DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 46.3 - - 63.1 - - 70.6 - - 70.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -21 - - 224 - - 315 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 1390 - - 4168 - - 4582 - - - BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 5731 - - 7906 - - 7116 - - - Hcrit BL Top 5262 - - 6451 - - 9229 - - 9643 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 49 - - 1107 - - 1712 - - 2306 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 22 - - 286 - - 460 - - 273 - - - W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind 6 - - 16 - - 19 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction 255 - - 253 - - 267 - - 263 - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -7 - - -7 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5098 - - -5900 - - -5793 - - -5781 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10360 - - 12352 - - 15023 - - 15425 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -15180 - - -12203 - - -11343 - - -11350 - - - ODpotential blCL 20442 - - 18654 - - 20572 - - 20993 - - - blCL maxRH 37 - - 36 - - 33 - - 32 - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m 46.3 - - 63.1 - - 70.6 - - 70.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.3 - - 27.6 - - 23.0 - - 21.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 49.0 - - 61.2 - - 68.3 - - 70.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.2 - - 26.8 - - 22.3 - - 20.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -21 - - 224 - - 315 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 1390 - - 4168 - - 4582 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 96511 7 295 8 248 15 256 16 287 96511 89463 1 109 2 290 9 253 5 303 89463 83986 4 255 5 284 11 288 11 307 83986 79426 5 202 4 206 14 251 14 264 79426 75490 4 320 9 236 12 245 13 254 75490 71993 17 295 11 262 14 269 19 282 71993 68828 10 285 9 285 11 256 18 291 68828 65923 9 329 8 317 6 285 17 314 65923 63241 22 324 20 302 17 319 26 314 63241 60669 20 304 23 294 25 297 23 308 60669 57991 16 296 18 286 24 292 23 301 57991 55194 31 316 31 312 34 301 36 297 55194 52514 46 306 47 303 46 298 42 296 52514 50098 50 299 50 297 47 297 44 294 50098 47937 48 296 49 298 48 297 45 293 47937 45978 51 299 51 296 51 293 51 295 45978 44179 57 294 56 289 59 291 62 298 44179 42515 57 291 60 285 68 291 72 296 42515 40967 55 288 63 287 68 290 77 295 40967 39516 57 288 67 293 66 292 75 295 39516 38154 61 289 74 299 72 295 75 296 38154 36847 67 294 80 299 83 294 81 294 36847 35533 73 299 83 296 87 292 87 293 35533 34185 79 299 82 294 87 291 89 292 34185 32805 83 298 83 293 87 291 89 291 32805 31380 85 298 85 292 88 290 90 291 31380 29902 86 299 86 292 87 288 88 291 29902 28375 85 298 84 291 84 288 83 288 28375 26804 83 299 79 292 78 289 78 288 26804 25190 78 298 71 295 71 291 72 290 25190 23537 70 295 63 295 63 291 64 292 23537 21836 60 290 58 291 57 289 57 289 21836 20083 54 285 56 287 54 286 53 283 20083 18309 51 285 53 286 52 287 49 283 18309 16608 47 287 46 290 47 289 42 289 16608 15064 41 290 39 295 41 291 35 295 15064 13687 35 294 32 298 35 291 30 294 13687 12454 31 298 28 298 30 290 27 288 12454 11345 28 299 26 295 27 288 23 278 11345 10348 25 297 25 290 24 285 19*266 10348 9451 23 292 25 285 20*276 18*264 9451 8647 20 283 25 282 20*270 18 263 8647 7924 19 274 25 280 20 269 18 263 7924 7267 17 262 23 276 20 267 17 263 7267 6677 16 249 21*269 19 267 17 262 6677 6178 14 247 17*256 19 266 17 262 6178 5791 14 253 16 253 18 265 16 262 5791 5522 13 258 16 252 18 265 15 261 5522 5358 9*256 15 252 17 265 14 261 5358 5263 6*255 12 251 15 264 12 261 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