DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 21.8 - - 32.9 - - 38.7 - - 33.0 - - 21.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -20 - - 122 - - 143 - - -2 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 199 - - 1625 - - 4041 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit 5244 - - 5619 - - 7444 - - 5245 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top 5260 - - 6686 - - 9102 - - 5261 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 205 - - 2248 - - 2460 - - 5047 - - 210 Hgt.Variab. W* 11 - - 245 - - 350 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 15 - - 12 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 024 - - 043 - - 019 - - 113 - - 241 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2886 - - -2618 - - -1438 - - -4435 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8146 - - 9304 - - 10540 - - 9696 - - 5260 sfcLCL ODpotential -8661 - - -5269 - - -3438 - - -8040 - - -4447 ODpotential blCL 13921 - - 11955 - - 12540 - - 13301 - - 9707 blCL maxRH 94 - - 82 - - 70 - - 46 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 21.8 - - 32.9 - - 38.7 - - 33.0 - - 21.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 5.1 - - 10.7 - - 10.9 - - 9.3 - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 23.9 - - 31.6 - - 37.2 - - 36.4 - - 23.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 4.7 - - 10.3 - - 10.5 - - 9.2 - - 20.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -20 - - 122 - - 143 - - -2 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 199 - - 1625 - - 4041 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 74 - - 27 - - 0 - - 0 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97284 69 082 62 077 75 086 67 085 55 081 97284 90137 73 079 65 078 72 081 67 085 59 082 90137 84570 75 081 64 084 62 081 62 078 64 078 84570 79893 71 080 63 085 55 085 55 075 57 074 79893 75803 61 078 57 084 51 086 50 083 48 074 75803 72128 46 073 46 082 46 078 46 084 42 081 72128 68750 27 060 30 077 33 062 38 074 41 073 68750 65629 20 046 24 070 24 038 28 049 37 055 65629 62755 20 023 18 039 19 011 21 028 30 029 62755 59996 26 001 18 014 15 343 19 344 21 001 59996 57128 29 353 26 010 15 001 20 344 21 356 57128 54155 32 337 36 355 28 358 29 353 21 348 54155 51318 31 329 40 343 36 351 33 348 26 358 51318 48772 30 334 38 340 39 347 39 348 42 356 48772 46516 34 338 34 340 38 346 40 345 45 357 46516 44488 38 339 35 348 36 351 39 347 47 008 44488 42639 39 338 36 354 37 359 40 359 58 017 42639 40938 37 337 37 359 39 006 49 010 66 019 40938 39362 36 337 40 003 43 011 56 015 72 019 39362 37895 34 334 43 004 48 014 65 019 76 020 37895 36530 32 333 46 006 53 016 75 019 84 020 36530 35232 29 333 47 008 57 017 81 020 91 020 35232 33937 25 335 48 012 62 020 84 022 93 021 33937 32616 18 333 47 015 69 023 86 024 93 022 32616 31271 20 025 45 017 74 025 87 025 88 022 31271 29896 28 023 33 016 74 025 89 024 75 020 29896 28483 19 011 32 027 67 024 91 025 66 017 28483 27029 15 006 34 022 54 022 87 025 63 019 27029 25530 12 008 31 015 44 018 81 026 62 020 25530 23986 9 007 26 022 38 016 68 025 61 017 23986 22406 9 004 29 033 35 019 49 024 58 016 22406 20790 9 013 32 035 35 028 38 020 47 015 20790 19138 10 046 31 038 37 032 33 016 35 009 19138 17477 14 061 26 039 35 040 28 017 29 001 17477 15887 12 055 20 038 30 045 25 018 26 358 15887 14440 12 051 17 041 24 043 23 018 23 358 14440 13149 12 045 16 044 19 038 21 017 21 360 13149 11991 13 045 16 045 18 032 20 017 19 004 11991 10949 12 044 17 043 18 021 17 014 17 008 10949 10012 10 056 17 039 16 012 15 011 16 011 10012 9169 11 067 17 037 15*011 12 009 14 012 9169 8414 13 065 19 037 14*012 10 009 12 013 8414 7738 16 055 20 041 13 015 8 013 9 014 7738 7123 20 044 20*042 12 018 6 021 5 018 7123 6572 23 045 19*042 12 020 5 033 2 355 6572 6106 26 048 16 042 11 022 4 050 5 301 6106 5746 23 044 15 043 11 024 4 067 12 275 5746 5498 17 037 14 043 10 024 3 082 13 262 5498 5347 13 032 13 043 10 025 3*096 10 253 5347 5260 6*024 11 043 9 026 2*113 5*241 5260 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