DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/04 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 - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 76.7 - - 76.9 - - 68.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 323 - - 113 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2659 - - 6464 - - 6601 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4660 - - 7644 - - 7132 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5652 - - 9457 - - 9594 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3405 - - 2984 - - 3315 - - 911 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 385 - - 535 - - 385 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 12 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 343 - - 000 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 8 - - 14 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4909 - - -3475 - - -2856 - - -6001 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10562 - - 12933 - - 12451 - - 8955 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7595 - - -6822 - - -5942 - - -8837 ODpotential blCL - - - 13247 - - 16279 - - 15536 - - 11790 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 36 - - 37 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 76.7 - - 76.9 - - 68.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.1 - - 29.5 - - 32.0 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 74.5 - - 75.8 - - 71.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 28.3 - - 30.8 - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 323 - - 113 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2659 - - 6464 - - 6601 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97678 19 214 17 263 18 274 15 267 97678 90166 7 258 6 258 11 237 8 281 90166 84431 8 321 1 201 8 246 9 292 84431 79707 3 320 8 228 9 317 5 276 79707 75637 1 051 7 230 12 291 5 321 75637 72040 6 002 9 253 13 303 8 324 72040 68776 13 324 10 257 15 285 9 320 68776 65767 14 294 12 299 12 295 13 315 65767 62978 16 279 18 295 14 306 14 290 62978 60272 16 289 19 299 19 317 14 305 60272 57444 17 296 19 297 22 312 16 320 57444 54515 15 299 15 290 18 310 15 316 54515 51731 20 325 16 313 17 312 16 316 51731 49231 19 321 17 314 20 313 17 321 49231 46997 15 316 15 313 20 321 20 335 46997 44979 13 319 15 329 17 326 17 330 44979 43144 16 355 13 003 12 334 25 002 43144 41475 17 027 23 025 21 019 22 010 41475 39934 26 053 33 038 29 045 25 040 39934 38493 39 055 42 048 48 053 45 043 38493 37140 45 054 45 052 53 050 51 043 37140 35842 42 053 46 052 48 046 48 044 35842 34534 35 048 42 055 41 041 41 039 34534 33191 34 040 37 055 37 036 35 029 33191 31813 30 035 30 042 34 034 34 029 31813 30384 24 036 31 030 29 038 31 032 30384 28893 22 042 30 035 29 032 26 034 28893 27340 20 045 25 041 32 038 24 035 27340 25725 17 045 19 033 24 051 24 037 25725 24052 17 043 17 028 17 045 20 049 24052 22324 17 041 14 033 17 043 13 047 22324 20536 15 042 11 041 15 044 14 038 20536 18681 11 047 11 037 12 039 16 041 18681 16794 7 036 9 036 9 040 14 042 16794 14977 3 356 7 023 8 038 11 042 14977 13319 3 280 7 352 10 032 11 044 13319 11838 4 272 8 334 12 026 14 036 11838 10512 5 314 9*341 15*013 17 025 10512 9323 7 346 11*343 16*006 21 015 9323 8256 10 355 12 343 16 003 23 009 8256 7302 13 351 12 343 16 002 24 006 7302 6452 14 344 12 343 16 000 24 006 6452 5694 14*336 13 342 15 359 24 005 5694 5009 15*332 13 343 15 359 24 004 5009 4398 15 330 13 343 15 357 24 003 4398 3885 15 330 13 343 14 357 22 360 3885 3488 14 330 12 344 14 357 19 354 3488 3214 13 330 12 343 13 357 15 345 3214 3047 13 331 11 344 12 356 12*337 3047 2952 11 331 10 344 10 357 6*319 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