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - -2 - - 10 - - 47 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7450 - - -3821 - - -3864 - - -3222 - - -7641 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10402 - - 11538 - - 13210 - - 14961 - - 10594 sfcLCL ODpotential -13701 - - -9196 - - -8646 - - -7150 - - -10816 ODpotential blCL 16653 - - 16913 - - 17992 - - 18888 - - 13768 blCL maxRH 45 - - 68 - - 88 - - 69 - - 72 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 65.4 - - 71.8 - - 76.6 - - 78.7 - - 68.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.2 - - 31.3 - - 28.5 - - 22.6 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.8 - - 69.6 - - 74.5 - - 77.6 - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.2 - - 30.1 - - 27.3 - - 21.4 - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 40 - - 313 - - 295 - - 114 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4724 - - 6353 - - 8745 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 52 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 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] 97718 4 146 6 228 12 290 3 310 4 341 97718 90301 3 129 9 186 8 238 3 287 3 002 90301 84578 5 071 7 159 6 177 5 225 6 028 84578 79853 5 053 4 220 2 301 1 157 5 003 79853 75798 4 014 2 260 0 272 1 187 3 323 75798 72217 3 026 3 042 4 339 6 353 4 009 72217 68971 8 337 9 347 4 002 5 017 6 348 68971 65985 9 336 9 343 8 356 12 347 12 356 65985 63213 12 320 10 351 11 331 14 338 13 351 63213 60520 10 327 14 001 12 333 19 333 16 332 60520 57726 19 338 17 336 15 322 24 316 16 317 57726 54846 25 327 20 332 20 318 22 321 23 335 54846 52109 29 328 29 325 28 323 32 313 33 323 52109 49664 36 328 32 328 38 326 42 312 41 311 49664 47470 43 328 41 325 42 316 45 306 43 301 47470 45466 46 325 44 313 46 304 49 299 47 299 45466 43620 46 322 48 305 52 297 57 296 51 299 43620 41908 46 318 49 298 58 287 60 291 57 295 41908 40314 43 314 46 291 54 275 59 284 61 292 40314 38830 41 312 43 286 53 264 56 278 62 291 38830 37446 38 312 41 282 54 261 52 268 59 288 37446 36124 36 313 41 280 51 259 52 263 56 285 36124 34801 33 311 40 282 51 260 52 267 54 281 34801 33447 31 309 38 281 49 263 52 271 51 279 33447 32060 28 306 35 278 46 263 50 267 48 281 32060 30621 29 302 33 276 42 264 49 262 48 282 30621 29118 32 301 32 277 38 268 48 260 48 284 29118 27552 34 303 31 280 36 274 49 262 45 290 27552 25924 31 305 29 283 36 279 48 267 41 297 25924 24236 27 306 27 286 35 280 47 271 40 300 24236 22490 25 306 27 288 35 277 47 277 39 301 22490 20679 25 305 27 290 32 276 46 282 37 300 20679 18796 27 306 27 291 29 279 44 280 37 300 18796 16881 28 306 27 292 29 280 40 278 37 300 16881 15039 28 305 26 294 31 277 35 283 32 294 15039 13366 26 306 26 296 32 280 27 285 24 292 13366 11874 24 306 25 298 28 282 22*290 22 303 11874 10538 22 301 23 298 21*279 21*292 21 310 10538 9340 18 292 19 293 16*281 20 294 20 321 9340 8266 15 289 14*289 15 284 19 296 19 329 8266 7306 13 294 12*292 13 292 17 300 18 335 7306 6452 10 309 11 295 12 301 16 303 16 341 6452 5691 10 324 11 301 10 313 14 309 14 348 5691 5005 10 331 10 305 10 322 13 313 12 359 5005 4394 10 328 10 311 9 331 12 317 11 015 4394 3882 11 317 10 315 9 336 11 320 11 026 3882 3486 10 306 9 319 9 340 11 321 10 029 3486 3213 9 301 9 321 9 342 10 323 9 027 3213 3047 7*301 8 323 8 344 10 324 7*018 3047 2951 6*301 8 324 8 345 8 326 5*010 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