DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - - 59.7 - - 63.0 - - 60.2 - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 349 - - 366 - - 187 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7553 - - 8342 - - 4466 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10625 - - 11284 - - 7906 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12614 - - 13403 - - 9527 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3668 - - 4067 - - 4552 - - 6595 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 581 - - 610 - - 396 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 12 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 263 - - 328 - - 028 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -9 - - 26 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 249 - - 262 - - -1331 - - -3661 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12366 - - 13142 - - 10859 - - 8924 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -614 - - -452 - - -2488 - - -5914 ODpotential blCL - - - 13228 - - 13855 - - 12015 - - 11177 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 99 - - 98 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 50 - - 100 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.7 - - 63.0 - - 60.2 - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.6 - - 23.4 - - 30.8 - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.1 - - 60.4 - - 58.4 - - 56.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.1 - - 22.9 - - 30.6 - - 33.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 349 - - 366 - - 187 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7553 - - 8342 - - 4466 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 98 - - 93 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98245 6 124 10 097 13 079 9 096 98245 90803 10 144 8 127 13 119 7 111 90803 85093 9 129 7 152 6 133 7 100 85093 80349 7 143 5 140 6 150 10 088 80349 76247 8 144 10 150 5 174 8 097 76247 72614 7 136 8 134 2 112 8 110 72614 69313 6 117 3 187 4 325 6 057 69313 66259 4 164 7 210 8 263 4 006 66259 63407 4 251 5 230 7 249 9 305 63407 60638 9 248 9 277 10 285 10 287 60638 57750 7 271 10 253 11 268 10 288 57750 54754 14 307 11 293 13 310 8 287 54754 51887 20 297 19 302 20 312 18 325 51887 49316 18 290 18 295 20 307 24 322 49316 47039 16 304 18 316 20 316 24 330 47039 44989 26 314 28 316 25 320 35 329 44989 43120 30 310 31 315 29 315 34 321 43120 41400 27 319 31 317 30 324 31 330 41400 39809 31 327 34 321 41 339 40 343 39809 38337 35 330 38 320 50 336 54 344 38337 36977 43 327 41 316 46 328 62 341 36977 35691 50 317 42 310 41 323 58 336 35691 34409 47 317 43 312 41 323 49 331 34409 33104 44 323 43 317 42 324 41 330 33104 31776 43 324 39 320 41 322 35 327 31776 30410 43 322 37 319 39 318 30 312 30410 28995 41 321 38 318 38 313 32 298 28995 27535 38 321 41 317 35 311 37 304 27535 26031 34 323 37 314 32 311 38 312 26031 24485 29 329 30 310 31 313 36 313 24485 22900 24 338 25 306 26 315 32 306 22900 21272 21 341 23 304 21 312 30 300 21272 19596 20 339 20 305 20 297 27 296 19596 17901 19 335 18 306 22 271 23 285 17901 16273 14 319 16 306 23 257 23 277 16273 14791 12 307 14 301 23 254 21 272 14791 13465 11*303 11*280 22 253 19 269 13465 12275 8*273 11*277 21 253 18 269 12275 11202 8 268 11 274 17 255 18 269 11202 10231 8 262 10 267 14*262 17 268 10231 9356 8 257 10 263 11*273 16 268 9356 8570 7 253 9 260 9 293 14 268 8570 7865 7 250 9 258 9 317 11 271 7865 7222 7 247 9 255 10 337 9 278 7222 6645 7 244 8 253 11 346 6 293 6645 6157 7 242 8 251 12 348 5 314 6157 5778 7 242 8 250 12 350 4 337 5778 5515 7 240 7 250 12 351 4 358 5515 5355 6 240 7 250 12 351 3*016 5355 5263 6 240 7 249 11 352 2*028 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