DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - 68.0 - - 75.8 - - 78.0 - - 70.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 367 - - 148 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2605 - - 4995 - - 3052 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4648 - - 6526 - - 4665 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5598 - - 7988 - - 6045 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2128 - - 3262 - - 6328 - - 1578 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 394 - - 507 - - 320 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 28 - - 22 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 147 - - 331 - - 077 - - 083 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -11 - - 14 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5749 - - -3618 - - -5795 - - -7150 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11348 - - 11607 - - 11840 - - 10104 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10379 - - -5755 - - -8441 - - -10266 ODpotential blCL - - - 15977 - - 13743 - - 14486 - - 13219 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 60 - - 66 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 75.8 - - 78.0 - - 70.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.5 - - 34.9 - - 36.0 - - 36.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.7 - - 73.3 - - 76.6 - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 33.9 - - 35.1 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 367 - - 148 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2605 - - 4995 - - 3052 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97957 13 233 14 254 15 268 13 251 97957 90486 10 223 9 252 11 252 11 258 90486 84744 6 204 10 242 5 229 4 295 84744 79986 6 191 10 227 7 253 4 355 79986 75890 3 194 9 218 9 280 6 013 75890 72258 1 329 5 228 9 278 7 350 72258 68969 2 040 6 278 5 287 6 334 68969 65947 1 151 8 273 10 328 7 331 65947 63151 5 333 7 309 7 288 8 318 63151 60447 8 306 12 317 9 326 3 329 60447 57632 7 290 14 297 16 324 13 323 57632 54722 16 007 11 325 19 316 20 328 54722 51952 25 354 22 345 20 317 29 317 51952 49479 32 350 29 341 27 325 29 317 49479 47279 37 355 36 336 33 324 32 324 47279 45289 40 355 38 335 41 320 37 327 45289 43483 43 353 42 334 46 321 43 337 43483 41838 49 350 50 328 47 324 49 346 41838 40321 52 347 54 324 49 335 54 351 40321 38905 50 347 50 325 51 338 55 350 38905 37571 46 348 46 327 53 344 55 346 37571 36281 43 351 45 330 54 347 54 346 36281 34972 41 353 44 332 51 348 52 345 34972 33616 40 354 43 334 46 346 49 341 33616 32217 41 355 42 335 45 344 49 336 32217 30765 40 356 42 338 43 342 47 329 30765 29251 40 357 41 341 41 339 45 325 29251 27675 41 358 40 344 40 336 42 325 27675 26037 42 000 39 346 38 332 37 325 26037 24341 44 002 38 348 36 329 34 320 24341 22589 47 004 39 348 36 327 34 313 22589 20774 48 004 38 348 33 325 36 308 20774 18888 44 005 35 350 29 325 36 308 18888 16967 36 004 28 346 27 327 33 309 16967 15118 28 360 22 338 27 322 29 304 15118 13437 23 350 21 332 26 297 27 299 13437 11935 22 341 21 325 25 281 25 298 11935 10588 20 336 18 310 23 278 23 295 10588 9380 17 332 13 290 19 273 20 292 9380 8297 13 318 11*284 16 270 17 289 8297 7329 12 298 9*285 11 268 13 285 7329 6469 9 276 7 289 6*267 7 277 6469 5703 7*268 4 315 2*267 2 239 5703 5014 4*251 3 355 2 078 4 126 5014 4400 2 166 3 017 3 080 8 111 4400 3885 3 139 4 028 4 078 10 105 3885 3489 3 126 4 035 4 078 10 100 3489 3214 4 121 4 037 4 077 9 095 3214 3047 4 120 4 039 4 077 7*090 3047 2952 4 118 4 040 4 076 5*083 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