DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1338z - - 1604z - - 1902z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.8 - - 73.6 - - 80.5 - - 82.8 - - 73.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 41 - - 300 - - 325 - - 132 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4421 - - 6413 - - 4817 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2935 - - 6003 - - 7602 - - 5901 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top 2952 - - 7414 - - 9406 - - 7810 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2352 - - 2367 - - 2711 - - 5699 - - 2774 Hgt.Variab. W* 37 - - 457 - - 533 - - 362 - - 5 W* B/S 4 - - 26 - - 19 - - 25 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 282 - - 247 - - 269 - - 336 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 12 - - 18 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - 7 - - 29 - - 32 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5968 - - -2638 - - -2111 - - -4993 - - -7534 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8920 - - 10053 - - 11518 - - 12804 - - 10488 sfcLCL ODpotential -12457 - - -6986 - - -6046 - - -8226 - - -11545 ODpotential blCL 15409 - - 14400 - - 15452 - - 16036 - - 14498 blCL maxRH 59 - - 68 - - 58 - - 51 - - 44 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 64.8 - - 73.6 - - 80.5 - - 82.8 - - 73.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.1 - - 39.6 - - 39.9 - - 36.5 - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.2 - - 71.5 - - 78.1 - - 81.5 - - 76.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.4 - - 38.7 - - 38.8 - - 35.3 - - 36.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 41 - - 300 - - 325 - - 132 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4421 - - 6413 - - 4817 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 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] 98404 14 122 3 088 15 089 9 086 6 129 98404 90955 16 131 11 179 2 221 6 051 8 124 90955 85210 6 105 10 153 12 209 3 304 7 124 85210 80428 3 136 7 177 3 138 7 207 3 122 80428 76306 3 107 6 183 4 198 5 209 3 005 76306 72663 3 092 7 192 4 251 2 341 1 288 72663 69365 1 336 7 192 8 234 5 311 4 292 69365 66329 4 261 3 215 10 231 8 269 5 277 66329 63521 3 321 3 184 11 250 9 266 12 286 63521 60825 18 285 10 296 13 276 13 282 15 293 60825 58024 15 302 11 295 11 262 16 259 19 284 58024 55113 22 312 19 300 15 283 19 263 23 275 55113 52335 33 304 34 294 30 290 29 278 32 270 52335 49843 41 293 41 286 42 282 40 279 38 268 49843 47620 45 292 47 283 49 279 46 276 44 272 47620 45618 49 293 50 282 51 276 49 276 47 274 45618 43807 51 290 49 282 48 277 49 281 46 278 43807 42156 50 286 46 278 44 279 46 284 44 280 42156 40628 49 285 46 275 40 280 42 283 42 280 40628 39193 48 285 47 274 38 281 38 284 39 275 39193 37841 46 285 46 276 37 282 36 285 35 271 37841 36535 45 285 46 278 37 283 35 284 31 270 36535 35211 43 287 46 281 38 285 34 283 31 269 35211 33841 42 290 46 285 40 287 35 282 33 269 33841 32430 41 292 48 288 44 289 38 282 37 272 32430 30965 42 292 50 290 48 290 44 283 43 276 30965 29437 45 292 51 291 51 291 51 283 47 277 29437 27847 48 291 50 292 53 291 54 284 48 276 27847 26194 48 291 48 292 54 292 53 283 46 273 26194 24480 43 293 46 290 51 292 49 282 45 272 24480 22707 37 293 43 287 46 289 46 281 43 272 22707 20870 31 291 37 286 42 285 43 280 42 272 20870 18967 29 291 34 285 39 284 42 278 40 272 18967 17034 28 295 33 285 35 285 39 276 37 269 17034 15176 27 297 30 284 32 282 34 272 33 261 15176 13483 26 294 27 282 31 272 27 264 28 258 13483 11972 25 288 25 279 25 259 19 258 22 264 11972 10620 23 284 23 273 18*248 18 261 17 270 10620 9408 20 285 19 261 15*249 15 263 14 273 9408 8322 14 287 13*246 12 253 12*266 11 273 8322 7351 9 292 10*243 9 258 8*271 7 269 7351 6487 7 296 8 243 5 269 5 282 3 250 6487 5719 6 294 5 244 3 291 3 318 2 178 5719 5026 6 291 2 248 2 323 3 002 5 115 5026 4410 6 298 1 270 3 352 3 022 8 103 4410 3892 6 296 1 026 3 009 4 029 9 096 3892 3493 6 286 1 039 3 017 4 034 9 095 3493 3216 3 278 2 047 3 020 4 034 7 095 3216 3048 2*280 2 045 4 022 4 036 5*102 3048 2952 2*282 2 045 3 026 4 037 4*108 2952 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