DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.0 - - 78.7 - - - - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 416 - - 413 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4783 - - 13092 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8495 - - 15246 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9844 - - 18153 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4551 - - 1560 - - - - - 9755 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 531 - - 742 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 084 - - 141 - - - - - 113 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1399 - - 2159 - - - - - -8114 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11244 - - 15995 - - - - - 13379 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3451 - - 849 - - - - - -10997 ODpotential blCL - - - 13295 - - 17304 - - - - - 16261 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 73 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 490 - - 60 - - - - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.0 - - 78.7 - - - - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 25.9 - - - - - 29.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.1 - - 75.9 - - - - - 73.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 25.1 - - - - - 29.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 416 - - 413 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4783 - - 13092 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 98655 21 119 11 092 11 052 98655 91263 9 104 11 106 9 074 91263 85545 10 121 12 100 15 094 85545 80789 21 122 11 076 21 071 80789 76700 18 110 12 094 15 072 76700 73091 11 134 10 133 7 056 73091 69812 11 104 9 130 1 079 69812 66772 9 139 7 176 5 102 66772 63939 12 165 14 181 3 119 63939 61183 11 162 14 151 3 150 61183 58304 11 154 8 140 8 155 58304 55317 13 156 7 177 8 140 55317 52463 12 154 9 146 10 158 52463 49910 15 151 13 158 16 173 49910 47659 24 164 16 164 17 188 47659 45639 20 166 19 188 18 177 45639 43788 15 177 31 193 16 143 43788 42062 33 197 43 179 20 204 42062 40469 44 182 52 176 52 190 40469 39018 54 172 57 166 56 171 39018 37668 53 168 52 159 43 169 37668 36374 49 167 40 159 41 182 36374 35075 45 169 33 173 43 184 35075 33745 42 173 34 185 45 176 33745 32385 42 178 41 187 49 171 32385 30982 43 179 43 182 50 170 30982 29529 40 177 43 178 51 179 29529 28031 35 170 43 177 47 185 28031 26493 30 163 43 178 40 189 26493 24919 28 161 42 179 32 185 24919 23307 29 164 39 175 27 169 23307 21652 32 162 36 168 30 162 21652 19948 34 157 32*164 31 152 19948 18227 35 154 25*155 32 139 18227 16572 31 155 21 146 30 138 16572 15059 27 156 20 143 26 139 15059 13704 27 152 20 142 21 139 13704 12483 26 140 20 142 17 139 12483 11381 21 126 20 141 15 139 11381 10385 17*114 20 140 13 140 10385 9485 15*104 19 139 13 140 9485 8678 15 098 19 139 12 140 8678 7951 15 089 19 139 12 140 7951 7289 15 079 19 138 11 141 7289 6693 15 075 19 138 11 141 6693 6189 15 072 18 138 10 140 6189 5798 14 071 18 137 9 138 5798 5525 14 070 17 137 8 133 5525 5359 14 070 17 137 6*123 5359 5264 12 069 15 137 4*113 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