DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 60.6 - - 65.0 - - 55.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 194 - - 175 - - 88 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4062 - - 4465 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7659 - - 7913 - - 5246 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9123 - - 9526 - - 5263 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3064 - - 5911 - - 12738 - - 2987 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 399 - - 398 - - 111 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 10 - - 4 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 255 - - 245 - - 070 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - -4 - - -2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1436 - - 764 - - -7006 - - -1401 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7688 - - 8762 - - 12270 - - 6665 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 45 - - -1347 - - -7917 - - -3860 ODpotential blCL - - - 9078 - - 10873 - - 13180 - - 9123 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 91 - - 99 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 350 - - 740 - - 280 - - 750 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 60.6 - - 65.0 - - 55.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.2 - - 40.4 - - 29.4 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.1 - - 59.0 - - 63.8 - - 55.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.0 - - 39.1 - - 28.7 - - 44.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 194 - - 175 - - 88 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4062 - - 4465 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 63 - - 95 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 7 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] 98653 18 113 11 107 12 069 20 092 98653 91183 21 111 12 116 16 087 19 107 91183 85448 19 123 16 110 14 093 18 090 85448 80709 18 120 17 103 12 099 16 077 80709 76641 16 113 13 107 10 108 18 082 76641 73043 15 122 13 125 12 104 15 081 73043 69780 13 132 14 137 10 111 13 088 69780 66778 14 131 16 141 10 141 12 102 66778 63978 9 143 13 160 7 159 9 102 63978 61243 11 171 17 156 18 171 12 188 61243 58385 14 188 11 164 13 172 15 182 58385 55403 24 209 9 202 13 203 17 201 55403 52538 26 207 23 209 16 206 18 211 52538 49949 19 198 24 202 19 215 22 217 49949 47626 17 197 24 211 19 220 20 223 47626 45521 18 206 22 216 17 224 17 227 45521 43596 20 209 16 223 16 223 17 228 43596 41827 20 214 16 235 13 230 19 224 41827 40193 20 218 17 240 15 247 19 229 40193 38678 18 210 16 238 18 246 21 239 38678 37276 15 195 15 233 19 239 24 247 37276 35949 13 184 14 227 17 238 23 251 35949 34634 10 166 12 212 17 245 21 253 34634 33305 9 140 11 210 17 258 20 266 33305 31966 10 130 9 209 20 266 29 277 31966 30597 8 133 6 221 24 273 39 277 30597 29181 8 133 8 259 29 278 40 280 29181 27716 4 119 11 270 32 280 38 284 27716 26205 1 118 11 283 31 282 36 289 26205 24650 1 324 13 297 27 286 32 292 24650 23055 7 303 16 296 24 286 27 291 23055 21415 17 293 17 286 24 282 24 284 21415 19724 18 285 16 295 22 287 23 276 19724 18010 18 304 19 300 18 296 22 270 18010 16363 18 300 21 299 16 287 20 263 16363 14864 20 295 21 298 14 274 17 247 14864 13523 19 294 20 297 12 259 17 239 13523 12319 16 291 19 295 12 255 18 239 12319 11234 14 287 17 290 12 252 17 235 11234 10254 11 286 15*279 11 248 14 225 10254 9371 8*285 13*269 10 246 9 204 9371 8580 5*280 12 264 9 245 6 163 8580 7870 4 276 10 255 8 245 6 107 7870 7225 4 273 9 251 7 245 10 080 7225 6647 3 270 9 249 7 245 13 072 6647 6159 3 267 8 247 6 245 14 069 6159 5779 2 265 8 246 6 245 14 069 5779 5516 2 265 7 246 5 245 14 069 5516 5355 2 264 7 245 5*245 12*069 5355 5263 2 265 7 245 4*245 9*070 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