DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/07 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 - - 1554z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.4 - - 45.3 - - 46.2 - - 42.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 164 - - 91 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4338 - - 4115 - - 3050 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5241 - - 5508 - - 4403 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7331 - - 7108 - - 6043 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3855 - - 3564 - - 3342 - - 5463 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 303 - - 369 - - 278 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 20 - - 21 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 321 - - 324 - - 335 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -9 - - 5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1470 - - 919 - - 852 - - -1717 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5861 - - 6190 - - 5191 - - 4668 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 312 - - -245 - - -324 - - -3387 ODpotential blCL - - - 7019 - - 7353 - - 6367 - - 6338 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 92 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 130 - - 190 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.4 - - 45.3 - - 46.2 - - 42.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.2 - - 28.6 - - 33.8 - - 32.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 44.0 - - 45.4 - - 44.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.0 - - 27.4 - - 32.6 - - 31.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 164 - - 91 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4338 - - 4115 - - 3050 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 66 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 98230 7 292 12 351 11 349 9 027 98230 90814 5 003 8 003 7 012 8 014 90814 85134 11 060 2 326 8 348 15 008 85134 80418 9 075 4 110 4 009 12 000 80418 76333 5 132 6 096 6 063 2 041 76333 72711 7 168 2 048 8 086 8 131 72711 69418 8 181 1 271 3 016 9 105 69418 66371 10 176 7 242 6 283 5 063 66371 63532 2 159 6 226 4 244 1 101 63532 60779 5 225 5 247 4 269 3 333 60779 57898 4 240 3 280 4 313 4 311 57898 54894 8 243 7 285 8 329 5 344 54894 52016 8 291 5 297 10 322 7 355 52016 49425 14 315 9 317 11 333 11 357 49425 47105 15 320 11 319 18 332 16 343 47105 45006 18 326 15 311 21 327 22 340 45006 43086 26 330 23 328 25 333 27 345 43086 41319 36 331 30 329 34 339 30 350 41319 39684 41 328 38 328 38 341 34 350 39684 38163 45 325 43 330 41 341 39 349 38163 36746 48 325 45 332 43 340 44 350 36746 35398 49 326 45 332 44 341 43 347 35398 34055 48 326 43 335 41 344 36 354 34055 32692 46 327 41 340 38 350 28 007 32692 31306 44 330 39 345 32 358 18 022 31306 29875 40 332 38 348 16 018 13 078 29875 28378 37 338 37 346 24 081 18 103 28378 26818 35 338 32 342 27 069 13 067 26818 25198 32 335 27 346 21 055 19 028 25198 23518 28 334 28 354 21 024 21 018 23518 21780 24 335 31 354 26 018 23 019 21780 19981 22 339 29 351 29 015 22 023 19981 18124 23 342 24 354 29 008 21 020 18124 16251 25 338 22 004 26 359 24 014 16251 14466 25 328 19 345 26 337 22 005 14466 12856 21 316 20 335 27 334 24 349 12856 11429 20 314 21 332 27 337 27 343 11429 10155 21 316 21 328 27 341 27 347 10155 9015 22 321 22 325 27 343 28 348 9015 7994 22*321 22*324 26 343 28 344 7994 7082 22*321 22*323 26 342 28 341 7082 6272 22 321 21 323 25*341 27 339 6272 5550 21 321 21 323 24*339 27 339 5550 4899 21 321 21 323 23 337 26 339 4899 4320 21 321 20 324 22 335 25 340 4320 3833 20 322 19 324 21 334 23 339 3833 3457 19 322 18 325 20 333 19 337 3457 3198 18 322 17 325 19 332 16 334 3198 3040 16 322 16 326 17 332 12*330 3040 2950 12 322 13 326 13 331 6*324 2950 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