DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.7 - - 35.2 - - 35.7 - - 34.2 - - 26.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 285 - - 375 - - 134 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 199 - - 5910 - - 5413 - - 4478 - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit 5244 - - 9222 - - 8949 - - 7723 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top 5260 - - 10971 - - 10474 - - 9539 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 278 - - 1868 - - 3350 - - 4098 - - 4864 Hgt.Variab. W* 11 - - 500 - - 532 - - 354 - - 15 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 24 - - 24 - - 19 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 246 - - 284 - - 286 - - 302 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 16 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -9 - - -9 - - 11 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1646 - - 557 - - 1073 - - 230 - - -2059 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6907 - - 10415 - - 9401 - - 9309 - - 7319 sfcLCL ODpotential -4478 - - -492 - - 465 - - -763 - - -4189 ODpotential blCL 9738 - - 11463 - - 10009 - - 10302 - - 9449 blCL maxRH 78 - - 98 - - 99 - - 92 - - 58 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.7 - - 35.2 - - 35.7 - - 34.2 - - 26.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 15.1 - - 7.9 - - 12.9 - - 12.0 - - 13.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.0 - - 33.3 - - 33.5 - - 33.1 - - 28.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.1 - - 7.8 - - 12.9 - - 12.0 - - 12.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 285 - - 375 - - 134 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 199 - - 5910 - - 5413 - - 4478 - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 11 - - 92 - - 95 - - 67 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96447 12 146 4 288 7 249 2 021 3 010 96447 89297 5 147 3 295 1 129 3 049 4 331 89297 83786 5 139 5 187 4 242 5 166 7 300 83786 79173 3 303 6 226 4 281 5 311 7 273 79173 75164 12 278 7 213 19 230 20 257 10 302 75164 71597 16 270 5 281 11 230 18 248 12 291 71597 68365 34 271 32 275 29 296 24 291 23 284 68365 65392 37 278 44 265 43 272 38 271 31 286 65392 62621 40 275 37 258 39 255 38 254 37 285 62621 59913 40 265 31 266 34 256 34 266 34 277 59913 57061 36 270 33 276 38 273 41 283 33 285 57061 54088 49 282 43 284 52 280 52 285 46 288 54088 51266 61 275 57 277 62 277 56 287 51 287 51266 48740 61 268 63 274 64 279 59 291 51 290 48740 46472 60 274 64 277 63 283 63 294 54 300 46472 44416 66 282 67 280 67 285 69 295 70 307 44416 42556 74 279 70 282 70 289 80 297 89 307 42556 40873 75 276 78 292 81 298 99 304 108 311 40873 39330 78 283 102 299 113 303 127 307 123 311 39330 37893 93 290 128 296 139 298 137 303 131 308 37893 36549 105 292 123 293 131 292 132 300 133 307 36549 35264 115 292 122 298 115 296 126 300 134 309 35264 33973 125 291 133 303 120 307 120 303 136 313 33973 32649 133 290 141 303 135 309 122 308 137 314 32649 31296 134 288 141 301 134 306 126 310 136 313 31296 29903 131 285 140 298 135 304 129 309 133 311 29903 28460 128 283 140 295 136 302 131 308 130 312 28460 26972 126 282 141 294 137 301 134 309 126 314 26972 25441 123 281 142 295 139 302 138 311 126 316 25441 23868 116 281 127 293 136 304 136 313 128 318 23868 22261 103 277 100 283 114 300 119 312 119 319 22261 20626 97 272 95 273 90 283 94 305 95 318 20626 18966 97 268 97 274 93 273 75 293 70 312 18966 17310 95 269 91 278 90 278 71 287 53 302 17310 15736 85 273 76 284 70 287 63 289 45 296 15736 14310 72 278 62 288 42 294 41 294 39 301 14310 13041 58 282 49 288 30 296 30 296 32 306 13041 11905 47 286 38*287 28 294 26 295 25 308 11905 10882 39 288 31*286 26*291 24 295 21 310 10882 9961 34 287 27 285 25*289 23*295 19 312 9961 9132 32 286 25 284 25 288 21*296 19 314 9132 8388 30 284 23 283 24 287 20 299 18 315 8388 7720 29 282 23 283 24 286 20 301 17 315 7720 7113 28 280 22 283 24 285 19 302 16 313 7113 6568 27 279 22 284 23 284 18 303 15 310 6568 6107 24 276 21 283 23 284 18 305 14 306 6107 5748 20 270 20 283 22 283 17 305 13 303 5748 5500 16 258 20 284 21 283 17 306 11 301 5500 5348 12 251 18 283 20 283 16 306 8 297 5348 5260 8*246 16 283 17 283 13 307 5*292 5260 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