DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/05 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 41.1 - - 38.5 - - 42.6 - - 44.3 - - 35.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 109 - - 126 - - 178 - - 69 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2079 - - 1717 - - 2602 - - 2987 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit 5929 - - 5766 - - 6548 - - 6328 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top 7140 - - 6778 - - 7663 - - 8048 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1558 - - 1590 - - 2450 - - 4957 - - 1860 Hgt.Variab. W* 263 - - 261 - - 336 - - 265 - - 42 W* B/S 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 24 - - 20 - - 22 - - 17 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 257 - - 260 - - 261 - - 252 - - 230 Direction Wind Shear 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -13 - - -16 - - -16 - - -20 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 951 - - 1517 - - 1001 - - 547 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6189 - - 5261 - - 6662 - - 7502 - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential -1019 - - -262 - - -787 - - -1822 - - -491 ODpotential blCL 8159 - - 7040 - - 8450 - - 9870 - - 5752 blCL maxRH 95 - - 101 - - 97 - - 81 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 80 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m 41.1 - - 38.5 - - 42.6 - - 44.3 - - 35.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.9 - - 33.6 - - 31.5 - - 29.4 - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.0 - - 37.2 - - 41.2 - - 43.4 - - 35.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.9 - - 32.3 - - 30.3 - - 28.3 - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 109 - - 126 - - 178 - - 69 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2079 - - 1717 - - 2602 - - 2987 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 82 - - 103 - - 87 - - 25 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 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] 98278 5 067 9 214 13 226 6 286 7 279 98278 90898 5 268 10 177 12 227 14 250 6 263 90898 85169 3 285 2 161 7 233 5 249 6 225 85169 80406 8 131 8 225 5 261 1 161 5 229 80406 76307 5 108 11 210 4 260 4 205 1 060 76307 72665 4 215 8 236 7 239 9 243 3 261 72665 69354 6 209 11 237 8 211 8 251 7 224 69354 66301 11 205 11 226 10 252 11 249 8 211 66301 63455 9 206 16 232 16 246 12 249 8 248 63455 60681 7 291 14 237 15 253 18 252 15 276 60681 57770 16 268 13 244 14 246 21 250 18 267 57770 54730 18 261 9 256 12 248 21 235 22 250 54730 51821 23 263 16 272 14 210 21 202 22 245 51821 49210 21 248 18 285 17 224 14 222 21 250 49210 46875 30 234 29 244 30 253 21 251 21 248 46875 44759 39 216 41 216 41 229 24 238 19 237 44759 42827 31 199 38 194 40 208 27 226 23 239 42827 41049 25 207 31 192 32 201 31 217 28 239 41049 39402 39 216 32 201 28 208 27 213 24 236 39402 37869 54 209 41 201 33 208 23 223 16 215 37869 36446 52 202 50 193 36 196 27 217 9 199 36446 35096 49 198 53 187 38 194 30 189 18 213 35096 33747 48 194 52 187 41 195 32 180 26 201 33747 32377 46 190 53 187 46 194 32 179 26 187 32377 31001 46 188 54 184 50 193 29 180 24 170 31001 29610 47 188 56 178 55 192 31 187 21 162 29610 28192 50 188 57 174 63 190 40 190 17 147 28192 26748 52 187 59 178 65 188 50 187 17 123 26748 25277 53 190 59 186 62 184 50 177 20 102 25277 23776 56 197 55 190 57 179 43 166 22 094 23776 22241 45 193 50 193 54 179 43 175 22 108 22241 20666 36 182 46 194 53 186 44 186 19 135 20666 19046 38 180 49 192 51 193 41 196 11 150 19046 17408 36 181 53 192 47 196 31 207 5 106 17408 15837 33 184 48 191 44 194 26 211 4 144 15837 14411 30 185 35 185 36 189 21 213 7 215 14411 13137 26 185 24 174 25 182 17 225 4 287 13137 11991 21 192 12 160 17 184 16 240 3 338 11991 10957 15 208 2 170 10 212 17 252 2 274 10957 10024 11 250 7 284 14 257 17 257 7 249 10024 9184 14 278 14 285 21 266 17 257 14 256 9184 8431 20 275 19 279 23 265 17*255 19 257 8431 7754 24 268 21 273 23*264 18*254 21 256 7754 7137 26*262 22*267 23*263 18 253 23 251 7137 6585 26*259 22*264 23 262 18 252 24 242 6585 6118 26 258 22 261 23 261 17 251 24 235 6118 5755 25 257 21 259 22 261 17 251 22 233 5755 5503 24 256 20 259 21 261 16 250 20 231 5503 5350 22 256 18 258 20 260 15 250 18 230 5350 5261 16 255 15 258 16 260 12 249 13*230 5261 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