DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 63.0 - - 70.9 - - 74.8 - - 74.9 - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 73 - - 326 - - 327 - - 133 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 929 - - 3657 - - 8619 - - 6769 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2934 - - 5446 - - 9368 - - 7361 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top 3922 - - 6650 - - 11612 - - 9762 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1050 - - 4132 - - 2381 - - 5315 - - 7913 Hgt.Variab. W* 171 - - 441 - - 590 - - 406 - - 8 W* B/S 3 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 13 - - 17 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 315 - - 349 - - 002 - - 358 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 3 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 10 - - 17 - - 13 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3695 - - -2506 - - 1043 - - -748 - - -5435 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7618 - - 9156 - - 10569 - - 10511 - - 8389 sfcLCL ODpotential -6827 - - -4257 - - 42 - - -2009 - - -7473 ODpotential blCL 10749 - - 10907 - - 11570 - - 11771 - - 10426 blCL maxRH 70 - - 47 - - 71 - - 81 - - 83 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 30 - - 70 - - 150 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m 63.0 - - 70.9 - - 74.8 - - 74.9 - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.9 - - 40.7 - - 38.2 - - 38.7 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 62.1 - - 68.6 - - 72.5 - - 73.6 - - 69.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 39.4 - - 39.8 - - 37.1 - - 37.7 - - 39.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 73 - - 326 - - 327 - - 133 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 929 - - 3657 - - 8619 - - 6769 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 23 - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 97798 8 276 8 213 18 242 19 295 3 271 97798 90290 6 241 9 229 9 239 5 225 8 273 90290 84555 2 160 8 169 7 205 2 203 6 293 84555 79820 3 059 5 117 6 183 2 297 2 039 79820 75742 3 342 3 327 5 139 7 267 4 004 75742 72141 5 337 4 282 0 113 7 266 5 354 72141 68875 5 323 4 253 2 239 7 307 5 340 68875 65859 9 332 4 325 3 298 9 327 4 334 65859 63054 10 328 7 338 8 281 10 323 9 343 63054 60337 9 337 6 355 7 299 10 305 7 331 60337 57501 14 317 11 347 10 309 16 332 16 359 57501 54553 11 329 11 313 17 321 19 329 17 344 54553 51750 11 347 12 295 15 326 25 356 30 005 51750 49253 25 000 22 350 21 000 27 355 34 005 49253 47031 27 355 28 357 31 004 33 003 37 004 47031 45025 34 028 33 020 36 015 38 007 42 010 45025 43208 47 031 48 032 51 025 52 019 58 018 43208 41557 60 032 64 029 65 020 63 020 65 019 41557 40032 64 032 67 026 67 019 62 019 62 019 40032 38605 63 034 65 027 61 021 61 020 62 020 38605 37260 68 037 65 030 61 025 59 020 61 019 37260 35963 70 036 67 031 63 026 58 019 62 019 35963 34650 69 032 67 029 62 025 58 018 62 019 34650 33293 68 030 64 027 59 022 58 018 63 018 33293 31896 67 030 60 025 56 019 57 019 63 018 31896 30447 64 031 57 026 54 019 57 021 62 018 30447 28937 59 030 55 026 51 021 56 023 59 018 28937 27367 55 030 54 027 47 022 55 024 55 018 27367 25739 50 032 51 028 42 020 51 024 54 019 25739 24055 42 035 44 029 38 018 45 020 51 020 24055 22318 32 032 35 026 34 016 39 014 46 018 22318 20522 28 022 30 017 32 012 36 009 41 014 20522 18660 29 021 29 012 32 009 34 008 38 009 18660 16768 25 022 26 016 32 010 33 004 35 005 16768 14948 22 020 22 021 29 012 29 357 31 353 14948 13290 16 018 19 025 23 009 28 355 27 342 13290 11811 11 021 18 033 21*006 24 357 24 344 11811 10488 12 034 18 035 20*004 22*358 23 350 10488 9301 14 033 16 034 19 004 21*358 24 354 9301 8236 15 026 14 027 19 003 20 358 24 358 8236 7284 13 016 12*010 18 002 18 358 24 003 7284 6436 8 358 13*356 18 001 17 358 24 007 6436 5681 6 324 13 350 17 001 16 358 24 011 5681 4998 7 313 13 348 17 001 15 358 24 014 4998 4391 10*326 13 348 16 360 14 357 23 015 4391 3880 12*320 13 348 16 360 14 357 22 015 3880 3485 12 315 13 348 15 360 13 357 18 012 3485 3213 11 314 12 348 14 360 13 357 15 007 3213 3047 10 313 11 348 14 360 12 357 11*002 3047 2952 8 313 10 348 12 000 10 357 5*353 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