DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 80.2 - - - - - 74.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 407 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2302 - - 4175 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4428 - - 5922 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5295 - - 7168 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 859 - - 7559 - - - - - 4335 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 381 - - 495 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 131 - - 051 - - - - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 16 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1778 - - -2639 - - - - - -4295 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7073 - - 9807 - - - - - 7249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5004 - - -3869 - - - - - -6806 ODpotential blCL - - - 10299 - - 11037 - - - - - 9759 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 75 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 320 - - 970 - - - - - 1930 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 80.2 - - - - - 74.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.9 - - 46.9 - - - - - 52.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.8 - - 77.5 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.4 - - 46.4 - - - - - 52.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 407 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2302 - - 4175 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 65 - - 0 - - - - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 9 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] 98733 11 108 10 060 8 107 98733 91262 14 125 12 111 11 088 91262 85512 17 107 14 102 18 067 85512 80769 12 116 13 100 17 046 80769 76693 13 134 11 122 9 059 76693 73078 17 113 6 136 10 103 73078 69781 14 135 9 171 10 141 69781 66740 13 147 13 151 8 157 66740 63916 11 159 9 170 7 227 63916 61159 14 160 15 173 10 197 61159 58269 11 165 16 171 12 182 58269 55265 10 160 12 163 18 168 55265 52403 17 163 9 143 19 139 52403 49855 21 159 10 150 10 140 49855 47589 16 137 14 149 16 167 47589 45534 22 152 18 134 22 142 45534 43648 18 157 21 130 21 124 43648 41908 17 159 30 137 12 153 41908 40288 34 146 34 148 37 171 40288 38779 43 149 52 145 60 153 38779 37383 45 135 54 124 57 141 37383 36058 41 127 45 114 49 142 36058 34730 36 133 40 126 51 151 34730 33374 41 140 44 140 58 156 33374 31987 46 140 48 140 63 158 31987 30551 42 134 49 135 65 161 30551 29050 40 132 50 134 64 163 29050 27487 39 133 50 134 59 163 27487 25864 38 130 50 135 54 160 25864 24185 37 127 48 138 49 155 24185 22456 39 125 47 139 48 148 22456 20670 41 127 46 138 48 139 20670 18817 45 131 43 133 45 131 18817 16929 43 124 44 121 41 127 16929 15104 39 111 44 121 36 127 15104 13435 36 102 42 126 29 128 13435 11940 32 103 40 125 24 130 11940 10600 29 111 36 121 19 129 10600 9397 28 125 30 117 15 123 9397 8317 27 130 22 109 10 102 8317 7351 25 127 15*096 8 066 7351 6490 23 124 11*081 9 035 6490 5724 16*128 8 056 10 019 5724 5031 10*132 8 049 12 011 5031 4413 9 132 8 046 13 003 4413 3895 8 131 8 042 13 354 3895 3494 8 130 8 040 12 345 3494 3217 7 129 7 040 10 333 3217 3049 7 128 7 039 9*325 3049 2952 6 127 7 040 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