DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1338z - - 1604z - - 1902z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 56.0 - - 67.7 - - 73.9 - - 74.3 - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 100 - - 432 - - 475 - - 215 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 6508 - - 8234 - - 7553 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit 5246 - - 9883 - - 11323 - - 10364 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top 5262 - - 11569 - - 13295 - - 12614 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2399 - - 1529 - - 1391 - - 2087 - - 3683 Hgt.Variab. W* 115 - - 594 - - 663 - - 496 - - 13 W* B/S 26 - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 10 - - 17 - - 18 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 275 - - 266 - - 272 - - 273 - - 284 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -3 - - -6 - - -7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4880 - - -292 - - -576 - - -2139 - - -8941 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10142 - - 11862 - - 13872 - - 14754 - - 14205 sfcLCL ODpotential -9558 - - -3234 - - -3726 - - -5530 - - -14165 ODpotential blCL 14820 - - 14803 - - 17021 - - 18144 - - 19428 blCL maxRH 61 - - 70 - - 59 - - 58 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 56.0 - - 67.7 - - 73.9 - - 74.3 - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.0 - - 33.7 - - 30.8 - - 27.4 - - 21.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.8 - - 64.9 - - 70.8 - - 72.5 - - 67.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.6 - - 33.2 - - 30.4 - - 26.9 - - 20.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 100 - - 432 - - 475 - - 215 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 6508 - - 8234 - - 7553 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 98414 13 136 11 102 14 081 12 110 5 108 98414 90948 11 144 2 183 5 100 6 129 7 120 90948 85193 10 119 11 189 6 236 7 045 6 077 85193 80415 7 055 12 167 12 204 8 298 11 071 80415 76285 3 290 4 224 8 186 9 227 4 004 76285 72644 6 214 10 222 8 260 5 253 6 272 72644 69357 7 278 7 232 13 251 11 259 9 237 69357 66329 10 258 6 250 7 250 10 259 4 243 66329 63516 11 282 8 271 13 288 13 294 12 284 63516 60806 15 275 14 281 18 259 18 272 22 279 60806 58001 17 302 17 295 19 288 20 287 24 285 58001 55102 29 311 27 307 26 294 24 292 25 288 55102 52340 38 314 31 307 27 301 30 289 31 284 52340 49865 40 314 39 306 38 298 36 291 35 277 49865 47651 45 312 46 300 45 294 43 290 37 277 47651 45644 51 312 48 298 48 292 50 289 39 284 45644 43818 56 311 48 297 47 292 48 287 41 292 43818 42153 57 306 47 294 43 291 42 288 43 297 42153 40619 53 303 45 291 42 289 37 294 42 297 40619 39187 49 304 43 292 41 290 35 298 39 293 39187 37840 47 308 42 294 40 293 34 298 35 291 37840 36546 47 312 41 296 39 296 34 299 32 290 36546 35244 46 313 38 299 38 298 34 300 32 292 35244 33905 43 312 36 300 37 299 35 300 33 295 33905 32536 40 310 35 297 37 299 36 301 36 296 32536 31125 36 309 33 293 39 301 38 303 39 297 31125 29663 36 307 34 294 44 304 43 304 42 299 29663 28156 38 306 36 299 48 306 47 304 45 298 28156 26604 40 309 43 304 51 305 51 304 48 297 26604 25010 41 315 48 305 52 302 52 304 48 295 25010 23378 42 321 47 305 50 301 49 303 45 293 23378 21701 41 323 43 304 47 299 45 299 41 291 21701 19973 39 320 39 303 43 296 41 296 38 290 19973 18225 36 317 36 304 41 295 37 296 36 290 18225 16548 32 315 32 306 36 298 33 298 33 292 16548 15020 27 312 28 306 29 301 28 301 31 294 15020 13656 23 308 24 306 19*291 21*294 29 295 13656 12433 20 306 18*301 17*282 18*281 26 295 12433 11331 17 309 12*284 17 280 18 279 23 294 11331 10338 15 317 11 275 17 277 18 277 20 291 10338 9444 14 327 11 271 17 273 18 275 18 288 9444 8642 14 335 10 266 17 271 18 273 18 287 8642 7921 13 339 10 262 17 269 18 271 18 286 7921 7265 10 337 10 260 17 267 18 270 18 287 7265 6676 5 313 10 257 17 266 18 269 18 288 6676 6178 3 273 10 254 17 264 18 268 17 290 6178 5790 2 274 9 252 16 264 18 267 16 290 5790 5522 1 274 9 252 16 263 17 267 14 289 5522 5358 1 275 9 251 15 263 16 267 11 287 5358 5263 1*275 8 251 14 262 14 267 7*284 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