DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - 82.5 - - 88.0 - - 88.4 - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 327 - - 154 - - 34 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4016 - - 12223 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5723 - - 11694 - - 2936 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7009 - - 15216 - - 2954 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4750 - - 3750 - - 17334 - - 7827 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 455 - - 517 - - 36 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 32 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 17 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 187 - - 206 - - 206 - - 224 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 40 - - -21 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5667 - - 1235 - - -11969 - - -10593 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12676 - - 13982 - - 14924 - - 13547 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7419 - - 147 - - -12873 - - -13084 ODpotential blCL - - - 14428 - - 15069 - - 15827 - - 16037 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 100 - - 95 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 260 - - 200 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.5 - - 88.0 - - 88.4 - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.7 - - 36.1 - - 32.3 - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.1 - - 86.5 - - 88.0 - - 83.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.9 - - 35.2 - - 31.2 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 327 - - 154 - - 34 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4016 - - 12223 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 101 - - 79 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98716 16 124 13 088 16 070 18 113 98716 91241 17 122 12 091 13 096 15 061 91241 85486 19 124 12 123 11 090 17 053 85486 80690 13 100 12 126 8 084 12 055 80690 76559 7 068 6 120 4 081 9 076 76559 72897 1 268 3 088 3 061 7 077 72897 69555 2 197 4 145 4 091 7 074 69555 66471 4 184 5 173 2 076 4 066 66471 63616 6 161 10 178 5 234 3 305 63616 60853 7 228 6 211 8 190 7 243 60853 57967 11 230 9 244 8 230 10 224 57967 54969 17 227 16 246 15 244 11 233 54969 52113 21 229 23 241 20 247 15 233 52113 49561 22 241 26 234 24 242 21 238 49561 47301 22 250 22 232 23 242 22 239 47301 45277 23 249 20 248 26 248 24 247 45277 43442 14 253 16 257 26 249 25 242 43442 41764 11 300 18 273 23 251 24 234 41764 40218 16 306 18 270 23 251 29 240 40218 38777 15 291 18 274 27 247 31 240 38777 37426 12 276 21 277 28 245 33 235 37426 36126 16 274 20 271 27 247 32 227 36126 34813 15 264 18 255 26 245 31 226 34813 33458 14 260 19 244 25 240 31 225 33458 32065 15 259 20 249 27 236 31 217 32065 30622 14 255 21 249 27 226 33 212 30622 29118 12 242 20 236 29 220 34 213 29118 27554 15 237 23 231 31 221 33 209 27554 25933 20 232 27 231 32 221 32 205 25933 24254 24 226 29 228 32 219 30 206 24254 22521 25 221 31 228 30 213 29 208 22521 20730 26 218 33 221 29 205 28 206 20730 18872 26 216 32 213 29 204 26 198 18872 16981 25 228 29*213 28 207 27 195 16981 15153 29 231 28*213 27 212 27 199 15153 13480 29 219 25 212 26 215 26 205 13480 11982 27 213 23 211 26 216 26 211 11982 10639 23 212 20 209 24 217 26 218 10639 9432 18 214 18 207 24 217 26 224 9432 8349 14 216 16 205 23 217 27 229 8349 7380 11*218 14 202 22 216 27 231 7380 6516 8*217 13 199 21 215 27 232 6516 5745 5 212 12 196 20 213 28 233 5745 5049 3 193 11 194 19 212 27 234 5049 4427 2 162 10 192 18 211 27 234 4427 3904 2 122 10 190 17 209 25 234 3904 3500 2 101 9 188 16 209 21 233 3500 3220 2 095 9 187 15 208 16 230 3220 3050 3 091 8 186 14*207 12*227 3050 2952 3 090 7 186 11*206 7*224 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