DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 89.8 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 270 - - 277 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1973 - - 3898 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4126 - - 5579 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4966 - - 6891 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1029 - - 6961 - - - - - 2341 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 338 - - 430 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 118 - - 135 - - - - - 087 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7482 - - -7271 - - - - - -10153 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12449 - - 14162 - - - - - 13107 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11275 - - -9364 - - - - - -13327 ODpotential blCL - - - 16241 - - 16255 - - - - - 16281 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 69 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - - - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 89.8 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.8 - - 37.5 - - - - - 35.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.0 - - 87.6 - - - - - 87.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 36.2 - - - - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 270 - - 277 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1973 - - 3898 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 98150 3 181 0 357 3 329 98150 90717 8 196 6 182 3 069 90717 84966 8 154 6 191 3 044 84966 80218 6 126 3 215 3 152 80218 76159 5 116 7 203 5 068 76159 72581 1 037 3 204 8 019 72581 69340 5 314 3 351 6 003 69340 66356 5 012 4 329 7 323 66356 63585 5 300 5 249 7 289 63585 60887 8 294 7 280 7 319 60887 58066 17 278 14 269 17 279 58066 55151 22 258 21 263 13 280 55151 52360 26 254 21 271 19 280 52360 49856 31 251 35 256 36 250 49856 47656 34 247 41 244 35 240 47656 45694 38 252 41 243 29 238 45694 43908 40 253 42 243 31 234 43908 42262 41 254 41 242 38 234 42262 40729 42 251 42 244 43 233 40729 39289 41 248 43 245 46 232 39289 37931 40 247 45 245 50 230 37931 36621 41 248 47 244 53 229 36621 35296 41 248 46 243 54 227 35296 33929 41 247 43 241 54 227 33929 32523 40 247 39 240 53 228 32523 31063 38 246 36 240 51 231 31063 29540 36 245 34 241 49 230 29540 27955 35 245 32 242 48 225 27955 26311 33 245 31 245 47 219 26311 24610 31 241 31 247 43 214 24610 22856 26 238 30 243 38 211 22856 21039 25 245 30 236 33 201 21039 19150 29 245 33 231 29 198 19150 17222 29 235 35 227 26 210 17222 15356 26 230 30 220 25 224 15356 13650 18 238 25 215 25 232 13650 12122 12 232 23 217 25 236 12122 10753 12 198 18 216 23 235 10753 9523 13 180 15 208 21 230 9523 8421 14 169 11 192 18 222 8421 7435 15 161 10*162 15 209 7435 6557 15 157 11*143 13 195 6557 5775 13 155 12 139 11 179 5775 5069 9*143 12 136 10 166 5069 4440 7*129 12 134 9 153 4440 3912 7 121 11 133 7 141 3912 3504 7 115 11 131 6 127 3504 3222 6 111 10 130 4 111 3222 3051 6 109 10 129 2*105 3051 2953 6 107 9 128 1*087 2953 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