DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 69.0 - - 70.2 - - 65.5 - - 57.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 381 - - 236 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7503 - - 3330 - - 2177 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10001 - - 7334 - - 6314 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12564 - - 8391 - - 7238 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1960 - - 5826 - - 1286 - - 1508 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 423 - - 460 - - 339 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 14 - - 18 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 146 - - 074 - - 057 - - 053 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 46 - - 19 - - -6 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1465 - - -1239 - - -303 - - -121 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11100 - - 9630 - - 7541 - - 5384 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 291 - - -2976 - - -2907 - - -4457 ODpotential blCL - - - 12273 - - 11367 - - 10145 - - 9720 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 85 - - 75 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 180 - - 990 - - 1360 - - 990 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 70.2 - - 65.5 - - 57.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.1 - - 45.6 - - 49.8 - - 51.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.7 - - 67.6 - - 63.6 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 45.0 - - 49.6 - - 51.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 381 - - 236 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7503 - - 3330 - - 2177 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 38 - - 0 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 - - 10 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] 98795 18 116 3 096 19 083 25 078 98795 91280 13 109 10 112 12 066 19 076 91280 85509 13 096 14 111 10 092 17 079 85509 80739 13 090 14 103 10 114 11 089 80739 76625 9 117 17 096 10 119 11 093 76625 72972 9 163 12 105 14 122 7 126 72972 69651 13 178 4 169 13 102 12 137 69651 66585 17 156 11 204 4 100 10 132 66585 63732 12 140 11 198 6 198 7 129 63732 60957 5 150 11 199 8 195 5 166 60957 58060 6 224 14 187 10 183 11 180 58060 55073 10 202 15 172 9 194 11 165 55073 52231 12 184 15 180 18 198 16 168 52231 49674 19 190 20 185 23 181 19 176 49674 47389 24 193 24 185 23 170 23 180 47389 45334 28 185 28 188 24 176 25 171 45334 43471 31 182 31 190 26 184 21 165 43471 41764 30 181 32 182 32 188 24 182 41764 40187 27 183 25 175 35 178 36 184 40187 38727 27 178 21 185 32 166 40 176 38727 37373 30 170 24 183 28 165 34 169 37373 36085 30 170 27 174 27 168 32 171 36085 34794 28 175 29 169 25 175 31 178 34794 33471 29 175 28 176 25 178 31 182 33471 32120 29 169 34 182 26 172 30 182 32120 30729 29 169 34 178 28 168 28 175 30729 29291 27 172 35 185 28 169 28 169 29291 27808 28 172 32 185 26 168 28 166 27808 26282 29 167 27 173 25 168 27 167 26282 24714 28 161 24 154 24 171 26 171 24714 23106 29 154 23 160 24 179 25 177 23106 21456 30 153 22 173 24 190 23 181 21456 19761 31 156 23 195 25 196 22 187 19761 18051 31 163 25 203 27 195 24 192 18051 16411 28 169 27 204 29 192 28 194 16411 14915 22 171 25 196 30 190 30 191 14915 13575 20*169 22 186 29 186 30 186 13575 12369 19*167 21 181 25 179 30 177 12369 11280 18 161 17 170 22 168 28 167 11280 10296 17 155 15 156 19 154 27 156 10296 9409 17 150 13 142 17 139 26 147 9409 8612 16 144 12*125 16 122 25 139 8612 7894 16 140 13*104 16 095 23 127 7894 7242 16 136 14 085 17*073 21 102 7242 6659 16 133 15 071 19*061 23 070 6659 6167 15 131 15 067 19 058 25 059 6167 5784 15 129 15 064 19 057 24 056 5784 5518 15 128 15 063 18 056 20 054 5518 5356 14 128 15 062 17 056 17*053 5356 5263 12 127 13 062 15 056 12*053 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