DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 58.9 - - 57.7 - - 51.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 263 - - 158 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5815 - - 6780 - - 4781 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9262 - - 9866 - - 8050 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10876 - - 11841 - - 9842 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2598 - - 4697 - - 5185 - - 5113 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 542 - - 510 - - 383 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 25 - - 26 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 062 - - 065 - - 064 - - 064 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 13 - - 8 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1127 - - 732 - - -468 - - -3291 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9749 - - 11109 - - 10310 - - 8553 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 9 - - -395 - - -1951 - - -5572 ODpotential blCL - - - 10867 - - 12236 - - 11793 - - 10834 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 99 - - 71 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 110 - - 100 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 58.9 - - 57.7 - - 51.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.1 - - 28.4 - - 30.9 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.2 - - 57.0 - - 56.4 - - 52.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 28.1 - - 30.7 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 263 - - 158 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5815 - - 6780 - - 4781 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 96 - - 0 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98145 4 263 8 280 10 281 11 292 98145 90779 2 335 8 360 7 314 7 335 90779 85140 9 076 7 019 7 348 8 020 85140 80464 11 078 4 056 6 041 11 030 80464 76424 8 059 7 076 10 046 9 031 76424 72838 3 028 8 076 8 024 9 030 72838 69577 4 327 6 042 4 354 6 031 69577 66565 2 352 5 343 7 335 6 016 66565 63759 7 036 1 329 6 334 6 327 63759 61030 6 006 3 019 2 001 6 285 61030 58163 3 309 6 341 7 342 7 302 58163 55171 2 252 4 307 11 325 5 316 55171 52312 2 350 3 285 7 309 6 011 52312 49746 6 078 2 230 2 284 11 343 49746 47454 7 026 1 356 3 046 8 325 47454 45378 13 044 5 047 7 091 4 025 45378 43482 17 025 15 024 21 053 18 052 43482 41747 20 030 18 053 26 060 18 066 41747 40150 35 068 43 074 35 066 37 084 40150 38677 57 059 60 058 59 065 68 072 38677 37318 61 050 58 058 64 061 71 062 37318 36025 54 054 60 072 63 067 66 065 36025 34734 54 064 71 079 67 079 64 074 34734 33419 56 069 73 075 72 079 68 075 33419 32076 59 068 71 071 74 074 69 069 32076 30690 62 066 73 068 74 071 70 068 30690 29251 64 065 73 066 73 070 69 070 29251 27764 63 067 70 068 72 071 67 073 27764 26229 61 068 65 070 68 073 64 077 26229 24650 61 068 62 072 64 076 61 083 24650 23032 61 067 59 073 59 079 55 086 23032 21372 57 070 56 077 51 083 46 088 21372 19663 51 078 52 081 43 087 39 091 19663 17939 41 082 39 083 38 088 33 092 17939 16293 32 077 29 078 31 087 24 085 16293 14801 30 072 28 075 26 080 21 075 14801 13468 29 068 28 072 24 075 23 069 13468 12270 29 067 27*068 24 072 24 071 12270 11191 28*066 26*067 24 070 25 071 11191 10217 28*065 26 067 25*068 25 070 10217 9341 27 063 26 066 25*067 27 069 9341 8557 27 063 26 066 26 065 28 068 8557 7852 27 062 26 065 27 064 29 068 7852 7212 26 061 25 065 27 063 29 069 7212 6638 26 061 25 064 27 063 29 069 6638 6152 25 060 24 064 27 062 28 069 6152 5775 24 060 23 064 26 062 25 068 5775 5513 23 060 23 064 25 062 20 066 5513 5354 21 060 21 064 23 062 17*065 5354 5262 18 060 18 063 19 062 11*064 5262 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