DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/17 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.0 - - 57.0 - - 51.5 - - 50.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 482 - - 286 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5635 - - 9106 - - 3372 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6976 - - 9947 - - 5172 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8628 - - 12099 - - 6365 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5888 - - 4729 - - 3139 - - 7786 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 506 - - 676 - - 407 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 19 - - 27 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 355 - - 007 - - 338 - - 352 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 24 - - 8 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 439 - - 2150 - - 68 - - -4901 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8189 - - 9950 - - 6297 - - 7852 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -196 - - 1591 - - -702 - - -6146 ODpotential blCL - - - 8824 - - 10508 - - 7067 - - 9097 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 97 - - 77 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 250 - - 240 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.0 - - 57.0 - - 51.5 - - 50.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.3 - - 23.3 - - 34.1 - - 26.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 54.3 - - 49.8 - - 51.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 22.7 - - 33.9 - - 26.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 482 - - 286 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5635 - - 9106 - - 3372 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 89 - - 7 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 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] 98117 6 077 2 085 11 009 12 056 98117 90669 3 117 2 345 11 049 5 064 90669 84921 7 066 2 271 8 005 6 018 84921 80160 8 039 5 028 2 343 9 008 80160 76080 1 137 8 347 4 026 8 051 76080 72478 5 126 2 144 3 330 8 034 72478 69196 5 061 3 209 5 292 7 356 69196 66154 2 149 5 266 3 271 1 304 66154 63318 5 069 7 294 4 310 3 357 63318 60563 2 356 2 266 9 269 8 295 60563 57681 8 355 11 352 8 286 1 270 57681 54671 16 295 18 315 16 312 13 323 54671 51795 16 314 20 307 28 316 23 314 51795 49217 22 324 19 331 25 309 29 325 49217 46918 29 327 29 348 15 334 39 330 46918 44843 32 326 40 338 34 344 42 335 44843 42951 33 331 41 330 49 338 44 339 42951 41208 34 332 39 331 53 337 47 343 41208 39590 32 332 37 338 53 340 53 351 39590 38082 31 337 37 346 52 347 63 357 38082 36673 31 343 41 352 55 355 76 359 36673 35325 31 348 45 354 61 001 86 360 35325 33966 31 347 45 354 64 003 92 001 33966 32569 28 347 40 356 65 005 96 003 32569 31139 26 347 33 002 65 008 95 003 31139 29666 21 347 32 013 56 008 81 003 29666 28146 15 346 32 021 44 015 63 005 28146 26590 15 335 33 027 43 022 53 009 26590 25000 13 342 35 029 41 029 46 013 25000 23370 14 358 35 031 32 031 43 023 23370 21693 16 000 33 034 23 036 45 031 21693 19959 16 009 32 032 23 025 30 025 19959 18158 19 028 30 031 24 015 17 023 18158 16323 24 030 21 034 25 015 17 022 16323 14554 24 034 19 030 23 025 19 030 14554 12945 23 038 20*026 18 033 23 037 12945 11508 21 035 20*022 14 025 25 040 11508 10225 19 027 20 018 14 007 25 037 10225 9075 18*020 20 007 18 357 24 031 9075 8045 18*010 20 005 22 353 23 025 8045 7125 18 001 20 004 25*349 23 019 7125 6307 18 356 20 003 26*345 24 016 6307 5578 18 353 20 003 27 342 24 013 5578 4921 18 351 19 002 28 339 24 010 4921 4335 17 350 19 002 28 336 24 007 4335 3843 17 349 18 002 28 335 22 003 3843 3464 17 348 18 002 27 335 20 360 3464 3201 16 347 17 002 26 334 17 356 3201 3042 15 348 16 002 24 334 15*354 3042 2950 13 348 14 002 17 334 10*352 2950 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