DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.7 - - 57.9 - - 63.8 - - 63.9 - - 52.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 176 - - 475 - - 373 - - 82 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2058 - - 4508 - - 8626 - - 8891 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 6116 - - 8319 - - 11526 - - 10602 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top 7119 - - 9569 - - 13687 - - 13952 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1179 - - 1661 - - 4635 - - 5669 - - 4543 Hgt.Variab. W* 300 - - 543 - - 622 - - 381 - - 18 W* B/S 2 - - 7 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 22 - - 14 - - 11 - - 16 - - 14 BL Wind Direction 064 - - 057 - - 001 - - 360 - - 057 Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 5 - - 21 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 7 - - 4 - - 24 - - 31 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3206 - - -3336 - - 267 - - -754 - - -6411 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10326 - - 12905 - - 13421 - - 14707 - - 11673 sfcLCL ODpotential -7878 - - -6204 - - -722 - - -1991 - - -9123 ODpotential blCL 14997 - - 15773 - - 14409 - - 15943 - - 14385 blCL maxRH 67 - - 44 - - 100 - - 96 - - 62 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 80 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.7 - - 57.9 - - 63.8 - - 63.9 - - 52.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.8 - - 19.3 - - 22.7 - - 17.1 - - 20.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.2 - - 54.8 - - 61.2 - - 62.8 - - 53.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.5 - - 18.9 - - 22.2 - - 16.8 - - 19.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 176 - - 475 - - 373 - - 82 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2058 - - 4508 - - 8626 - - 8891 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 102 - - 83 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97784 6 236 16 233 12 261 9 269 8 244 97784 90301 6 217 7 195 12 222 8 275 3 184 90301 84568 3 192 4 143 8 192 7 251 2 346 84568 79834 3 133 3 193 6 152 4 266 3 300 79834 75761 5 032 5 191 1 142 6 282 2 344 75761 72153 8 320 1 273 4 284 8 304 4 355 72153 68873 10 294 6 307 6 284 9 284 3 328 68873 65844 10 311 6 292 8 292 11 310 7 339 65844 63028 15 313 6 303 12 286 13 303 11 340 63028 60299 16 316 12 325 12 291 13 304 15 318 60299 57451 15 304 16 321 13 300 13 328 11 331 57451 54486 12 301 17 297 13 325 14 334 14 359 54486 51655 19 322 13 307 17 284 15 329 11 346 51655 49120 22 332 23 336 19 324 20 337 8 334 49120 46859 27 340 25 328 34 325 21 333 14 354 46859 44819 29 338 22 327 30 330 27 342 41 357 44819 42965 33 346 31 359 35 350 43 349 53 356 42965 41267 41 353 46 005 41 000 52 351 60 352 41267 39702 43 355 54 006 52 008 61 358 64 353 39702 38253 44 005 61 010 63 013 71 006 69 359 38253 36907 58 016 73 016 71 013 82 009 76 005 36907 35627 74 019 83 017 77 013 86 008 83 009 35627 34344 81 020 84 017 79 012 81 006 84 007 34344 33029 81 019 81 015 78 011 76 005 80 005 33029 31687 75 017 77 014 76 010 74 006 76 003 31687 30305 69 014 74 013 73 007 73 007 73 003 30305 28877 63 012 74 012 70 006 69 006 70 005 28877 27405 55 012 71 011 68 007 65 004 65 005 27405 25893 41 010 62 011 63 008 60 002 61 003 25893 24345 30 357 47 008 55 006 56 360 58 360 24345 22760 30 343 34 355 46 356 50 356 56 357 22760 21136 30 342 31 339 42 342 40 348 53 354 21136 19467 25 339 33 333 37 334 27 335 48 351 19467 17783 23 328 32 334 30 331 22 330 40 345 17783 16169 23 325 29 338 28 331 21 331 32 333 16169 14700 21 331 26 341 26*333 19*335 27 326 14700 13386 19 340 24 345 22*337 18*338 25 330 13386 12204 17 351 23 348 19 340 17 345 23 339 12204 11139 17 003 20 354 16 346 17 352 22 350 11139 10178 16 018 14*019 13 353 17 357 22 001 10178 9311 18 035 13*040 11 006 16 002 22 012 9311 8534 22 050 14 054 9 020 16 006 24 026 8534 7836 26 064 14 058 9 030 16 009 26 037 7836 7201 25*066 14 059 8 037 16 011 28 045 7201 6631 25*065 14 060 8 042 16 012 29 050 6631 6148 24 064 14 061 8 045 16 013 29 053 6148 5773 23 064 14 061 8 048 15 014 27 055 5773 5513 22 063 13 062 8 050 15 015 24 056 5513 5354 20 063 13 061 8 050 14 015 21*057 5354 5262 15 063 12 062 7 051 12 016 14*057 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