DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 86.4 - - 88.5 - - 79.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 362 - - 403 - - 181 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5385 - - 7863 - - 7973 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6826 - - 8856 - - 8482 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8378 - - 10856 - - 10966 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1742 - - 2046 - - 3946 - - 5721 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 517 - - 609 - - 470 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 13 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 254 - - 267 - - 013 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 16 - - 19 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 36 - - 50 - - 47 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5904 - - -4879 - - -5453 - - -10763 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14282 - - 15736 - - 16420 - - 13717 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11722 - - -8885 - - -9284 - - -14955 ODpotential blCL - - - 20100 - - 19741 - - 20250 - - 17908 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 43 - - 70 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 86.4 - - 88.5 - - 79.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.2 - - 26.7 - - 25.5 - - 29.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.6 - - 83.8 - - 86.8 - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 25.6 - - 24.6 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 362 - - 403 - - 181 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5385 - - 7863 - - 7973 - - 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] 98853 19 109 17 123 13 094 11 105 98853 91333 12 135 11 089 16 096 12 113 91333 85556 18 138 6 115 15 088 16 099 85556 80760 14 130 9 152 3 080 15 085 80760 76630 10 134 11 124 5 148 7 082 76630 72984 7 123 6 109 7 143 8 109 72984 69694 6 149 4 183 5 140 7 118 69694 66667 7 176 8 207 5 198 1 156 66667 63846 2 170 12 205 12 244 6 218 63846 61109 12 248 14 226 11 211 8 252 61109 58258 14 236 16 234 19 267 21 273 58258 55317 24 255 31 252 28 259 31 262 55317 52520 29 255 34 252 33 261 34 263 52520 50009 37 265 38 255 39 260 43 259 50009 47783 45 265 41 255 42 256 45 250 47783 45785 48 267 44 259 43 257 42 251 45785 43963 49 271 49 263 46 258 44 256 43963 42282 49 270 52 264 50 261 47 258 42282 40720 46 268 54 263 52 259 49 256 40720 39258 44 270 56 262 54 257 52 254 39258 37884 44 271 57 261 56 256 53 253 37884 36565 45 268 59 263 60 254 53 253 36565 35233 44 264 60 265 63 252 54 254 35233 33859 43 259 60 266 63 256 55 254 33859 32444 44 256 58 267 64 261 57 252 32444 30975 44 256 56 267 65 264 59 250 30975 29439 45 257 54 265 65 267 61 253 29439 27838 46 258 53 263 62 267 63 258 27838 26176 46 260 53 261 57 264 61 259 26176 24455 47 263 53 258 53 259 59 255 24455 22678 47 265 53 257 52 255 57 250 22678 20840 46 266 50 257 51 254 55 248 20840 18940 43 265 47 256 50 252 53 246 18940 17016 39 262 44 255 47 247 47 235 17016 15164 37 259 41 253 39 239 40 227 15164 13475 35 258 35 249 27 231 33 234 13475 11965 32 256 26*242 22*233 24 240 11965 10617 26 250 17*236 18*235 18 254 10617 9408 19*242 14 237 13 242 13 275 9408 8325 14*239 12 242 11 251 11 296 8325 7357 12 243 9 252 8 265 11 315 7357 6496 10 248 8 259 7 280 11 334 6496 5728 8 255 7 268 6 294 12 346 5728 5034 6 262 6 277 6 307 14 355 5034 4416 5 270 6 286 6 315 15 002 4416 3897 5 279 5 294 6 321 15 007 3897 3495 4 286 5 299 6 324 15 010 3495 3218 4 293 5 302 6 326 12 012 3218 3049 4 295 5 304 6 328 10*013 3049 2952 3 299 4 307 6 329 6*013 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