DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - 53.2 - - 61.8 - - 66.9 - - 58.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 458 - - 469 - - 59 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3459 - - 4426 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7479 - - 8249 - - 5247 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8520 - - 9487 - - 5263 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1280 - - 2864 - - 12149 - - 279 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 490 - - 537 - - 97 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 18 - - 8 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 251 - - 277 - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -11 - - -5 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3586 - - -2721 - - -7320 - - -5239 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12107 - - 12209 - - 12584 - - 10503 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8455 - - -4282 - - -8432 - - -8405 ODpotential blCL - - - 16975 - - 13769 - - 13695 - - 13668 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 87 - - 100 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.2 - - 61.8 - - 66.9 - - 58.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.4 - - 26.4 - - 29.9 - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 58.8 - - 66.1 - - 61.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.0 - - 26.0 - - 29.5 - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 458 - - 469 - - 59 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3459 - - 4426 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 48 - - 101 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97980 17 246 18 271 10 257 6 257 97980 90499 11 231 11 233 13 236 11 246 90499 84759 9 177 12 243 10 262 6 283 84759 79998 9 152 13 230 8 278 5 338 79998 75897 3 207 4 197 4 226 6 311 75897 72276 8 190 8 258 8 282 4 357 72276 68988 2 059 7 225 10 265 7 307 68988 65954 4 295 4 247 9 297 7 294 65954 63137 12 321 6 324 13 287 7 307 63137 60409 13 302 11 310 12 282 11 308 60409 57575 8 319 16 300 18 312 11 286 57575 54629 15 333 13 283 16 298 22 323 54629 51837 22 357 6 309 19 314 31 323 51837 49370 29 349 31 345 29 327 26 332 49370 47167 34 349 43 346 37 339 29 333 47167 45163 44 357 45 346 37 336 33 327 45163 43329 54 360 46 344 39 332 41 326 43329 41649 61 000 52 345 45 330 50 328 41649 40112 67 359 57 343 51 327 57 334 40112 38694 69 358 58 342 54 326 62 340 38694 37370 67 359 57 343 53 328 63 341 37370 36098 65 001 55 345 52 330 61 340 36098 34816 64 003 53 347 52 333 58 337 34816 33499 63 004 51 349 53 337 57 335 33499 32151 62 004 50 350 53 341 57 333 32151 30763 61 005 52 352 53 344 55 331 30763 29326 59 005 54 356 52 346 51 331 29326 27843 57 005 53 000 49 347 48 332 27843 26317 57 006 51 002 46 347 46 332 26317 24750 58 007 50 001 46 346 47 331 24750 23144 57 008 51 000 48 347 47 330 23144 21494 54 008 52 001 49 350 45 330 21494 19794 49 007 51 003 43 353 41 332 19794 18074 44 007 46 359 33 348 34 336 18074 16423 41 005 42 351 30 345 24 341 16423 14921 40 003 38 347 25 338 17 341 14921 13577 38 000 32 341 22 333 14 334 13577 12370 33 354 26 335 21 332 14 329 12370 11282 27 345 19 320 19 328 16 327 11282 10299 21 335 16*290 17 323 17 324 10299 9412 12*305 16*270 15 316 18 321 9412 8617 10*260 18 259 14 307 19 318 8617 7902 10 248 19 252 13 299 20 315 7902 7250 10 244 20 248 12 290 20 312 7250 6665 10 241 20 247 11 286 20 308 6665 6170 10 239 19 245 11 283 20 304 6170 5786 9 236 19 245 11 281 19 298 5786 5519 9 236 18 244 10 279 16 293 5519 5356 9 235 18 243 10*278 13*289 5356 5263 8 234 15 243 8*277 8*284 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