DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.2 - - 68.3 - - 69.8 - - 64.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 241 - - 310 - - 122 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1996 - - 5266 - - 4840 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4111 - - 6677 - - 5865 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4989 - - 8259 - - 7833 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2680 - - 3648 - - 4087 - - 7649 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 328 - - 491 - - 353 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 15 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 013 - - 040 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -20 - - 12 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2662 - - -1838 - - -2153 - - -4853 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7652 - - 10098 - - 9987 - - 7805 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4806 - - -3609 - - -3712 - - -7211 ODpotential blCL - - - 9795 - - 11868 - - 11545 - - 10163 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 71 - - 69 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.2 - - 68.3 - - 69.8 - - 64.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.2 - - 34.2 - - 36.3 - - 40.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.6 - - 66.1 - - 68.5 - - 68.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 33.0 - - 35.2 - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 241 - - 310 - - 122 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1996 - - 5266 - - 4840 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98199 2 178 6 250 12 292 7 330 98199 90843 3 130 6 049 9 003 10 012 90843 85196 3 095 4 051 6 022 10 011 85196 80507 5 082 6 079 7 042 7 034 80507 76465 8 056 9 086 9 037 7 066 76465 72887 8 063 7 055 8 043 9 064 72887 69631 6 069 4 016 7 029 10 048 69631 66616 3 070 1 067 5 007 7 031 66616 63807 6 048 2 089 3 345 3 346 63807 61072 8 044 4 034 5 285 7 328 61072 58203 9 355 9 357 6 332 11 328 58203 55214 11 351 12 343 11 001 13 357 55214 52366 11 001 8 360 11 003 12 019 52366 49811 13 014 16 022 22 022 15 038 49811 47523 20 017 19 026 25 021 23 036 47523 45453 25 024 25 035 24 018 28 023 45453 43569 31 036 31 042 29 042 29 034 43569 41853 40 051 36 051 45 052 35 055 41853 40283 48 054 45 055 54 053 46 068 40283 38834 53 053 55 055 58 056 57 064 38834 37485 57 051 60 052 57 054 55 060 37485 36195 52 048 53 045 50 050 49 058 36195 34893 42 043 45 044 46 054 47 053 34893 33544 35 045 42 054 47 058 50 054 33544 32153 36 055 44 059 48 058 52 057 32153 30707 38 060 46 063 47 062 52 060 30707 29194 41 060 46 068 46 067 51 064 29194 27617 41 058 46 072 43 072 48 068 27617 25976 41 060 45 073 41 074 46 070 25976 24274 40 066 43 074 39 075 43 069 24274 22513 39 073 41 076 37 076 40 071 22513 20689 38 079 39 077 34 077 37 073 20689 18795 37 083 35 080 29 077 33 075 18795 16870 35 084 30 085 24 075 29 073 16870 15024 31 081 25 086 20 074 22 078 15024 13349 21 079 21 084 20 082 18 084 13349 11856 11 088 18 083 19 087 17 084 11856 10519 7 088 12 081 17 086 15 077 10519 9321 7 095 6*056 13 078 14 065 9321 8247 7 107 5*020 9*063 12 053 8247 7289 6 116 5 014 7*048 11 040 7289 6437 3 142 6 012 6 045 10 024 6437 5679 2*198 6 011 6 042 9 011 5679 4996 2*292 6 012 6 039 8 003 4996 4388 3 310 6 012 6 038 8 354 4388 3878 3 321 6 013 6 037 6 345 3878 3484 3 335 6 014 6 036 6 336 3484 3212 3 343 6 014 6 036 5 325 3212 3046 3 345 6 015 6 036 4*308 3046 2951 3 351 6 015 5 035 4*296 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