DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.9 - - 60.5 - - 58.6 - - 52.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 307 - - 151 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4373 - - 5979 - - 4960 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7971 - - 9325 - - 8167 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9434 - - 11040 - - 10021 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2844 - - 3091 - - 3411 - - 5326 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 433 - - 520 - - 384 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 11 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 200 - - 265 - - 278 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 2 - - -14 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 929 - - 1147 - - 219 - - -3058 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8506 - - 9894 - - 9802 - - 8320 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -332 - - -12 - - -1000 - - -5364 ODpotential blCL - - - 9766 - - 11052 - - 11021 - - 10626 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 100 - - 91 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 240 - - 110 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.9 - - 60.5 - - 58.6 - - 52.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.5 - - 35.1 - - 33.5 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.8 - - 58.2 - - 57.1 - - 53.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 34.2 - - 33.3 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 307 - - 151 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4373 - - 5979 - - 4960 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 100 - - 63 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 97875 29 260 28 282 21 290 17 274 97875 90469 13 281 15 277 21 284 22 309 90469 84807 10 285 9 288 15 301 18 313 84807 80134 10 293 12 297 15 315 13 339 80134 76090 10 277 17 277 22 297 10 352 76090 72494 10 265 16 262 23 263 19 299 72494 69230 14 276 14 265 21 249 24 265 69230 66218 21 269 22 260 24 250 28 254 66218 63407 29 262 28 252 23 250 27 250 63407 60659 33 257 34 260 27 259 25 246 60659 57763 36 254 39 260 30 265 27 258 57763 54741 35 253 39 255 36 269 32 261 54741 51852 35 258 37 256 34 265 29 259 51852 49254 34 261 32 255 30 263 24 258 49254 46930 31 263 28 257 29 265 25 262 46930 44830 28 260 28 260 28 267 27 257 44830 42921 24 257 27 258 26 267 24 256 42921 41176 20 256 22 260 24 263 23 263 41176 39573 16 263 19 259 22 261 23 255 39573 38098 12 275 13 254 20 253 22 254 38098 36739 10 295 10 263 17 243 25 248 36739 35460 11 294 10 273 14 258 25 237 35460 34188 9 267 9 266 15 263 21 226 34188 32889 12 227 12 244 15 243 22 225 32889 31564 14 222 16 226 19 230 24 224 31564 30200 15 225 16 228 20 222 26 228 30200 28791 15 232 16 232 19 222 32 236 28791 27337 15 237 14 221 20 222 36 233 27337 25840 14 236 16 216 20 228 35 224 25840 24302 13 231 18 218 20 231 31 223 24302 22726 13 230 16 224 18 235 29 231 22726 21109 13 222 13 237 15 245 28 241 21109 19447 11 211 11 258 12 249 20 248 19447 17769 13 237 12 267 14 255 14 252 17769 16160 13 266 13 262 14 264 12 261 16160 14695 13 280 14 260 14 270 11 266 14695 13384 13 295 13 264 14 275 10 273 13384 12206 13 302 13 265 14 278 11 281 12206 11144 10 304 13*266 14 278 12 286 11144 10186 7*299 13*265 15*278 13 287 10186 9321 4*284 12 265 15*278 14 287 9321 8544 3 225 12 265 15 278 15 286 8544 7846 3 203 11 265 15 278 15 285 7846 7209 4 192 11 265 15 278 16 284 7209 6637 4 187 10 266 15 278 17 282 6637 6152 4 183 9 267 15 278 17 279 6152 5776 4 178 9 267 15 278 16 277 5776 5514 4 178 9 267 14 277 14 274 5514 5354 4 177 8 268 14 278 11 271 5354 5262 4 176 7 268 12 277 7*267 5262 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