DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.0 - - 65.4 - - 67.1 - - 59.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 448 - - 497 - - 215 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5835 - - 8933 - - 10415 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9356 - - 11914 - - 12625 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10896 - - 13994 - - 15476 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2236 - - 3472 - - 2834 - - 8639 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 579 - - 691 - - 552 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 19 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 239 - - 260 - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -6 - - 23 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2251 - - -736 - - 506 - - -6641 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13148 - - 14731 - - 14971 - - 11905 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4625 - - -1863 - - -360 - - -8921 ODpotential blCL - - - 15521 - - 15857 - - 15836 - - 14184 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 77 - - 94 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.0 - - 65.4 - - 67.1 - - 59.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.3 - - 18.4 - - 19.1 - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.0 - - 62.1 - - 65.2 - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.9 - - 17.9 - - 18.6 - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 448 - - 497 - - 215 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5835 - - 8933 - - 10415 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 6 - - 77 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98287 17 109 14 103 17 118 10 093 98287 90834 9 089 11 101 10 084 9 110 90834 85109 8 115 4 102 6 066 9 090 85109 80352 12 132 3 175 1 047 12 078 80352 76243 9 137 6 153 5 114 6 072 76243 72606 7 136 8 170 2 072 7 123 72606 69297 5 150 5 132 1 100 4 098 69297 66244 3 247 3 046 1 184 4 323 66244 63418 8 255 4 296 2 319 7 269 63418 60674 5 269 3 238 3 253 7 247 60674 57811 10 316 10 313 9 336 3 008 57811 54856 10 313 12 312 13 323 15 341 54856 52049 16 339 13 316 19 321 21 326 52049 49522 23 336 16 320 21 312 22 316 49522 47254 23 331 21 322 25 317 28 317 47254 45208 29 333 28 328 30 323 34 326 45208 43340 32 333 34 329 40 327 40 332 43340 41628 34 338 38 330 47 331 52 328 41628 40059 39 341 43 333 50 327 61 333 40059 38608 41 342 50 336 54 335 72 338 38608 37255 42 344 52 339 66 339 78 339 37255 35963 44 347 53 341 67 337 78 339 35963 34668 47 348 55 342 67 336 73 336 34668 33344 48 347 53 342 65 336 67 331 33344 31995 44 343 50 343 62 336 63 327 31995 30606 36 339 50 343 51 334 61 327 30606 29169 28 332 46 343 43 330 58 329 29169 27687 21 320 37 341 41 328 49 331 27687 26163 18 311 24 332 39 330 40 324 26163 24601 18 307 15 323 31 330 37 317 24601 23000 19 310 14 320 21 320 33 316 23000 21359 19 315 14 313 16 317 26 312 21359 19675 18 318 14 308 13 322 16 312 19675 17974 16 317 15 318 8 313 13 324 17974 16339 13 309 15 324 7*273 12 320 16339 14850 10 304 11*312 7*261 11 297 14850 13517 8 297 7*267 8 260 11 278 13517 12321 8 285 7 258 8 260 10 269 12321 11241 8*256 7 252 8 261 10 265 11241 10265 7*240 7 243 8 260 9 266 10265 9385 7 215 7 236 8 260 8 269 9385 8596 7 209 7 232 8 260 7 274 8596 7885 7 204 7 228 8 260 6 283 7885 7238 6 201 7 225 7 261 6 296 7238 6657 6 198 7 222 7 262 6 312 6657 6165 6 194 6 219 7 262 6 327 6165 5783 6 193 6 218 7 261 7 338 5783 5518 6 191 6 217 7 262 8 344 5518 5356 5 191 6 218 7 262 7*348 5356 5263 5 190 6 216 6 261 5*351 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