DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/11 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 78.3 - - 79.7 - - 71.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 351 - - 142 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2509 - - 3572 - - 2886 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4578 - - 5405 - - 4531 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5502 - - 6565 - - 5879 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1140 - - 1430 - - 2376 - - 2592 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 390 - - 448 - - 311 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - 9 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 336 - - 007 - - 034 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 9 - - 14 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6163 - - -6203 - - -7099 - - -8014 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11666 - - 12768 - - 12979 - - 10967 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11714 - - -10238 - - -11330 - - -13545 ODpotential blCL - - - 17216 - - 16803 - - 17209 - - 16498 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 61 - - 63 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 78.3 - - 79.7 - - 71.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 32.6 - - 33.0 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 75.9 - - 78.3 - - 75.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 31.4 - - 31.9 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 351 - - 142 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2509 - - 3572 - - 2886 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 97982 7 163 16 197 6 280 7 168 97982 90592 15 181 3 148 7 156 11 139 90592 84908 15 165 3 171 7 152 8 100 84908 80183 7 144 7 151 1 174 5 066 80183 76117 5 146 6 157 1 314 4 097 76117 72524 3 200 1 154 4 349 3 027 72524 69270 4 182 7 253 6 292 6 052 69270 66277 4 040 6 237 11 281 11 344 66277 63493 8 343 2 288 9 247 10 300 63493 60792 18 297 17 301 12 287 16 296 60792 57990 23 266 21 282 18 282 18 274 57990 55094 24 263 24 270 20 281 19 269 55094 52326 33 275 31 271 31 280 29 275 52326 49831 41 277 41 271 43 275 40 277 49831 47610 45 275 45 271 46 272 47 276 47610 45633 48 277 48 273 50 273 51 276 45633 43860 55 278 55 273 57 273 56 277 43860 42239 62 276 61 277 62 274 58 276 42239 40726 64 276 65 280 61 277 57 276 40726 39299 60 276 62 279 58 278 54 276 39299 37950 56 278 57 279 53 277 50 278 37950 36648 55 280 53 281 50 276 47 280 36648 35330 54 280 51 281 48 276 45 280 35330 33969 53 279 49 280 48 277 43 280 33969 32567 50 279 47 280 47 279 43 281 32567 31109 47 280 46 280 45 280 42 282 31109 29585 45 281 45 280 43 280 42 284 29585 27996 45 280 44 279 42 280 41 285 27996 26343 46 279 45 278 42 280 40 285 26343 24626 47 278 46 277 41 280 39 285 24626 22848 46 277 44 276 39 280 37 285 22848 21003 42 274 40 275 36 279 35 283 21003 19086 35 271 34 273 32 276 33 278 19086 17137 30 268 30 271 29 270 33 273 17137 15260 27 267 27 271 27 269 34 267 15260 13545 26 267 25 272 25 273 31 265 13545 12013 23 268 23 272 25 274 26 267 12013 10644 20 268 22 271 23 273 21 275 10644 9419 18 269 19 267 18 269 16 286 9419 8324 16 271 16 266 14 269 12 299 8324 7347 13 280 10*281 10 282 9 314 7347 6481 10 304 8*312 7*332 7 334 6481 5711 10*322 8 321 7*348 6 001 5711 5019 11*327 9 336 8 004 7 036 5019 4404 11 330 9 340 9 008 8 049 4404 3888 11 331 9 345 9 011 8 050 3888 3490 11 332 9 348 9 012 7 047 3490 3215 10 334 9 350 9 013 6 043 3215 3048 10 335 9 351 9 013 3*037 3048 2952 9 336 8 352 8 014 2*034 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