DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 41.3 - - 44.2 - - - - - 38.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 228 - - 394 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2787 - - 3016 - - - - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6762 - - 7096 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7848 - - 8077 - - - - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2749 - - 2786 - - - - - 2687 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 368 - - 447 - - - - - 28 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 38 - - 40 - - - - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 260 - - - - - 255 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 17 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -25 - - -19 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1673 - - 1166 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6175 - - 6912 - - - - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7 - - -11 - - - - - -1529 ODpotential blCL - - - 7855 - - 8088 - - - - - 6790 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 88 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 100 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.3 - - 44.2 - - - - - 38.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.4 - - 32.0 - - - - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.9 - - 42.1 - - - - - 38.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 31.6 - - - - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 228 - - 394 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2787 - - 3016 - - - - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 51 - - - - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 97168 30 279 30 289 15 309 97168 89826 28 285 24 290 11 318 89826 84224 16 306 17 285 18 306 84224 79603 15 321 16 303 18 319 79603 75621 16 292 14 307 21 323 75621 72093 11 272 14 300 13 319 72093 68882 7 295 18 270 8 331 68882 65889 11 277 15 235 15 311 65889 63089 16 280 18 238 29 271 63089 60378 25 252 28 247 33 242 60378 57531 30 249 28 252 27 243 57531 54546 33 255 32 256 27 254 54546 51682 36 253 34 255 29 253 51682 49102 39 245 36 254 28 252 49102 46792 37 240 37 250 24 257 46792 44695 33 236 36 244 25 268 44695 42776 31 235 32 239 27 266 42776 41007 32 231 26 238 25 266 41007 39370 32 225 24 242 24 279 39370 37850 31 229 25 251 27 279 37850 36442 33 232 27 254 24 282 36442 35112 33 228 26 252 23 291 35112 33795 30 219 25 253 16 307 33795 32467 29 213 24 257 25 331 32467 31138 29 213 19 292 24 339 31138 29788 22 233 21 306 26 348 29788 28399 20 266 24 323 27 337 28399 26969 19 278 22 313 27 329 26969 25496 22 277 18 280 26 325 25496 23982 26 271 25 275 25 321 23982 22430 28 265 28 280 23 321 22430 20835 31 262 28 284 23 327 20835 19193 31 263 27 283 24 327 19193 17533 32 267 26 284 28 318 17533 15943 32 271 26 289 33 309 15943 14496 32 275 29 291 38 302 14496 13204 34 278 32 285 41 297 13204 12045 36 278 35 280 41 294 12045 11002 37 273 37 276 40 292 11002 10061 39 268 39 272 39 291 10061 9214 40 265 40 269 38 289 9214 8454 41*262 42*266 38 284 8454 7772 41*260 42*263 39 278 7772 7152 41 258 43 262 39 272 7152 6596 40 257 42 260 38 266 6596 6125 39 256 41 260 35 262 6125 5760 38 255 40 259 32 259 5760 5506 36 254 37 258 28 257 5506 5350 32 254 34 258 24 256 5350 5261 24 253 26 257 17*255 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