DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.4 - - 66.7 - - - - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 382 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2089 - - 5392 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6280 - - 8941 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7150 - - 10453 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2501 - - 1680 - - - - - 326 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 345 - - 535 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 24 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 261 - - - - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -11 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4658 - - -1305 - - - - - -3394 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11808 - - 11759 - - - - - 8657 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11455 - - -5053 - - - - - -8046 ODpotential blCL - - - 18605 - - 15506 - - - - - 13309 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 81 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.4 - - 66.7 - - - - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 33.2 - - - - - 37.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.6 - - 64.3 - - - - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.5 - - 33.0 - - - - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 382 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2089 - - 5392 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 24 - - - - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 96067 13 294 16 279 21 312 96067 89040 18 288 18 301 15 295 89040 83628 16 267 23 299 11 302 83628 79109 5 282 17 290 17 304 79109 75213 33 308 21 283 18 305 75213 71768 41 303 32 303 25 312 71768 68644 37 297 38 296 37 293 68644 65802 34 292 33 291 37 292 65802 63182 37 289 33 292 33 279 63182 60618 43 294 35 294 35 271 60618 57911 50 300 42 294 42 273 57911 55081 64 301 54 292 53 275 55081 52374 77 292 69 289 65 277 52374 49934 81 287 76 285 73 280 49934 47737 80 289 78 283 79 280 47737 45733 79 292 81 281 80 276 45733 43902 78 288 81 278 80 271 43902 42227 73 281 72 273 79 268 42227 40685 69 279 63 270 77 268 40685 39249 69 282 61 269 76 269 39249 37902 67 283 67 268 76 271 37902 36607 65 282 73 266 77 270 36607 35302 67 284 75 266 80 269 35302 33961 71 285 79 270 83 267 33961 32588 76 284 82 272 85 268 32588 31171 78 283 81 274 84 270 31171 29703 79 282 78 276 83 271 29703 28186 77 283 75 277 81 271 28186 26623 75 283 73 276 79 271 26623 25017 73 284 72 274 77 272 25017 23371 71 285 70 274 75 275 23371 21682 68 285 68 275 74 279 21682 19944 65 286 65 276 71 282 19944 18191 61 288 61 276 68 284 18191 16513 56 289 59 276 62 282 16513 14989 52 289 58 275 54 273 14989 13631 48 287 54 273 48 261 13631 12412 42 280 47 271 46 255 12412 11314 36 272 35*268 43 254 11314 10321 33 265 27*264 40 255 10321 9427 30 261 26 263 35 254 9427 8626 28 258 26 262 30 255 8626 7907 26 256 25 261 25 256 7907 7254 24*254 24 261 22 255 7254 6667 23*253 24 260 19 252 6667 6171 22 252 23 260 18 248 6171 5786 22 252 22 259 15 243 5786 5519 21 252 22 259 12 234 5519 5356 19 252 20 259 8*221 5356 5263 16 251 17 259 5*206 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