DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - 54.7 - - 59.2 - - 59.7 - - 50.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 447 - - 229 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8465 - - 9602 - - 9815 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11499 - - 12410 - - 12182 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13526 - - 14663 - - 14876 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1823 - - 3376 - - 2890 - - 1834 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 663 - - 683 - - 550 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 13 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 239 - - 230 - - 267 - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -6 - - 37 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -243 - - 875 - - 625 - - -3786 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13769 - - 13788 - - 14252 - - 9049 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1554 - - -2 - - -59 - - -6091 ODpotential blCL - - - 15080 - - 14665 - - 14935 - - 11353 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 96 - - 94 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.7 - - 59.2 - - 59.7 - - 50.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.4 - - 16.7 - - 15.2 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.8 - - 56.3 - - 57.7 - - 50.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.7 - - 16.2 - - 14.8 - - 29.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 447 - - 229 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8465 - - 9602 - - 9815 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 86 - - 76 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 98159 13 121 14 117 11 124 4 072 98159 90738 10 089 8 093 9 064 6 070 90738 85039 15 113 7 111 6 049 14 089 85039 80294 10 144 1 119 6 115 8 106 80294 76202 12 126 6 222 3 177 7 093 76202 72578 4 125 6 160 7 193 5 017 72578 69286 8 202 6 197 6 183 3 255 69286 66243 11 214 11 206 9 228 7 213 66243 63401 10 243 11 221 11 237 9 227 63401 60637 17 246 13 249 14 254 8 250 60637 57757 15 236 15 250 19 246 14 266 57757 54776 12 280 14 256 18 250 17 252 54776 51926 17 287 17 265 16 259 15 257 51926 49359 21 282 19 271 20 280 18 276 49359 47065 23 278 24 273 23 279 21 278 47065 44991 23 270 25 267 25 279 22 278 44991 43102 22 265 21 272 23 285 22 294 43102 41368 22 271 20 283 24 295 25 309 41368 39772 23 279 25 290 30 303 28 317 39772 38304 22 284 27 289 33 310 26 331 38304 36948 21 295 27 295 32 322 26 340 36948 35663 20 304 28 313 31 335 26 341 35663 34382 20 300 32 334 33 344 28 342 34382 33075 21 296 36 344 34 346 29 342 33075 31745 23 290 36 347 33 347 26 335 31745 30378 23 286 33 344 32 346 25 327 30378 28964 23 285 27 330 31 343 27 325 28964 27500 24 289 23 315 30 337 28 324 27500 25989 22 301 21 311 28 331 27 320 25989 24436 20 310 19 310 26 322 28 316 24436 22845 17 311 17 311 26 318 28 315 22845 21214 16 312 15 306 22 321 21 315 21214 19540 15 313 14 299 18 322 17 322 19540 17847 13 316 12 301 13 304 18 310 17847 16223 10 321 10 293 11*272 18 284 16223 14743 8*316 9*285 11*270 18 269 14743 13421 7*294 8*256 11 268 19 260 13421 12234 7 274 9 247 11 266 19 257 12234 11163 6 250 9 237 10 265 18 257 11163 10196 5 237 10 234 10 264 16 259 10196 9325 5 228 10 228 10 263 14 263 9325 8544 5 220 10 225 10 264 11 275 8544 7841 5 216 10 223 10 266 10 292 7841 7203 4 211 11 222 10 268 10 314 7203 6631 4 207 11 220 9 269 12 331 6631 6147 4 205 11 219 9 270 15 344 6147 5772 4 203 10 218 9 269 16 351 5772 5512 4 201 10 217 9 270 16 353 5512 5353 4 200 10 216 8 270 14 354 5353 5262 3 201 9 216 8 270 9*354 5262 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