DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 79.1 - - 80.3 - - 72.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 447 - - 478 - - 207 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4832 - - 6667 - - 6451 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8557 - - 10056 - - 9487 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9893 - - 11728 - - 11512 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2011 - - 1809 - - 3155 - - 4956 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 545 - - 621 - - 466 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 20 - - 21 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 248 - - 251 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -9 - - -21 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6103 - - -5305 - - -5982 - - -9539 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15997 - - 17034 - - 17495 - - 14804 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11319 - - -9596 - - -10003 - - -14267 ODpotential blCL - - - 21212 - - 21324 - - 21515 - - 19531 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 44 - - 55 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 79.1 - - 80.3 - - 72.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.9 - - 22.0 - - 21.1 - - 26.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.3 - - 76.1 - - 78.6 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.0 - - 21.0 - - 20.2 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 447 - - 478 - - 207 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4832 - - 6667 - - 6451 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98841 15 109 16 128 11 123 12 090 98841 91322 14 130 8 116 13 111 14 137 91322 85554 16 135 8 123 11 102 17 121 85554 80784 19 134 10 166 7 092 11 097 80784 76672 16 124 15 157 7 122 10 080 76672 73027 7 120 9 127 10 148 5 135 73027 69719 5 165 7 140 6 156 5 093 69719 66677 5 200 7 175 5 205 5 236 66677 63869 13 204 16 222 9 244 6 234 63869 61142 16 240 19 223 17 228 18 244 61142 58307 22 239 18 243 25 244 23 245 58307 55389 24 240 29 241 32 249 22 253 55389 52603 25 255 32 235 31 248 28 251 52603 50094 32 276 31 260 31 251 35 248 50094 47861 44 280 39 272 38 259 42 252 47861 45865 43 272 42 271 45 262 45 257 45865 44056 32 252 38 265 47 261 45 258 44056 42388 30 253 35 256 47 258 43 254 42388 40833 29 262 34 251 45 256 40 250 40833 39379 28 274 33 252 44 256 40 251 39379 38017 29 279 33 256 45 259 47 250 38017 36716 29 277 34 260 47 262 52 247 36716 35411 30 271 34 260 48 268 49 252 35411 34069 31 266 35 257 47 274 45 259 34069 32695 33 264 37 256 43 273 44 265 32695 31279 33 264 37 256 39 268 42 266 31279 29811 33 263 37 257 38 265 40 266 29811 28297 35 262 38 261 37 267 40 264 28297 26736 37 262 39 266 37 270 41 262 26736 25133 39 267 39 269 39 270 42 261 25133 23492 37 271 39 272 40 269 41 260 23492 21810 34 273 36 273 39 266 40 257 21810 20078 32 273 33 269 38 263 41 254 20078 18327 30 274 30 264 36 260 41 248 18327 16647 27 274 28 262 35 258 39 238 16647 15117 25 272 27 261 34 255 37 233 15117 13747 23 271 26 260 33 250 33 232 13747 12516 21 272 22*253 27*247 30 234 12516 11404 18 271 21*248 24*247 26 235 11404 10401 17*263 21 248 23 248 21 237 10401 9497 18*258 21 248 22 250 17 239 9497 8686 18 255 21 247 22 251 13 243 8686 7957 18 253 21 247 21 251 11 250 7957 7293 19 251 21 247 21 252 10 255 7293 6696 19 251 20 248 20 253 9 261 6696 6191 18 250 20 247 20 254 9 267 6191 5799 18 249 19 248 19 254 8 271 5799 5526 17 249 19 248 18 254 7 274 5526 5359 17 248 18 248 17 254 5*277 5359 5264 14 248 15 248 15 254 3*283 5264 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