DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.5 - - 62.9 - - - - - 57.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 416 - - 405 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5339 - - 8509 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6841 - - 9375 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8332 - - 11502 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3430 - - 3891 - - - - - 8809 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 538 - - 624 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 352 - - 357 - - - - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - -12 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2163 - - 946 - - - - - -6108 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10496 - - 10556 - - - - - 9061 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3976 - - -41 - - - - - -7845 ODpotential blCL - - - 12308 - - 11543 - - - - - 10797 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 65 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 110 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.5 - - 62.9 - - - - - 57.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.6 - - 26.6 - - - - - 28.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 60.4 - - - - - 59.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.8 - - 25.8 - - - - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 416 - - 405 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5339 - - 8509 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 98096 11 192 5 117 7 123 98096 90676 11 104 2 273 4 004 90676 84983 3 083 2 145 10 360 84983 80256 4 172 2 195 4 009 80256 76162 4 173 5 270 1 107 76162 72530 3 095 6 184 1 016 72530 69230 1 225 7 177 4 215 69230 66182 5 199 7 255 4 176 66182 63339 6 218 12 227 7 282 63339 60579 7 255 7 211 10 253 60579 57693 18 269 15 284 8 229 57693 54687 18 262 21 279 12 321 54687 51827 12 264 21 278 20 315 51827 49279 13 307 15 274 25 305 49279 47006 27 330 15 291 25 294 47006 44943 36 307 20 312 22 281 44943 43055 41 287 28 309 20 280 43055 41318 44 287 32 299 20 295 41318 39710 48 288 27 294 20 307 39710 38223 44 293 26 309 21 314 38223 36856 38 299 34 310 20 312 36856 35571 34 305 34 299 14 298 35571 34282 33 319 27 309 14 295 34282 32948 33 332 23 330 16 293 32948 31574 30 342 22 346 18 312 31574 30147 32 350 23 349 21 331 30147 28657 35 351 26 347 24 337 28657 27106 34 357 29 349 23 341 27106 25493 33 002 30 355 19 338 25493 23818 34 002 33 004 17 343 23818 22086 37 003 33 009 18 353 22086 20292 38 006 28 008 19 353 20292 18434 34 008 19 003 20 352 18434 16558 28 010 12 009 17 357 16558 14762 24 014 13 008 18 351 14762 13128 23 015 16 005 18 348 13128 11667 22 014 16*005 15 349 11667 10360 22 014 16*002 13 349 10360 9189 19*015 15 000 12 350 9189 8139 15*010 15 359 12 351 8139 7202 14 001 14 356 13 355 7202 6369 13 353 14 356 13 357 6369 5626 13 349 14 355 14 001 5626 4956 13 347 14 354 15 002 4956 4360 13 347 14 353 16 004 4360 3859 13 346 13 353 16 004 3859 3473 13 346 13 352 15 003 3473 3206 12 345 12 353 12 001 3206 3044 12 346 12 353 10*358 3044 2951 10 346 10 353 5*353 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