DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 32.0 - - 38.5 - - 32.9 - - 28.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 63 - - 1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 640 - - 2431 - - 1609 - - 727 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 84 - - 99 - - 21 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 064 - - 154 - - 092 - - 027 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1345 - - -2286 - - 0 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6606 - - 7547 - - 5261 - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11551 - - -9873 - - -137 - - -6616 ODpotential blCL - - - 16812 - - 15134 - - 5398 - - 11877 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.0 - - 38.5 - - 32.9 - - 28.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.7 - - 23.8 - - 32.5 - - 27.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.3 - - 37.4 - - 32.7 - - 28.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.0 - - 23.4 - - 32.7 - - 28.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 63 - - 1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 98 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 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] 95532 50 354 49 010 38 010 36 357 95532 88744 38 008 37 016 29 010 23 349 88744 83417 31 012 30 004 24 015 18 008 83417 78932 22 006 28 001 27 005 18 029 78932 75011 17 348 22 340 25 346 19 007 75011 71518 10 001 13 330 17 328 17 350 71518 68341 17 335 18 331 20 326 21 346 68341 65410 18 318 19 320 20 312 21 318 65410 62691 14 322 17 318 18 309 17 306 62691 60051 19 314 20 316 20 310 18 308 60051 57282 18 303 22 301 24 292 21 302 57282 54385 17 302 19 279 25 284 25 292 54385 51600 19 308 17 288 22 280 26 282 51600 49099 27 283 28 278 25 277 28 277 49099 46878 30 266 35 265 30 272 27 279 46878 44879 30 264 34 264 29 273 32 278 44879 43057 31 245 32 259 30 278 31 277 43057 41377 32 243 33 245 29 259 35 269 41377 39814 53 223 44 215 26 234 29 258 39814 38362 51 221 32 210 19 200 19 233 38362 37019 39 226 23 212 14 187 18 191 37019 35740 34 232 21 221 14 177 16 195 35740 34453 33 241 21 222 13 180 15 200 34453 33131 29 251 19 225 13 179 14 203 33131 31781 26 251 21 221 15 186 13 230 31781 30392 22 226 22 225 15 203 13 249 30392 28954 22 221 23 230 15 219 15 248 28954 27471 23 223 23 226 17 232 16 245 27471 25942 20 221 20 225 15 248 16 249 25942 24372 17 217 18 229 14 267 16 256 24372 22766 18 222 17 232 16 282 17 265 22766 21118 17 228 17 244 18 284 19 278 21118 19424 15 230 18 252 19 279 22 290 19424 17715 14 234 20 253 21 273 24 295 17715 16077 16 240 21 254 24 269 25 295 16077 14589 18 234 21 252 26 269 27 293 14589 13262 19 224 21 251 26 269 27 292 13262 12075 19 218 23 245 25 270 26 289 12075 11010 20 212 25 221 23 271 25 286 11010 10052 21 198 23 200 20 267 23 281 10052 9195 18 195 19 189 17 252 20 275 9195 8430 15 200 14 202 13 227 17 266 8430 7746 15 206 12 211 10 195 15 256 7746 7127 13 205 9 209 6 166 14 239 7127 6574 9 199 4 174 7 112 8 209 6574 6109 4 117 3 167 7 102 5 157 6109 5749 7 062 3 160 7 098 3 096 5749 5500 6 061 3 158 6 095 4 049 5500 5348 5*063 3*155 5*093 4*034 5348 5261 4*064 3*154 4*092 3*027 5261 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