DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 66.1 - - - - - 54.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 403 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6923 - - 8226 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7432 - - 9156 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9916 - - 11219 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4746 - - 4433 - - - - - 8364 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 401 - - 621 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 25 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 248 - - - - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 18 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 46 - - -59 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -449 - - -504 - - - - - -4555 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10365 - - 11724 - - - - - 7507 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1540 - - -1643 - - - - - -5881 ODpotential blCL - - - 11456 - - 12862 - - - - - 8833 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 75 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 30 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 66.1 - - - - - 54.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.9 - - 24.1 - - - - - 31.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 63.8 - - - - - 55.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.9 - - 23.0 - - - - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 403 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6923 - - 8226 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 1 - - - - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 97885 10 257 17 277 5 331 97885 90518 6 281 10 328 4 351 90518 84871 6 140 3 254 7 033 84871 80175 8 133 8 217 7 028 80175 76123 6 112 4 212 5 008 76123 72524 7 068 5 132 7 353 72524 69252 2 041 5 047 2 271 69252 66246 5 220 6 304 5 185 66246 63443 4 150 10 221 3 177 63443 60685 5 237 16 183 2 101 60685 57795 14 173 16 171 17 236 57795 54832 24 268 3 315 16 246 54832 52007 32 254 32 256 27 237 52007 49436 38 244 51 234 36 223 49436 47103 49 246 48 226 37 229 47103 44970 56 245 53 241 43 239 44970 43024 55 242 65 236 51 235 43024 41241 57 240 66 227 50 235 41241 39593 66 238 65 228 55 240 39593 38065 80 238 76 234 64 240 38065 36642 98 239 96 236 71 235 36642 35291 113 234 111 231 79 230 35291 33940 115 230 115 225 86 226 33940 32561 117 231 114 225 89 223 32561 31155 120 233 114 227 93 222 31155 29706 120 233 116 228 96 222 29706 28206 118 233 117 227 91 223 28206 26658 117 232 116 225 80 223 26658 25063 117 231 113 225 73 220 25063 23419 115 231 103 225 71 214 23419 21726 108 230 89 222 67 215 21726 19978 94 229 77 221 60 219 19978 18167 73 228 63 220 45 225 18167 16328 53 223 48 217 27 235 16328 14561 42 217 38 218 22 250 14561 12953 39 219 35 221 16 272 12953 11520 31 221 34*223 13 305 11520 10240 24*223 30*229 16 310 10240 9094 20*226 27 238 18 308 9094 8065 16 229 26 247 18 310 8065 7144 13 232 25 250 18 314 7144 6325 11 234 25 252 19 318 6325 5594 9 236 25 253 19 321 5594 4934 8 237 25 254 19 323 4934 4345 7 239 24 255 19 325 4345 3850 7 241 23 256 18 327 3850 3468 6 242 23 256 17 327 3468 3204 6 242 22 256 15 328 3204 3043 5 243 20 257 12*327 3043 2951 5 243 16 257 7*326 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