DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 S_Butte_ID 5061ft pt41326@-113.145,43.463,5173ft (BSB) #old BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.4 degF SPONSORED BY: Idaho Hang and Paragliding Association Inc RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1024z - - 1333z - - 1605z - - 1909z - - 2158z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 4.0 - - 7.2 - - 9.9 - - 11.4 - - 3.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 15 - - 26 - - -4 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 116 - - 116 - - 116 - - 116 - - 116 BL Depth Hcrit 5161 - - 5161 - - 5161 - - 5161 - - 5161 Hcrit BL Top 5177 - - 5177 - - 5177 - - 5177 - - 5177 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 574 - - 408 - - 605 - - 664 - - 24 Hgt.Variab. W* 26 - - 50 - - 61 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 10 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 1 - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 039 - - 029 - - 072 - - 054 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 0 - - -153 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5177 - - 5177 - - 5330 - - 5177 - - 5177 sfcLCL ODpotential -14407 - - -10010 - - -9536 - - -8073 - - -11202 ODpotential blCL 19584 - - 15187 - - 14713 - - 13250 - - 16379 blCL maxRH 99 - - 93 - - 101 - - 101 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 4.0 - - 7.2 - - 9.9 - - 11.4 - - 3.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 0.5 - - 3.2 - - 5.1 - - 9.2 - - 2.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 3.6 - - 6.7 - - 9.3 - - 11.3 - - 3.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 0.5 - - 3.2 - - 5.1 - - 9.2 - - 2.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 15 - - 26 - - -4 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 116 - - 116 - - 116 - - 116 - - 116 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 94 - - 74 - - 103 - - 102 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 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] 67305 23 006 28 013 26 007 22 008 23 011 67305 59381 28 332 33 298 46 312 51 325 47 334 59381 54111 33 326 37 341 40 329 49 326 50 330 54111 48962 49 318 47 325 34 315 46 324 44 339 48962 45010 48 313 61 321 46 320 57 334 56 339 45010 41712 48 318 73 319 62 328 69 336 68 340 41712 39949 55 321 76 320 65 329 74 336 80 341 39949 38777 63 322 77 320 65 329 75 336 85 341 38777 38145 67 321 77 318 64 328 75 337 89 343 38145 37728 70 321 77 317 62 328 75 338 92 345 37728 37308 74 320 76 316 60 326 76 339 97 346 37308 36743 78 319 72 313 59 324 77 340 100 347 36743 35944 80 317 68 313 58 324 79 340 100 347 35944 35136 82 315 66 315 58 324 80 339 99 347 35136 34467 82 313 65 318 58 325 81 339 97 347 34467 33846 82 311 65 321 57 324 80 341 98 347 33846 33102 81 309 65 321 55 321 78 342 98 348 33102 32238 80 307 62 318 54 316 75 343 98 349 32238 31413 76 304 59 313 49 320 73 341 97 350 31413 30544 72 301 56 305 46 324 71 336 94 350 30544 29925 68 299 56 299 44 324 70 332 91 349 29925 29301 64 297 55 294 43 324 66 327 86 347 29301 28721 61 295 52 292 42 324 60 326 81 344 28721 28313 55 291 55 297 44 322 56 328 76 341 28313 27905 57 284 56 298 45 319 52 330 73 340 27905 27395 59 292 54 297 45 317 49 334 66 338 27395 27169 61 296 51 283 41 313 47 340 56 336 27169 25036 60 297 53 279 38 311 42 344 47 336 25036 19816 57 299 52 278 37 311 34 333 44 339 19816 17367 55 299 52 284 38 307 29 334 40 337 17367 15303 53 298 51 295 36 294 28 331 32 331 15303 14375 51 295 46 308 35 296 23 325 27 329 14375 12419 47 286 39 321 36 320 21 328 21 333 12419 11871 45 275 37 317 36 324 24 335 22 344 11871 9789 42 262 34 314 35 323 30 342 27 347 9789 9034 41 247 32 310 32 317 27 339 31 343 9034 8682 40 241 30 307 29 310 24 336 31 342 8682 8334 38 239 28 300 26 300 21 332 31 340 8334 7991 35 240 25 291 24 286 18 327 28 338 7991 7651 31 239 24 277 23 274 15 317 24 335 7651 7315 29 235 25 265 23 266 15 305 19 333 7315 6982 27 230 27 258 23 263 15 292 16 331 6982 6653 25 229 26 256 20 257 15 278 13 325 6653 6328 19 225 21 251 13 239 13 258 11 311 6328 6006 11 214 17 244 8 197 7 236 11 288 6006 5690 2 224 10 236 5 116 3 084 12 266 5690 5482 2 026 4 237 9 074 3 071 10 255 5482 5329 4 037 0 336 8 074 4 065 6 256 5329 5228 4 039 1 016 7 073 4 060 4 277 5228 5177 3*039 1*029 6*072 4*054 3*293 5177 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