DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 44.5 - - 50.4 - - - - - 44.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 337 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5146 - - 6978 - - - - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8592 - - 10145 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10207 - - 12039 - - - - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2506 - - 1935 - - - - - 4651 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 466 - - 558 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 318 - - - - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 34 - - 27 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 869 - - 752 - - - - - -3321 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9339 - - 11287 - - - - - 8583 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -302 - - 55 - - - - - -5289 ODpotential blCL - - - 10509 - - 11984 - - - - - 10551 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 88 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.5 - - 50.4 - - - - - 44.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.2 - - 19.3 - - - - - 26.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 47.9 - - - - - 45.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.1 - - 19.0 - - - - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 337 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5146 - - 6978 - - - - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 54 - - - - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96536 6 217 20 246 22 261 96536 89418 6 231 8 254 13 250 89418 83961 2 276 10 262 11 296 83961 79411 6 122 7 235 17 282 79411 75463 3 250 12 297 11 254 75463 71938 16 239 18 274 5 269 71938 68725 17 198 18 246 11 289 68725 65774 8 231 14 239 13 286 65774 63033 15 242 10 246 18 304 63033 60363 25 281 27 290 24 307 60363 57570 30 280 26 282 27 304 57570 54663 24 287 18 293 26 295 54663 51869 31 310 31 308 29 304 51869 49331 40 306 39 311 35 305 49331 47039 42 305 42 317 43 307 47039 44953 40 308 44 317 46 309 44953 43052 37 313 45 312 43 313 43052 41325 35 314 43 309 41 317 41325 39750 35 317 37 314 42 321 39750 38300 37 322 37 327 44 325 38300 36959 40 333 43 332 47 330 36959 35688 46 342 48 334 50 334 35688 34420 51 346 49 336 51 337 34420 33123 54 348 49 338 51 336 33123 31797 54 349 49 342 50 333 31797 30430 53 350 50 344 48 332 30430 29012 52 352 50 346 46 332 29012 27546 51 355 49 348 45 332 27546 26033 48 357 47 350 43 332 26033 24476 45 358 45 351 39 332 24476 22877 40 356 41 352 33 331 22877 21233 33 355 37 349 29 328 21233 19536 28 356 35 347 28 325 19536 17819 28 356 33 349 27 326 17819 16172 27 353 28 353 27 330 16172 14677 25 350 21 355 24 334 14677 13351 20 349 14 354 13 342 13351 12169 15 351 12*353 9 349 12169 11105 12*351 10*350 8 342 11105 10144 11*347 9 343 8 323 10144 9280 10 341 8 330 10 300 9280 8505 9 336 7 319 12 281 8505 7811 9 332 7 310 15 269 7811 7180 9 328 7 302 18 260 7180 6614 9 324 7 296 20 255 6614 6136 9 320 7 291 20 252 6136 5766 8 319 7 288 18 249 5766 5509 8 317 7 287 15 246 5509 5352 8 316 7 286 12*244 5352 5262 7 315 6 285 8*241 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