DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 78.9 - - 80.5 - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 410 - - 180 - - 144 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8080 - - 11655 - - 12675 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11133 - - 13476 - - 14090 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13141 - - 16716 - - 17736 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5746 - - 4583 - - 4303 - - 1344 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 629 - - 541 - - 518 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 16 - - 17 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 187 - - 200 - - 198 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 3 - - 32 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -360 - - 1688 - - 1420 - - -9648 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13502 - - 15029 - - 16317 - - 14913 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1511 - - 135 - - 370 - - -12579 ODpotential blCL - - - 14652 - - 16581 - - 17366 - - 17843 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 100 - - 93 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 370 - - 340 - - 230 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 78.9 - - 80.5 - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.8 - - 30.6 - - 26.4 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 77.1 - - 79.0 - - 73.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 30.1 - - 25.8 - - 23.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 410 - - 180 - - 144 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8080 - - 11655 - - 12675 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 102 - - 72 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 98695 10 148 12 087 13 091 12 094 98695 91212 12 127 10 090 10 060 12 079 91212 85452 13 123 7 109 9 049 14 069 85452 80672 12 120 8 162 4 075 14 065 80672 76548 5 092 8 153 2 129 9 055 76548 72898 1 220 6 133 3 141 1 065 72898 69580 3 145 4 174 6 196 2 117 69580 66501 5 175 6 201 7 193 3 213 66501 63633 6 206 6 192 5 214 5 228 63633 60854 11 224 8 210 9 220 5 219 60854 57971 11 216 8 238 8 236 9 222 57971 55008 16 233 14 241 12 257 13 235 55008 52194 17 227 18 234 16 247 15 239 52194 49662 16 226 20 230 19 237 18 230 49662 47401 14 231 21 225 21 228 20 227 47401 45370 15 246 19 229 22 231 21 224 45370 43539 21 253 20 239 24 236 21 229 43539 41876 28 246 27 241 28 230 24 231 41876 40340 31 236 32 241 30 225 26 221 40340 38904 30 232 33 238 29 223 27 210 38904 37560 28 230 30 233 26 223 27 211 37560 36271 25 230 26 232 23 227 26 214 36271 34978 21 226 24 232 19 230 24 216 34978 33656 17 218 24 230 20 229 24 214 33656 32308 14 215 23 227 25 223 23 216 32308 30922 12 220 21 215 28 223 22 219 30922 29486 11 228 17 205 28 225 24 215 29486 28002 13 232 16 205 28 224 26 209 28002 26472 15 229 18 208 29 220 28 205 26472 24899 18 229 21 223 29 219 28 203 24899 23291 24 225 24 227 26 221 25 209 23291 21641 26 215 23 220 22 219 22 215 21641 19939 24 213 21 209 20 209 20 212 19939 18216 25 217 21*206 19*206 17 205 18216 16560 26 217 20*203 19*203 16 200 16560 15049 24 216 19 202 18 201 16 200 15049 13695 20*212 19 202 18 200 17 202 13695 12477 17*206 18 202 18 198 19 203 12477 11375 15 202 17 201 18 197 20 203 11375 10380 14 196 16 200 17 197 21 201 10380 9481 13 191 15 199 17 196 22 199 9481 8675 11 181 14 198 17 196 23 196 8675 7948 10 178 14 198 16 196 24 194 7948 7286 10 174 13 197 16 196 24 191 7286 6692 10 171 12 197 16 195 24 189 6692 6188 9 168 12 196 15 195 24 187 6188 5796 9 166 11 196 15 195 22 184 5796 5525 9 165 11 195 14 194 18 182 5525 5359 8 165 11 195 14 194 14*180 5359 5264 8 164 10 195 12 194 8*178 5264 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