DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.5 - - 58.6 - - 64.4 - - 63.2 - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 24 - - 363 - - 440 - - 165 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 5689 - - 7555 - - 6739 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 9157 - - 10734 - - 9559 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top 5262 - - 10750 - - 12616 - - 11800 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 460 - - 1700 - - 1906 - - 2645 - - 4099 Hgt.Variab. W* 71 - - 536 - - 627 - - 436 - - 13 W* B/S 4 - - 15 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 7 - - 17 - - 20 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 289 - - 253 - - 272 - - 275 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 3 - - 8 - - -7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4469 - - -4143 - - -3274 - - -2277 - - -5468 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9732 - - 14893 - - 15891 - - 14078 - - 10731 sfcLCL ODpotential -9137 - - -7743 - - -6151 - - -4735 - - -8641 ODpotential blCL 14399 - - 18493 - - 18767 - - 16535 - - 13904 blCL maxRH 62 - - 59 - - 72 - - 68 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 47.5 - - 58.6 - - 64.4 - - 63.2 - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.4 - - 11.2 - - 12.3 - - 19.4 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.9 - - 56.0 - - 61.5 - - 61.7 - - 55.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.2 - - 10.7 - - 11.8 - - 19.3 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 24 - - 363 - - 440 - - 165 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 5689 - - 7555 - - 6739 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96243 18 287 16 235 28 243 13 282 19 280 96243 89085 14 300 13 296 19 274 25 298 15 310 89085 83606 19 324 19 311 13 302 16 292 17 300 83606 79055 21 320 19 308 12 315 15 283 25 288 79055 75111 18 306 16 303 13 319 25 308 30 295 75111 71615 15 294 16 295 24 309 31 305 33 302 71615 68446 15 308 20 291 27 301 29 295 29 303 68446 65513 24 312 22 310 22 296 25 293 25 301 65513 62766 32 303 32 314 21 300 24 302 25 293 62766 60091 34 295 35 304 26 299 27 305 26 292 60091 57299 26 291 30 292 32 291 32 300 27 298 57299 54394 21 308 25 290 33 286 34 295 31 301 54394 51612 28 318 25 299 32 282 36 292 34 295 51612 49104 39 311 30 300 32 284 38 288 37 289 49104 46859 46 306 37 297 36 285 38 286 37 286 46859 44828 53 301 43 298 40 288 38 286 36 281 44828 42984 56 299 47 297 43 291 40 288 37 278 42984 41308 60 294 52 295 47 292 45 289 42 282 41308 39776 65 292 60 292 52 290 50 288 49 280 39776 38359 70 290 68 287 55 287 49 286 50 280 38359 37034 74 290 71 285 55 287 48 286 51 279 37034 35765 74 291 69 287 55 286 48 285 50 277 35765 34490 73 293 66 288 55 286 48 283 49 276 34490 33183 71 294 66 290 55 285 48 281 48 275 33183 31848 69 295 65 290 55 285 48 279 46 276 31848 30471 67 297 62 292 54 284 47 277 45 276 30471 29046 66 301 59 293 52 284 45 277 43 276 29046 27579 59 303 56 297 49 286 43 276 39 277 27579 26071 51 301 53 299 47 288 42 275 36 276 26071 24521 46 300 48 296 45 289 40 274 35 271 24521 22935 43 302 44 295 44 290 40 275 35 270 22935 21302 41 301 42 297 43 292 40 278 35 278 21302 19617 39 300 39 297 41 294 38 283 34 284 19617 17914 37 300 36 298 38 297 36 288 29 287 17914 16279 35 301 32 299 34 301 31 295 25 289 16279 14791 33 304 29 303 29 304 25 298 22 289 14791 13460 31 310 26 308 22*300 21 293 21 289 13460 12266 28 317 21 311 17*283 20*282 20 289 12266 11190 23 327 12*295 17 279 20*279 20 287 11190 10220 16 340 8*272 17 276 20 278 20 286 10220 9347 10 356 7 259 17 273 20 276 20 286 9347 8563 6 009 7 255 17 271 21 275 21 286 8563 7859 4 009 7 251 17 269 21 274 21 289 7859 7218 2 339 6 249 17 268 21 273 21 290 7218 6643 2 314 6 247 17 266 20 273 20 292 6643 6156 3 310 6 245 17 265 20 272 19 292 6156 5777 5 301 6 244 16 264 20 272 17 292 5777 5515 6 297 5 244 16 264 19 272 15 291 5515 5354 5*292 5 244 15 264 18 271 11*289 5354 5263 4*289 5 243 14 264 15 271 7*286 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