DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 63.0 - - 64.0 - - 54.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 434 - - 477 - - 196 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5542 - - 8090 - - 7170 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9109 - - 11205 - - 10001 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10603 - - 13151 - - 12231 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1753 - - 1350 - - 2511 - - 3364 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 563 - - 659 - - 471 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 21 - - 19 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 047 - - 047 - - 088 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -11 - - -10 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1946 - - -984 - - -2707 - - -6645 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12550 - - 14136 - - 14939 - - 11909 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5823 - - -4482 - - -6771 - - -12105 ODpotential blCL - - - 16426 - - 17633 - - 19002 - - 17368 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 64 - - 54 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 63.0 - - 64.0 - - 54.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.5 - - 18.9 - - 16.4 - - 20.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.5 - - 59.9 - - 62.1 - - 56.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.1 - - 18.4 - - 16.0 - - 20.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 434 - - 477 - - 196 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5542 - - 8090 - - 7170 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97595 7 114 4 186 2 068 5 068 97595 90231 7 101 5 152 4 067 9 055 90231 84593 4 123 5 124 1 347 13 043 84593 79922 3 086 9 086 6 138 6 047 79922 75882 5 108 6 064 8 120 3 110 75882 72284 3 120 3 299 4 033 6 088 72284 69005 1 029 4 229 7 300 3 002 69005 65988 7 327 2 003 4 262 5 265 65988 63192 6 296 6 337 4 338 2 156 63192 60492 4 265 9 297 13 313 8 020 60492 57685 11 345 9 356 8 317 5 021 57685 54769 17 350 15 357 14 356 15 006 54769 51996 19 351 18 350 23 358 20 004 51996 49505 23 007 21 003 30 004 26 016 49505 47266 30 010 26 010 30 006 28 014 47266 45234 36 007 31 013 28 015 26 017 45234 43381 38 004 33 011 32 020 30 021 43381 41688 38 007 35 005 35 012 38 016 41688 40136 42 017 38 005 38 006 43 011 40136 38703 50 018 44 008 42 004 45 012 38703 37365 54 016 48 011 46 002 45 013 37365 36084 52 014 50 011 47 001 44 013 36084 34797 48 012 48 009 43 360 42 013 34797 33477 45 012 43 008 39 357 38 013 33477 32129 43 013 40 013 37 358 36 013 32129 30743 41 015 40 018 38 002 35 015 30743 29308 37 015 42 020 38 003 34 016 29308 27826 33 012 41 020 36 360 32 017 27826 26297 33 009 39 019 33 352 29 015 26297 24725 35 012 36 018 29 349 26 009 24725 23114 37 017 35 019 25 354 23 001 23114 21456 35 019 33 021 24 005 22 357 21456 19744 30 019 31 021 25 017 21 358 19744 18011 27 018 26 023 24 024 20 010 18011 16348 25 014 23 021 20 018 20 012 16348 14841 22 012 18 013 16 005 20 000 14841 13500 18 009 10*011 9 359 15 345 13500 12298 13 002 7*017 5*012 10 324 12298 11216 8*009 7 021 4*020 6 325 11216 10241 7*026 6 034 3 058 2 353 10241 9362 7 034 5 043 4 080 3 114 9362 8575 7 042 5 053 4 091 6 124 8575 7867 7 047 6 058 5 095 9 126 7867 7224 7 051 6 063 5 097 12 127 7224 6646 7 054 6 068 6 100 14 127 6646 6158 8 056 6 071 6 102 14 127 6158 5779 7 058 6 074 6 102 15 127 5779 5516 7 059 6 076 6 102 13 127 5516 5355 7 059 6 075 6 103 10*126 5355 5263 7 059 5 075 5 102 6*124 5263 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