DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.5 - - 75.7 - - - - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 436 - - 468 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7361 - - 9943 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10578 - - 12718 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12422 - - 15004 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4110 - - 4293 - - - - - 10003 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 622 - - 704 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 197 - - - - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3193 - - -1210 - - - - - -7925 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15615 - - 16215 - - - - - 13189 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5038 - - -2590 - - - - - -9813 ODpotential blCL - - - 17460 - - 17594 - - - - - 15076 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 89 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.5 - - 75.7 - - - - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.6 - - 21.9 - - - - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.5 - - 72.6 - - - - - 68.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.9 - - 21.2 - - - - - 27.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 436 - - 468 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7361 - - 9943 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 55 - - - - - 34 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] 98397 12 092 18 092 19 086 98397 91007 12 089 14 019 17 100 91007 85345 14 084 7 068 18 095 85345 80645 15 082 12 116 15 083 80645 76581 14 101 13 121 13 076 76581 72979 10 130 12 112 13 089 72979 69711 9 135 8 136 8 071 69711 66695 4 162 12 167 2 120 66695 63884 9 162 14 180 3 213 63884 61143 6 163 15 156 9 212 61143 58271 11 213 10 206 17 207 58271 55282 17 201 12 199 12 190 55282 52418 17 177 11 189 12 204 52418 49845 22 171 17 201 21 208 49845 47549 17 185 26 201 25 185 47549 45472 16 212 20 189 17 166 45472 43585 29 207 25 210 18 173 43585 41857 49 191 42 192 24 176 41857 40257 58 184 57 183 31 176 40257 38768 57 177 65 170 44 169 38768 37384 52 176 62 171 55 156 37384 36074 50 176 62 174 54 148 36074 34768 51 175 60 174 56 150 34768 33437 51 172 57 173 60 150 33437 32089 50 171 53 172 55 151 32089 30711 48 171 51 171 43 154 30711 29286 47 171 48 172 35 155 29286 27811 44 171 43 174 33 148 27811 26289 39 174 36 175 32 138 26289 24723 34 179 31 175 30 130 24723 23118 31 183 30 174 25 128 23118 21470 29 187 28 174 17 127 21470 19774 29 187 21 178 13 118 19774 18058 24 177 15 171 11 111 18058 16411 22 167 14*168 8 107 16411 14911 24 161 12*172 4 107 14911 13570 16*144 12 174 2 246 13570 12368 10*139 11 179 6 256 12368 11284 5 164 11 183 9 251 11284 10305 5 185 10 200 11 247 10305 9421 5 194 10 206 13 244 9421 8626 6 202 11 211 14 243 8626 7911 6 206 11 213 16 243 7911 7259 7 209 11 216 18 243 7259 6672 7 211 11 218 19 244 6672 6176 7 213 11 220 20 244 6176 5790 7 214 11 221 20 244 5790 5522 7 213 11 221 19 243 5522 5357 7 213 11 221 16 243 5357 5263 7 213 10 222 12*241 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