DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - - 70.8 - - 75.6 - - 75.6 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 370 - - 416 - - 197 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5120 - - 7533 - - 5936 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6626 - - 8603 - - 6963 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8113 - - 10526 - - 8929 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2480 - - 2788 - - 3733 - - 4514 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 512 - - 606 - - 438 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 27 - - 24 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 323 - - 351 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 11 - - 13 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3426 - - -2718 - - -4149 - - -8034 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11540 - - 13245 - - 13079 - - 10987 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6521 - - -4987 - - -6854 - - -11640 ODpotential blCL - - - 14634 - - 15513 - - 15783 - - 14592 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 71 - - 65 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 75.6 - - 75.6 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 27.0 - - 27.9 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.3 - - 72.8 - - 73.9 - - 70.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 26.0 - - 26.9 - - 29.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 370 - - 416 - - 197 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5120 - - 7533 - - 5936 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98309 15 106 13 118 15 105 9 117 98309 90862 6 107 14 093 12 096 13 078 90862 85144 10 109 8 082 8 067 12 072 85144 80380 8 135 3 213 6 009 10 076 80380 76249 13 134 6 164 3 283 7 046 76249 72596 6 166 5 079 4 125 2 044 72596 69300 5 213 2 304 3 069 2 059 69300 66261 4 182 2 309 3 084 0 050 66261 63433 5 107 1 293 2 255 4 290 63433 60696 7 331 5 055 4 208 5 259 60696 57854 10 284 9 323 8 327 7 311 57854 54912 12 352 8 304 11 319 12 327 54912 52104 20 342 17 316 19 319 21 319 52104 49587 19 333 19 315 21 315 23 316 49587 47346 27 344 26 332 27 326 28 330 47346 45333 39 337 33 324 36 325 38 332 45333 43506 44 338 43 329 44 329 44 335 43506 41836 51 342 50 331 50 336 54 343 41836 40295 54 351 59 345 65 339 66 341 40295 38858 70 355 70 346 69 338 67 338 38858 37505 73 356 71 345 67 339 63 337 37505 36197 71 358 68 346 64 341 60 337 36197 34872 68 359 62 346 60 341 56 336 34872 33504 57 350 57 343 54 338 52 334 33504 32096 55 340 52 340 52 333 47 331 32096 30635 57 342 52 334 51 327 43 330 30635 29112 52 347 52 336 49 328 42 332 29112 27529 43 346 43 337 44 332 39 335 27529 25885 39 343 37 332 36 327 34 336 25885 24182 36 343 34 332 33 320 31 323 24182 22425 32 341 29 333 30 318 29 315 22425 20612 26 339 24 331 27 317 26 314 20612 18735 21 334 20 323 23 313 23 314 18735 16829 17 323 17 316 18 307 20 314 16829 14995 15 315 14 307 16 304 18 312 14995 13325 12 312 13 290 14 293 17 314 13325 11834 10 304 11*274 12 277 16 312 11834 10501 10 289 7*272 9 284 14 310 10501 9307 10 275 7 274 8*295 13 311 9307 8237 7*274 6 280 8*302 11 314 8237 7282 5*280 4 319 7 326 9 319 7282 6433 4 286 5 341 8 348 7 329 6433 5677 4 300 5 352 9 356 6 345 5677 4995 4 314 6 358 9 360 6 011 4995 4388 3 327 6 004 9 003 6 026 4388 3878 4 339 6 008 9 005 7 031 3878 3485 4 347 7 010 9 006 7 033 3485 3213 4 353 7 011 9 007 6 035 3213 3047 4 353 7 011 9 007 5*036 3047 2951 4 357 6 012 8 008 3*035 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