DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 76.4 - - 79.9 - - - - - 68.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 388 - - 439 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6363 - - 11834 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9727 - - 14241 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11424 - - 16895 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3126 - - 2676 - - - - - 4999 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 571 - - 731 - - - - - 17 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 19 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 161 - - 170 - - - - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 9 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4485 - - -610 - - - - - -9521 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15910 - - 17506 - - - - - 14785 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7687 - - -2937 - - - - - -12675 ODpotential blCL - - - 19111 - - 19832 - - - - - 17938 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 80 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 79.9 - - - - - 68.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.3 - - 20.2 - - - - - 21.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.6 - - 76.9 - - - - - 70.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.3 - - 19.2 - - - - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 388 - - 439 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6363 - - 11834 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 21 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98676 3 318 12 105 8 070 98676 91224 18 123 11 063 13 062 91224 85477 17 112 5 061 13 088 85477 80742 14 090 7 107 15 094 80742 76672 12 105 7 079 15 079 76672 73057 8 125 9 120 12 067 73057 69770 6 139 11 135 9 103 69770 66740 4 158 10 132 7 111 66740 63913 9 142 8 149 8 128 63913 61160 8 149 8 167 6 144 61160 58281 12 182 12 175 8 165 58281 55293 19 180 16 180 5 124 55293 52450 18 140 16 166 5 239 52450 49918 15 218 15 139 15 188 49918 47663 39 202 19 168 13 188 47663 45611 31 171 19 147 24 192 45611 43723 30 158 31 168 20 169 43723 41971 42 164 36 152 20 147 41971 40340 58 161 41 151 34 180 40340 38840 68 156 55 157 53 177 38840 37472 71 157 71 161 51 172 37472 36188 70 158 75 160 47 171 36188 34906 66 157 70 157 48 171 34906 33589 62 157 67 156 50 167 33589 32242 59 158 64 156 50 164 32242 30854 55 160 60 157 48 167 30854 29416 51 161 56 157 47 172 29416 27932 47 160 53 156 45 177 27932 26404 43 157 51 156 44 182 26404 24835 41 154 50 155 43 185 24835 23231 41 154 48 156 39 184 23231 21587 40 157 47 161 36 177 21587 19893 39 160 44 168 33 161 19893 18175 35 160 37*170 31 151 18175 16519 32 156 26*167 29 153 16519 15008 29 151 21 164 24 157 15008 13654 28 155 19 165 20 164 13654 12437 26*163 19 166 18 173 12437 11338 21*166 18 168 16 187 11338 10346 18 166 18 170 15 200 10346 9452 15 164 18 172 15 215 9452 8650 12 159 18 174 16 228 8650 7929 11 158 18 176 17 233 7929 7271 11 157 18 177 18 236 7271 6681 10 156 18 178 18 239 6681 6181 10 154 17 179 18 240 6181 5793 9 153 17 179 17 242 5793 5523 9 153 16 180 15 243 5523 5358 8 153 16 180 12 244 5358 5263 8 153 14 180 7*245 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