DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.0 - - 62.9 - - 67.6 - - 68.3 - - 59.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 92 - - 376 - - 389 - - 156 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 4345 - - 6001 - - 7497 - - 6828 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 5301 - - 7335 - - 8550 - - 7518 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top 7338 - - 8994 - - 10490 - - 9821 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1676 - - 1486 - - 1401 - - 2587 - - 5571 Hgt.Variab. W* 310 - - 545 - - 595 - - 429 - - 10 W* B/S 3 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 19 - - 18 - - 19 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 315 - - 313 - - 308 - - 323 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear 11 - - 8 - - 13 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 20 - - 3 - - 7 - - 22 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 95 - - 174 - - -2188 - - -4592 - - -9140 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7243 - - 8820 - - 12678 - - 14414 - - 12092 sfcLCL ODpotential -3168 - - -1299 - - -8040 - - -10209 - - -15394 ODpotential blCL 10506 - - 10293 - - 18530 - - 20030 - - 18346 blCL maxRH 79 - - 68 - - 41 - - 30 - - 33 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 59.0 - - 62.9 - - 67.6 - - 68.3 - - 59.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.5 - - 34.3 - - 21.6 - - 14.6 - - 16.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.2 - - 60.6 - - 65.1 - - 67.1 - - 61.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.6 - - 33.2 - - 20.5 - - 13.4 - - 15.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 92 - - 376 - - 389 - - 156 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 4345 - - 6001 - - 7497 - - 6828 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 15 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 98646 28 102 18 107 25 086 24 102 19 101 98646 91216 18 110 16 115 23 108 19 108 23 093 91216 85452 16 134 11 124 13 136 12 093 17 106 85452 80640 15 164 11 145 10 166 7 107 11 104 80640 76467 10 164 6 167 4 202 7 173 4 119 76467 72760 5 239 7 183 10 205 4 250 3 187 72760 69410 6 232 4 186 10 232 4 307 8 219 69410 66344 8 235 4 196 11 237 11 285 6 291 66344 63498 18 275 14 270 13 264 20 258 18 274 63498 60752 23 257 21 249 12 230 17 239 13 250 60752 57898 23 269 28 268 30 293 20 307 17 300 57898 54945 34 283 39 272 44 279 43 295 33 296 54945 52135 37 290 36 279 45 274 48 280 42 282 52135 49609 42 290 46 289 48 279 50 276 46 274 49609 47345 50 282 57 284 53 282 53 278 51 278 47345 45290 59 277 64 280 61 280 60 279 60 279 45290 43410 69 275 71 279 67 278 65 278 60 281 43410 41682 78 274 78 279 70 279 67 285 64 288 41682 40093 84 272 85 279 81 284 80 290 74 290 40093 38624 89 271 93 278 94 284 89 286 78 289 38624 37258 91 270 98 278 100 280 87 284 77 288 37258 35951 94 272 100 277 99 279 85 288 75 290 35951 34634 96 276 96 276 91 284 86 292 74 291 34634 33276 95 276 93 276 86 289 86 297 73 291 33276 31877 91 276 91 278 82 292 86 303 72 291 31877 30426 85 278 89 282 79 295 86 307 72 292 30426 28913 82 282 84 286 77 297 80 308 71 293 28913 27337 78 284 78 289 74 297 72 306 69 295 27337 25701 74 285 75 292 70 296 70 301 66 295 25701 24008 70 285 72 292 67 295 69 298 63 295 24008 22260 68 284 69 291 63 297 66 298 59 300 22260 20453 67 284 65 292 61 301 63 300 56 305 20453 18578 64 284 60 293 60 303 60 301 51 307 18578 16669 59 285 55 292 56 302 55 301 47 303 16669 14833 52 288 51 291 49 300 48 299 44 297 14833 13166 46 290 46 292 42 297 37 293 38 288 13166 11686 42 291 39 296 32*293 26 288 30 277 11686 10370 37 293 30 300 22*294 23*293 24 286 10370 9195 31 297 21*303 22 296 22*298 21 305 9195 8143 25*305 19*306 21 299 20 307 20 326 8143 7205 21*312 19 308 20 307 19 316 20 338 7205 6371 21 313 19 311 20 311 19 324 21 349 6371 5628 20 314 18 313 19 315 18 330 21 357 5628 4958 19 316 18 315 19 318 18 334 22 003 4958 4362 19 317 18 317 18 320 18 337 23 006 4362 3861 18 318 17 319 18 323 18 339 22 008 3861 3474 17 318 16 320 17 324 17 340 19 007 3474 3207 16 319 16 321 17 325 17 341 16 004 3207 3044 15 319 15 322 16 326 16 341 12*002 3044 2951 11 321 13 323 13 327 13 343 6*358 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