DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 82.8 - - - - - 72.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 372 - - 422 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4864 - - 9078 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8515 - - 11956 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9925 - - 14139 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2939 - - 5545 - - - - - 214 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 513 - - 659 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 51 - - 15 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 8 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 251 - - - - - 143 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6935 - - -2951 - - - - - -9431 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16861 - - 17090 - - - - - 14695 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9936 - - -4274 - - - - - -12838 ODpotential blCL - - - 19861 - - 18413 - - - - - 18102 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 60 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 82.8 - - - - - 72.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.5 - - 25.4 - - - - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.9 - - 79.8 - - - - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.8 - - 24.7 - - - - - 26.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 372 - - 422 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4864 - - 9078 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98110 6 025 2 057 3 291 98110 90707 7 253 5 244 4 050 90707 84990 5 162 6 210 6 047 84990 80241 5 102 9 161 5 057 80241 76158 4 206 6 140 2 032 76158 72568 4 174 2 289 4 057 72568 69318 5 050 5 237 8 023 69318 66324 6 349 1 260 7 324 66324 63547 9 309 7 330 5 010 63547 60855 9 295 11 303 12 307 60855 58050 10 306 16 287 9 303 58050 55145 18 288 20 280 20 277 55145 52389 27 279 26 279 25 274 52389 49924 35 276 33 273 33 278 49924 47726 37 277 40 268 37 268 47726 45757 39 280 40 272 37 262 45757 43979 43 283 39 276 39 256 43979 42348 45 285 37 276 41 253 42348 40828 46 282 36 273 40 252 40828 39398 45 279 37 272 39 252 39398 38052 44 279 37 273 39 251 38052 36759 43 279 37 274 36 251 36759 35458 41 278 37 273 35 252 35458 34122 41 277 37 272 34 254 34122 32757 40 278 35 271 33 253 32757 31350 37 278 32 272 34 248 31350 29891 33 276 30 275 34 244 29891 28385 29 275 28 277 32 243 28385 26830 24 275 28 279 27 248 26830 25233 25 266 27 277 24 257 25233 23597 25 257 27 272 23 263 23597 21921 23 266 29 267 26 257 21921 20193 26 280 27 266 27 254 20193 18441 31 283 25 278 22 249 18441 16752 31 291 24 283 17 235 16752 15209 30 297 20*284 14 229 15209 13825 25 297 14*279 12 226 13825 12581 19 297 11 272 9 220 12581 11459 13 295 10 268 7 210 11459 10446 6*282 8 249 6 199 10446 9533 3*251 7 241 7 185 9533 8714 2 210 7 236 8 173 8714 7977 2 188 7 233 10 163 7977 7307 2 174 7 229 11 156 7307 6705 2 163 6 225 13 151 6705 6197 2 151 6 222 15 147 6197 5801 2 144 6 220 15 145 5801 5527 2 139 6 219 14 144 5527 5360 2 139 6 219 12*144 5360 5264 2 140 6 218 6*143 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