DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/04 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 - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.2 - - 70.5 - - 71.2 - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 387 - - 266 - - 165 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5580 - - 10578 - - 11199 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9098 - - 12906 - - 13043 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10641 - - 15639 - - 16260 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4640 - - 4216 - - 3705 - - 10955 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 545 - - 596 - - 519 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 41 - - 13 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 047 - - 274 - - 280 - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2609 - - 948 - - 1077 - - -7839 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13251 - - 14691 - - 15184 - - 13103 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4180 - - 21 - - 270 - - -10183 ODpotential blCL - - - 14821 - - 15618 - - 15990 - - 15446 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 100 - - 92 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 130 - - 80 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.2 - - 70.5 - - 71.2 - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.9 - - 23.6 - - 22.2 - - 23.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.5 - - 68.2 - - 69.6 - - 66.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.3 - - 23.2 - - 21.8 - - 23.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 387 - - 266 - - 165 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5580 - - 10578 - - 11199 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 98 - - 68 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97714 19 213 17 269 14 289 8 266 97714 90184 6 226 10 237 11 248 12 265 90184 84446 4 255 7 222 10 229 9 269 84446 79724 3 234 8 234 10 289 2 339 79724 75644 4 317 6 231 12 297 7 321 75644 72032 9 341 3 239 10 307 10 326 72032 68773 17 327 5 287 12 298 11 306 68773 65771 20 303 14 312 16 316 11 315 65771 62972 20 291 21 306 20 309 14 316 62972 60249 20 289 22 306 20 308 16 305 60249 57409 20 292 25 298 24 313 21 305 57409 54469 22 300 26 285 30 308 25 311 54469 51670 27 306 27 289 33 302 30 315 51670 49161 29 306 30 300 34 298 29 307 49161 46916 28 303 31 299 33 297 29 301 46916 44888 25 298 27 298 33 291 31 303 44888 43048 24 309 26 308 31 286 31 300 43048 41363 24 317 22 308 29 284 24 304 41363 39798 21 313 19 310 20 290 24 326 39798 38346 16 312 16 321 18 317 25 336 38346 37005 14 346 17 355 20 339 19 343 37005 35731 22 358 22 020 22 354 20 005 35731 34460 27 350 26 022 24 008 27 360 34460 33160 26 344 29 014 26 013 28 352 33160 31833 24 346 33 006 26 013 23 346 31833 30467 22 346 33 005 27 010 19 337 30467 29052 20 346 27 005 27 009 18 335 29052 27589 18 344 20 357 23 011 19 343 27589 26081 16 340 18 341 14 001 20 357 26081 24534 13 339 17 332 12 348 18 013 24534 22951 11 341 14 326 15 354 12 013 22951 21330 10 344 10 319 16 352 10 351 21330 19660 11 333 12 319 13 341 13 343 19660 17967 13 313 13 315 12 338 12 346 17967 16342 15 299 12*312 10*329 10 346 16342 14861 16 293 11*302 9*308 7 341 14861 13536 15 295 10 283 8 300 6 334 13536 12344 14 299 10 281 8 288 5 328 12344 11266 9*300 9 278 8 282 5 319 11266 10291 4*298 9 273 7 277 5 306 10291 9409 2 310 8 268 7 273 5 299 9409 8617 2 035 8 265 7 270 5 292 8617 7903 3 059 7 263 7 268 5 284 7903 7253 4 064 7 260 7 266 5 279 7253 6668 4 066 7 257 7 265 5 276 6668 6173 4 068 7 256 7 264 5 275 6173 5788 5 067 6 254 6 263 4 276 5788 5520 4 068 6 255 6 263 3 274 5520 5357 4 069 6 255 6 263 2*268 5357 5263 4 069 6 255 6 263 1*264 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