DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 45.3 - - 56.5 - - 63.1 - - 64.1 - - 54.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 73 - - 386 - - 442 - - 173 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 4490 - - 6824 - - 6469 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 8233 - - 10145 - - 9388 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top 5262 - - 9551 - - 11885 - - 11530 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1125 - - 1765 - - 2151 - - 2842 - - 5139 Hgt.Variab. W* 104 - - 505 - - 607 - - 438 - - 0 W* B/S 3 - - 25 - - 67 - - 40 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 051 - - 066 - - 084 - - 113 - - 163 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -5 - - -6 - - -9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3722 - - -3460 - - -4080 - - -5392 - - -9499 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8985 - - 13012 - - 15966 - - 16923 - - 14762 sfcLCL ODpotential -8201 - - -7891 - - -7626 - - -8863 - - -14244 ODpotential blCL 13463 - - 17442 - - 19511 - - 20393 - - 19507 blCL maxRH 48 - - 48 - - 40 - - 47 - - 45 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 45.3 - - 56.5 - - 63.1 - - 64.1 - - 54.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.7 - - 17.7 - - 10.9 - - 7.6 - - 9.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 44.2 - - 53.9 - - 60.2 - - 62.4 - - 59.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.8 - - 16.8 - - 9.9 - - 6.8 - - 8.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 73 - - 386 - - 442 - - 173 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 4490 - - 6824 - - 6469 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 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] 97352 7 191 9 200 12 241 9 297 3 310 97352 89897 3 225 5 240 4 275 4 236 9 295 89897 84238 2 028 7 264 8 265 4 263 7 294 84238 79568 9 336 4 283 8 267 6 255 6 296 79568 75542 11 312 4 324 4 259 8 290 7 353 75542 71980 8 325 8 344 4 306 11 310 8 353 71980 68744 10 336 10 325 10 310 15 315 12 335 68744 65758 13 312 13 312 12 313 15 318 14 316 65758 62982 14 302 18 308 14 316 13 323 12 320 62982 60286 15 308 17 302 17 303 18 318 14 329 60286 57468 12 307 12 301 17 290 20 305 18 316 57468 54539 19 322 13 321 16 286 21 295 21 306 54539 51737 22 313 16 316 16 287 21 292 20 302 51737 49215 21 312 20 306 18 299 24 298 22 306 49215 46962 24 313 21 309 20 309 24 306 22 306 46962 44938 20 311 19 326 17 322 25 312 20 311 44938 43111 20 344 21 346 17 339 23 318 22 318 43111 41453 27 353 26 355 20 004 20 339 18 318 41453 39933 19 017 19 003 21 355 17 001 14 326 39933 38527 27 044 18 041 12 021 12 351 12 331 38527 37215 30 054 23 067 12 067 1 138 11 301 37215 35958 28 065 29 087 16 092 9 158 10 262 35958 34692 28 073 28 088 18 095 8 152 9 256 34692 33391 26 071 23 076 15 082 4 137 8 267 33391 32058 25 064 22 056 13 053 3 017 6 294 32058 30682 27 058 23 045 15 039 9 005 5 337 30682 29256 29 055 23 044 18 041 11 021 3 338 29256 27782 29 055 22 045 19 041 13 040 3 031 27782 26261 27 053 22 044 19 043 13 051 5 045 26261 24697 24 050 21 045 17 051 12 074 4 060 24697 23095 20 047 20 048 17 063 15 090 5 103 23095 21449 18 043 18 046 18 070 17 093 10 117 21449 19753 17 041 17 043 17 072 15 082 12 107 19753 18036 19 045 16 048 15 073 12 090 9 084 18036 16386 18 052 15 058 13 070 10 098 6 086 16386 14882 14 065 11 070 10 065 9 075 7 079 14882 13537 12 064 7 079 5 051 6 055 10 062 13537 12329 13 052 6 073 2*049 3*058 8 052 12329 11242 12 040 6 061 2*057 2*075 4 043 11242 10262 6 039 5*055 2 063 2 086 1 056 10262 9381 4 064 4*059 2 074 2 096 2 154 9381 8590 4 073 4 063 2 079 2 113 3 160 8590 7880 4 073 4 064 2 089 2 120 4 161 7880 7233 5 068 4 067 2 097 2 122 5 162 7233 6653 7 055 4 068 2 098 2 128 6 163 6653 6162 10 052 4 070 2 098 2 126 6 163 6162 5781 9 051 4 072 2 103 3 128 7 162 5781 5517 8 051 4 072 2 100 3 128 7 162 5517 5355 7*051 4 072 2 102 3 130 6*162 5355 5263 6*051 3 072 2 098 2 128 5*163 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