DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.9 - - 69.8 - - 71.0 - - 63.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 281 - - 335 - - 129 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2757 - - 4605 - - 4037 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4714 - - 6188 - - 5306 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5750 - - 7598 - - 7030 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2107 - - 1472 - - 1862 - - 3937 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 382 - - 480 - - 337 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 26 - - 17 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 337 - - 027 - - 069 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 10 - - 9 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3391 - - -3883 - - -5854 - - -8068 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9142 - - 11482 - - 12884 - - 11020 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9604 - - -9159 - - -11030 - - -14349 ODpotential blCL - - - 15354 - - 16757 - - 18060 - - 17301 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 63 - - 56 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.9 - - 69.8 - - 71.0 - - 63.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.1 - - 29.5 - - 24.6 - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 67.5 - - 69.7 - - 67.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 28.4 - - 23.4 - - 24.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 281 - - 335 - - 129 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2757 - - 4605 - - 4037 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97662 11 119 11 182 1 069 5 017 97662 90247 8 138 3 113 6 096 11 065 90247 84573 6 107 3 107 3 099 8 057 84573 79892 4 066 7 079 5 198 3 076 79892 75848 4 129 4 075 3 250 5 122 75848 72256 4 153 1 354 3 235 2 005 72256 69000 2 292 1 250 4 222 4 341 69000 66005 9 334 4 021 3 185 5 265 66005 63219 6 308 8 319 7 355 2 051 63219 60521 2 006 6 277 9 345 8 026 60521 57714 12 014 6 000 11 356 12 012 57714 54814 17 012 11 020 13 008 14 358 54814 52058 23 012 21 018 21 025 14 020 52058 49578 23 019 22 014 24 021 18 032 49578 47350 30 030 25 027 27 026 24 044 47350 45329 35 026 28 028 30 021 30 047 45329 43485 35 021 29 022 28 018 29 044 43485 41796 34 016 29 018 27 015 24 034 41796 40248 33 020 31 018 25 017 19 030 40248 38816 34 025 31 018 27 015 24 027 38816 37476 35 026 30 021 28 016 27 027 37476 36188 34 025 29 023 28 021 34 032 36188 34884 32 024 29 024 30 023 36 031 34884 33535 31 023 27 024 29 025 34 031 33535 32146 30 024 26 024 28 028 31 031 32146 30702 29 029 25 025 26 030 29 029 30702 29194 28 032 24 027 25 033 26 027 29194 27622 28 032 23 028 23 035 23 029 27622 25985 29 029 23 028 22 034 22 032 25985 24285 32 026 25 029 22 030 19 033 24285 22526 35 026 27 030 22 026 17 029 22526 20701 35 024 29 029 23 026 18 027 20701 18806 33 023 28 028 21 030 17 028 18806 16879 30 028 24 032 17 035 14 030 16879 15025 24 034 19 040 12 046 10 033 15025 13337 18 038 15 049 9 061 6 051 13337 11833 11 047 10 058 6 078 4 093 11833 10491 6 063 6 069 5 103 4 114 10491 9292 4 096 2 070 3 109 6 125 9292 8221 4 113 2*021 3 099 8 129 8221 7267 2 101 2*020 3*086 10 131 7267 6419 2*012 2 019 3*082 10 133 6419 5665 3*334 3 023 3 076 8 135 5665 4985 4 330 3 026 4 072 5 133 4985 4381 5 332 4 028 4 068 3 113 4381 3873 5 336 4 030 4 065 2 075 3873 3481 5 342 4 031 4 063 2 045 3481 3211 5 345 4 032 4 062 3 030 3211 3046 5 347 4 032 4 060 2*017 3046 2951 5 349 4 033 4 060 2*005 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