DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/11 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.6 - - 80.0 - - 79.1 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 370 - - 446 - - 178 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3220 - - 8618 - - 7553 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7234 - - 11609 - - 10244 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8281 - - 13679 - - 12614 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4221 - - 3561 - - 4181 - - 478 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 447 - - 660 - - 466 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 22 - - 22 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 253 - - 266 - - 270 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -11 - - -17 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8591 - - -1845 - - -2380 - - -7219 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16872 - - 15525 - - 14995 - - 12483 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11246 - - -3737 - - -4578 - - -11041 ODpotential blCL - - - 19527 - - 17416 - - 17192 - - 16305 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 75 - - 70 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 130 - - 120 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.6 - - 80.0 - - 79.1 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.4 - - 29.6 - - 31.2 - - 32.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.0 - - 77.2 - - 77.6 - - 71.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.6 - - 29.1 - - 30.8 - - 32.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 370 - - 446 - - 178 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3220 - - 8618 - - 7553 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98057 11 151 13 220 5 315 5 122 98057 90611 5 176 7 126 6 170 10 127 90611 84907 11 174 4 089 7 143 10 133 84907 80200 13 154 7 175 1 079 9 111 80200 76136 9 143 11 133 5 234 7 052 76136 72526 3 216 2 059 1 148 3 055 72526 69258 9 156 10 233 4 308 2 352 69258 66259 3 331 12 247 8 310 4 341 66259 63473 10 241 13 271 12 289 8 352 63473 60775 10 288 12 292 15 281 15 311 60775 57974 21 285 16 294 22 281 20 281 57974 55081 28 279 30 288 28 283 27 281 55081 52331 33 273 36 277 31 285 34 279 52331 49853 35 271 41 273 38 283 37 286 49853 47630 42 280 46 279 45 283 44 291 47630 45631 52 288 52 285 52 289 49 292 45631 43832 64 288 61 289 61 290 59 292 43832 42197 72 284 69 289 66 292 66 291 42197 40682 72 283 71 287 68 293 67 291 40682 39258 67 284 66 285 65 291 64 290 39258 37917 62 285 62 286 59 289 60 289 37917 36630 60 286 60 287 56 289 57 289 36630 35335 60 285 58 287 54 288 55 289 35335 34006 58 283 56 288 52 288 54 290 34006 32646 54 282 53 288 50 289 51 291 32646 31245 51 282 50 287 48 289 48 292 31245 29793 48 283 49 285 47 289 45 292 29793 28293 47 285 48 284 47 287 45 291 28293 26745 47 286 48 284 48 287 45 291 26745 25153 46 285 47 284 47 287 44 290 25153 23520 44 282 44 283 44 287 42 289 23520 21842 41 278 41 283 40 285 39 288 21842 20111 38 273 37 281 36 284 37 285 20111 18358 36 272 35 281 32 284 35 283 18358 16674 34 271 33 282 28 286 34 284 16674 15137 32 268 30 283 25 289 31 285 15137 13761 31 264 24*280 21*283 28 288 13761 12525 30 266 23*275 21*280 24 292 12525 11410 28 272 23 273 21 278 21 295 11410 10405 25 276 23 270 22 274 19 297 10405 9498 20 279 23 267 23 271 19 296 9498 8686 16*275 23 265 23 269 19 293 8686 7955 15*264 23 263 23 268 20 290 7955 7290 15 256 23 261 23 266 21 287 7290 6693 15 253 23 260 23 265 22 283 6693 6188 14 251 22 259 23 264 21 279 6188 5796 14 249 22 258 22 264 20 275 5796 5524 13 248 21 257 22 264 18 271 5524 5359 13 247 20 257 20 263 14*268 5359 5264 11 246 17 257 17 263 8*265 5264 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