DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/25 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 4.5 - - 10.0 - - 15.9 - - 12.6 - - 8.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -62 - - -47 - - -27 - - -35 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 198 - - 199 - - 199 - - 199 - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit 5243 - - 5243 - - 5243 - - 5243 - - 5243 Hcrit BL Top 5259 - - 5260 - - 5260 - - 5260 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 96 - - 944 - - 1669 - - 282 - - 78 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 20 - - 28 - - 15 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 13 - - 13 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 037 - - 046 - - 049 - - 047 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1230 - - -1322 - - -1611 - - -1294 - - -2479 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6489 - - 6583 - - 6871 - - 6554 - - 7739 sfcLCL ODpotential -8494 - - -7236 - - -5838 - - -6651 - - -10318 ODpotential blCL 13753 - - 12496 - - 11098 - - 11911 - - 15578 blCL maxRH 48 - - 47 - - 46 - - 44 - - 45 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 4.5 - - 10.0 - - 15.9 - - 12.6 - - 8.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -4.6 - - 0.4 - - 4.9 - - 3.1 - - -6.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 9.2 - - 13.4 - - 17.8 - - 16.7 - - 13.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -3.8 - - -0.1 - - 3.7 - - 2.6 - - -2.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -62 - - -47 - - -27 - - -35 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 198 - - 199 - - 199 - - 199 - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96442 5 255 11 314 22 316 19 299 21 265 96442 89442 5 000 14 322 20 336 17 324 19 292 89442 83994 19 012 11 341 16 342 22 329 21 343 83994 79440 13 015 13 356 14 346 17 327 18 327 79440 75444 16 007 18 360 18 339 20 341 17 325 75444 71845 24 352 15 347 19 334 25 341 23 338 71845 68563 25 334 14 345 16 326 22 326 27 332 68563 65540 23 329 21 346 18 335 17 309 24 325 65540 62727 26 329 27 338 25 339 17 311 20 313 62727 59980 28 320 28 328 28 327 23 315 20 321 59980 57093 25 304 25 316 27 313 30 318 24 329 57093 54092 26 305 25 314 26 302 31 314 25 327 54092 51231 31 316 26 317 23 299 28 313 22 325 51231 48664 34 313 26 313 22 298 27 318 20 328 48664 46371 32 312 25 307 23 297 26 312 19 316 46371 44296 29 310 23 309 23 300 21 301 18 302 44296 42399 27 309 22 312 23 300 17 296 14 311 42399 40649 26 305 24 307 22 300 18 301 15 339 40649 39027 26 302 24 302 22 300 17 301 19 344 39027 37518 27 298 22 296 19 298 15 301 20 338 37518 36120 28 294 21 286 18 293 15 301 18 337 36120 34798 29 288 23 280 19 289 16 300 15 348 34798 33488 32 281 27 277 20 285 16 296 13 351 33488 32161 35 276 30 272 23 275 16 289 12 340 32161 30822 40 270 34 265 30 268 18 283 11 322 30822 29458 46 266 40 262 38 265 24 278 11 301 29458 28058 50 262 49 259 49 261 33 273 15 279 28058 26623 54 261 56 259 55 258 44 270 21 271 26623 25149 54 261 55 259 57 257 49 267 25 270 25149 23639 46 262 51 259 54 258 50 264 23 272 23639 22095 32 265 41 259 47 259 49 261 20 276 22095 20514 22 273 26 258 37 258 45 259 17 278 20514 18889 19 276 17 260 24 253 36 261 15 277 18889 17250 16 273 15 266 15 255 22 261 13 272 17250 15680 8 276 9 261 8 262 12 266 9 266 15680 14252 4 079 3 183 1 286 1 253 5 235 14252 12980 8 095 6 110 5 073 5 093 4 124 12980 11843 15 091 7 092 9 087 9 086 8 089 11843 10821 21 070 13 076 16 082 13 087 12 080 10821 9903 27 064 20 063 20 077 15 087 14 082 9903 9078 30 066 25 061 22 073 18 077 15 081 9078 8340 33 067 28 063 23 067 21 066 18 070 8340 7679 37 067 30 064 26 061 25 061 21 061 7679 7078 41 064 34 060 29 054 30 057 26 061 7078 6541 43 058 36 054 30 050 32 053 32 058 6541 6087 39 050 34 050 29 049 30 050 32 050 6087 5736 35 045 31 048 27 049 26 049 28 045 5736 5492 28 042 26 048 24 049 22 049 22 042 5492 5344 23 040 22*047 21*049 17*048 16*038 5344 5260 12*037 13*046 13*049 9*047 8*035 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