DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.5 - - 70.6 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 397 - - 477 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3664 - - 8616 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7603 - - 11643 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8725 - - 13677 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4341 - - 3406 - - - - - 5609 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 480 - - 677 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 25 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 225 - - - - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 25 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -7 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3625 - - -899 - - - - - -6309 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12351 - - 14577 - - - - - 11572 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6190 - - -2468 - - - - - -11296 ODpotential blCL - - - 14915 - - 16145 - - - - - 16559 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 74 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.5 - - 70.6 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 24.1 - - - - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 67.7 - - - - - 58.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.2 - - 23.4 - - - - - 26.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 397 - - 477 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3664 - - 8616 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 97887 10 256 14 326 8 339 97887 90506 5 170 10 284 6 345 90506 84853 9 127 12 207 8 035 84853 80157 6 154 8 181 6 033 80157 76103 9 131 5 187 1 070 76103 72517 2 140 6 157 3 117 72517 69257 2 198 4 153 6 149 69257 66236 5 177 7 223 6 118 66236 63410 6 167 8 189 3 353 63410 60666 8 263 4 208 9 249 60666 57823 9 210 14 179 19 213 57823 54879 15 249 8 243 14 236 54879 52063 29 248 21 264 24 284 52063 49523 34 242 34 276 29 246 49523 47249 37 248 47 269 40 218 47249 45176 47 239 44 249 46 223 45176 43268 46 226 44 222 52 233 43268 41521 51 241 50 234 56 233 41521 39916 76 251 74 241 62 234 39916 38437 91 246 90 240 78 237 38437 37070 94 242 94 238 91 236 37070 35776 94 240 94 236 92 233 35776 34485 92 239 93 235 91 233 34485 33165 90 239 92 235 89 233 33165 31821 88 238 90 235 88 233 31821 30437 85 236 88 233 88 232 30437 29007 82 234 86 231 87 229 29007 27532 80 232 85 229 85 225 27532 26018 80 230 85 228 81 223 26018 24466 81 229 86 228 76 220 24466 22880 81 229 86 229 68 212 22880 21251 80 229 84 229 65 205 21251 19574 75 231 78 227 64 201 19574 17874 66 230 67 221 59 197 17874 16240 56 228 54 214 50 193 16240 14750 49 228 47*213 40 192 14750 13420 43 229 38*213 32 200 13420 12230 38 229 33 215 25 220 12230 11162 35 226 28 218 18 258 11162 10201 33 220 27 220 19 286 10201 9335 30*216 24 228 20 297 9335 8557 25*211 22 232 21 301 8557 7857 21 207 22 235 22 303 7857 7218 17 205 21 237 23 303 7218 6644 17 205 21 238 23 301 6644 6157 16 205 21 240 23 299 6157 5779 15 205 20 240 22 298 5779 5516 15 205 20 241 20 296 5516 5355 14 205 19 241 17*294 5355 5263 12 205 16 241 13*292 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