DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.3 - - 80.1 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 396 - - 460 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6388 - - 10916 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9754 - - 13509 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11449 - - 15977 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6950 - - 2513 - - - - - 3428 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 575 - - 722 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 32 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 232 - - - - - 294 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 24 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -25 - - 10 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4421 - - -441 - - - - - -10959 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15871 - - 16419 - - - - - 16223 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6239 - - -1717 - - - - - -17492 ODpotential blCL - - - 17688 - - 17694 - - - - - 22755 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 83 - - - - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.3 - - 80.1 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.3 - - 25.4 - - - - - 7.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.6 - - 77.4 - - - - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.6 - - 24.7 - - - - - 7.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 396 - - 460 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6388 - - 10916 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 32 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 2 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] 98190 6 358 7 101 13 342 98190 90782 5 104 7 341 11 021 90782 85062 8 095 5 313 13 028 85062 80322 4 046 5 070 12 016 80322 76233 4 251 4 022 5 026 76233 72615 4 105 3 328 4 056 72615 69354 4 044 5 340 9 359 69354 66371 7 025 5 331 10 357 66371 63601 7 347 7 306 14 347 63601 60903 7 343 6 323 10 340 60903 58087 18 312 14 300 16 313 58087 55172 18 295 17 281 15 309 55172 52400 27 278 16 317 18 321 52400 49901 32 263 31 288 28 298 49901 47638 38 265 36 272 37 299 47638 45579 46 252 37 264 50 295 45579 43701 52 239 43 250 60 275 43701 41984 55 231 48 242 60 259 41984 40391 55 223 52 242 56 264 40391 38907 54 219 56 242 65 273 38907 37534 51 216 60 240 72 269 37534 36237 46 218 62 238 72 260 36237 34945 44 224 60 236 68 256 34945 33624 46 231 56 233 64 254 33624 32276 48 231 53 233 60 255 32276 30886 47 229 51 234 58 257 30886 29445 45 225 49 234 57 259 29445 27956 53 225 48 233 57 261 27956 26418 62 226 48 232 57 260 26418 24836 64 225 52 233 56 260 24836 23214 60 225 57 227 55 260 23214 21546 56 224 60 222 53 260 21546 19826 54 218 61 223 51 258 19826 18088 53 217 59 226 49 253 18088 16419 52 225 52*229 49 249 16419 14904 53 232 44*232 51 248 14904 13549 51 239 38 233 54 250 13549 12335 44*241 35 233 55 254 12335 11243 34*238 32 233 54 261 11243 10260 27 238 31 232 51 271 10260 9376 23 243 30 232 45 280 9376 8586 21 247 29 231 40 289 8586 7876 20 248 28 231 37 296 7876 7231 20 248 28 230 33 301 7231 6652 20 248 27 230 30 302 6652 6162 19 248 26 229 27 302 6162 5781 18 248 26 229 24 301 5781 5517 17 247 25 229 20 298 5517 5355 17 247 24 228 17*296 5355 5263 14 247 20 228 11*294 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