DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - - 65.2 - - 70.2 - - 70.8 - - 64.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 415 - - 204 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3642 - - 6596 - - 5842 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5477 - - 7845 - - 6904 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6635 - - 9589 - - 8835 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2408 - - 2754 - - 3724 - - 6045 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 459 - - 578 - - 439 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 340 - - 329 - - 347 - - 009 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 11 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - 12 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1953 - - -359 - - -1555 - - -5973 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8588 - - 9948 - - 10391 - - 8926 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3391 - - -1053 - - -2444 - - -8374 ODpotential blCL - - - 10026 - - 10642 - - 11279 - - 11326 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 84 - - 83 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.2 - - 70.2 - - 70.8 - - 64.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.8 - - 36.6 - - 35.2 - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.7 - - 67.6 - - 69.1 - - 66.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 35.9 - - 34.7 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 415 - - 204 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3642 - - 6596 - - 5842 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 38 - - 32 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98242 11 124 6 127 11 101 9 135 98242 90790 5 078 11 131 4 133 6 105 90790 85072 4 111 10 112 4 152 8 084 85072 80329 8 133 6 129 9 151 6 104 80329 76237 10 125 7 159 4 139 7 093 76237 72612 5 145 3 148 0 161 7 057 72612 69313 3 143 2 242 3 320 6 036 69313 66259 1 093 3 285 7 328 7 004 66259 63422 2 348 4 291 7 306 7 322 63422 60673 7 341 3 319 6 319 5 314 60673 57797 10 344 7 339 11 319 9 337 57797 54807 9 347 9 327 19 319 22 332 54807 51961 13 339 15 327 19 333 21 324 51961 49420 23 336 28 338 31 342 25 348 49420 47171 29 334 32 336 39 341 40 355 47171 45153 32 336 37 343 39 333 49 348 45153 43319 38 341 41 349 39 346 51 354 43319 41640 42 348 53 355 65 005 74 006 41640 40096 49 352 63 350 93 004 100 009 40096 38661 50 350 58 353 94 355 107 008 38661 37316 44 348 71 005 84 350 94 000 37316 36022 40 345 83 009 84 355 87 354 36022 34714 38 338 79 008 81 004 83 350 34714 33363 36 335 55 360 88 008 78 348 33363 31971 40 339 46 343 84 004 72 348 31971 30524 45 344 44 341 81 000 68 350 30524 29011 45 348 43 336 79 359 68 356 29011 27435 38 343 43 333 67 359 67 358 27435 25797 37 337 41 333 50 353 64 359 25797 24101 36 338 39 331 40 334 52 352 24101 22351 34 339 35 331 40 325 45 341 22351 20542 30 336 29 333 38 327 42 334 20542 18668 24 330 24 332 30 330 35 330 18668 16765 19 318 20 323 23 326 26 329 16765 14935 16 305 18 309 20 321 23 325 14935 13270 13 291 16 287 20 303 25 311 13270 11786 11 270 14 263 19 293 24 311 11786 10459 10 255 12*269 15 298 22 315 10459 9272 11 252 10*283 12*311 19 321 9272 8208 9 254 9 298 11*314 15 330 8208 7258 4*273 9 313 10 331 13 339 7258 6414 4*315 9 333 10 346 12 348 6414 5662 6 331 9 340 10 352 12 357 5662 4984 6 339 10 344 10 355 12 004 4984 4380 7 342 10 347 10 358 11 008 4380 3873 7 345 10 350 10 360 11 012 3873 3481 7 348 10 351 10 001 11 014 3481 3211 7 349 10 352 10 002 9 014 3211 3046 7 351 10 353 10 002 7*012 3046 2951 6 352 9 353 9 003 4*009 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