DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - 66.9 - - 72.9 - - 73.6 - - 65.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 374 - - 156 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3408 - - 4436 - - 3470 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5270 - - 6096 - - 4995 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6401 - - 7429 - - 6463 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1642 - - 1828 - - 2273 - - 2850 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 437 - - 491 - - 340 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 331 - - 345 - - 037 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -10 - - 9 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3954 - - -4789 - - -6340 - - -7544 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10356 - - 12219 - - 12804 - - 10497 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9139 - - -9616 - - -11017 - - -13684 ODpotential blCL - - - 15540 - - 17045 - - 17480 - - 16636 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 51 - - 60 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.9 - - 72.9 - - 73.6 - - 65.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.8 - - 29.4 - - 27.7 - - 30.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 70.4 - - 72.2 - - 69.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 28.1 - - 26.5 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 374 - - 156 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3408 - - 4436 - - 3470 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 97634 3 196 3 293 3 330 5 292 97634 90242 4 186 2 226 4 043 6 112 90242 84559 6 116 8 153 2 079 8 087 84559 79845 4 113 9 109 4 143 7 061 79845 75790 7 127 1 113 4 116 5 029 75790 72218 3 122 3 012 6 047 7 073 72218 68978 5 125 2 243 6 338 9 035 68978 65998 8 012 5 040 6 354 10 016 65998 63235 3 347 4 341 9 320 11 001 63235 60565 10 337 7 348 14 331 12 354 60565 57789 12 327 11 318 16 319 14 325 57789 54914 17 331 14 316 21 311 20 311 54914 52172 20 329 15 311 21 306 22 307 52172 49698 27 315 24 309 26 304 29 314 49698 47482 31 307 31 308 37 312 43 307 47482 45495 35 307 37 313 43 311 35 312 45495 43699 39 312 48 320 41 325 49 333 43699 42057 46 322 57 334 68 333 65 330 42057 40534 58 329 76 338 80 329 71 325 40534 39104 69 332 90 335 81 329 70 324 39104 37754 75 334 92 335 78 332 68 326 37754 36451 73 335 89 336 75 334 65 329 36451 35131 70 337 90 336 72 334 61 331 35131 33763 62 336 82 339 72 334 58 331 33763 32354 50 333 69 341 70 336 57 331 32354 30890 42 332 58 343 57 338 53 336 30890 29360 37 331 46 340 48 334 45 336 29360 27769 34 331 32 336 42 330 39 329 27769 26114 31 329 27 339 36 328 39 325 26114 24399 31 326 28 339 29 327 34 329 24399 22631 32 325 29 337 25 329 26 329 22631 20803 31 326 29 337 25 331 22 328 20803 18905 29 328 27 338 24 337 21 330 18905 16971 25 330 25 337 22 344 18 333 16971 15104 22 330 22 333 19 344 14 339 15104 13403 21 329 19 327 16 338 12 338 13403 11888 21 329 16 324 13 332 11 334 11888 10537 19 329 13 322 11 325 12 334 10537 9330 16 329 11 312 10 311 12 337 9330 8251 13 327 9*305 10 303 11 339 8251 7289 10*319 8*309 8*314 9 339 7289 6436 9*314 8 314 8*322 8 340 6436 5677 9 315 8 323 8 333 7 344 5677 4994 9 316 8 331 8 344 5 359 4994 4387 9 318 8 338 9 349 5 018 4387 3877 9 322 8 344 9 352 6 027 3877 3484 9 326 8 348 9 355 6 031 3484 3212 8 328 8 351 8 357 5 033 3212 3047 8 329 8 351 8 357 4*034 3047 2951 7 330 7 352 7 358 3*037 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