DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.8 - - 67.5 - - 68.0 - - 62.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 393 - - 436 - - 209 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6593 - - 8763 - - 6299 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7815 - - 9619 - - 7270 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9586 - - 11756 - - 9292 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3225 - - 2019 - - 4032 - - 6659 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 566 - - 646 - - 454 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 13 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 310 - - 344 - - 057 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 10 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -12 - - 14 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -961 - - 142 - - -2370 - - -7378 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10548 - - 11615 - - 11663 - - 10331 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2052 - - -881 - - -3603 - - -9812 ODpotential blCL - - - 11638 - - 12637 - - 12895 - - 12764 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 78 - - 73 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.8 - - 67.5 - - 68.0 - - 62.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.7 - - 26.5 - - 26.9 - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.3 - - 64.9 - - 66.3 - - 64.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 25.5 - - 26.0 - - 26.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 393 - - 436 - - 209 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6593 - - 8763 - - 6299 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98118 9 113 9 114 7 043 10 079 98118 90726 9 121 5 125 5 080 3 081 90726 85043 8 094 2 292 6 098 7 089 85043 80296 4 078 5 136 4 159 6 043 80296 76192 4 092 7 126 4 197 4 347 76192 72565 4 188 4 151 3 196 4 163 72565 69265 8 193 6 203 4 246 4 120 69265 66212 4 206 10 207 8 238 2 322 66212 63374 9 243 8 238 5 268 1 299 63374 60613 11 242 15 265 13 279 9 318 60613 57732 8 256 11 258 14 276 16 287 57732 54753 10 297 10 252 13 275 15 278 54753 51919 16 304 12 287 15 292 16 300 51919 49375 23 299 19 290 18 300 16 311 49375 47103 18 294 17 305 26 318 24 323 47103 45056 18 309 25 321 26 315 27 332 45056 43193 25 320 25 324 28 336 33 346 43193 41488 26 327 27 339 41 343 38 348 41488 39923 31 348 37 342 44 347 44 000 39923 38479 40 350 40 349 57 358 62 001 38479 37135 48 353 54 001 66 356 64 356 37135 35848 52 359 69 003 66 355 61 356 35848 34547 58 006 74 004 65 356 63 359 34547 33203 61 004 63 001 62 357 63 360 33203 31818 56 001 56 356 55 357 60 000 31818 30381 46 001 52 357 49 354 52 359 30381 28881 38 356 43 354 46 352 44 353 28881 27317 35 355 39 349 42 352 41 347 27317 25692 33 358 36 348 39 349 41 346 25692 24005 27 358 31 352 36 344 42 348 24005 22262 22 351 23 351 31 340 40 348 22262 20459 20 342 19 335 26 333 35 345 20459 18593 18 339 17 327 22 326 26 338 18593 16700 13 337 13 317 18 324 21 335 16700 14881 11 335 11 301 16 317 20 322 14881 13226 11 324 11*283 15 284 19 317 13226 11749 13 306 11*283 14 280 15 309 11749 10427 15*294 11 286 12*285 13 304 10427 9243 14*294 10 290 11*289 11 302 9243 8183 12 297 10 299 9 303 8 305 8183 7237 10 306 9 310 7 325 6 313 7237 6395 9 309 9 318 7 349 4 333 6395 5647 9 314 9 324 8 001 4 006 5647 4972 9 319 9 331 8 007 4 033 4972 4371 9 323 9 336 9 011 5 044 4371 3867 9 326 9 340 9 013 6 050 3867 3478 8 330 9 342 9 015 6 053 3478 3209 8 332 9 344 9 015 6 054 3209 3045 8 332 9 345 8 016 5*057 3045 2951 7 333 8 346 8 017 3*057 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