DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 27.5 - - 37.9 - - 38.8 - - 30.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 134 - - -5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 1555 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 5625 - - 5245 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5260 - - 6616 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 804 - - 600 - - 2090 - - 393 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 101 - - 249 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 075 - - 193 - - 223 - - 084 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -558 - - -817 - - -1914 - - -298 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5818 - - 7433 - - 7175 - - 5559 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9320 - - -7070 - - -7519 - - -7522 ODpotential blCL - - - 14580 - - 13686 - - 12780 - - 12783 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 85 - - 86 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.5 - - 37.9 - - 38.8 - - 30.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.1 - - 24.2 - - 26.2 - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 36.6 - - 39.5 - - 33.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.9 - - 23.7 - - 25.8 - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 134 - - -5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 1555 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 39 - - 44 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 94587 110 283 101 295 76 307 79 290 94587 87964 69 303 86 302 74 308 64 303 87964 82724 49 318 76 307 70 311 58 313 82724 78315 42 323 60 307 60 317 55 322 78315 74487 43 316 53 301 55 313 58 319 74487 71077 43 313 49 300 54 304 54 316 71077 67971 38 316 43 310 45 309 49 318 67971 65094 32 315 42 322 46 316 49 317 65094 62416 43 322 46 322 47 310 47 310 62416 59815 57 315 41 317 45 310 47 309 59815 57085 63 313 40 324 52 310 52 306 57085 54240 72 307 54 317 53 309 54 305 54240 51522 64 303 54 307 53 317 56 304 51522 49084 62 312 50 315 66 316 52 304 49084 46914 74 315 67 315 74 305 57 312 46914 44968 76 310 79 306 74 299 71 309 44968 43219 70 317 76 305 73 301 76 302 43219 41625 76 326 72 309 73 304 68 301 41625 40142 80 327 70 314 67 307 54 304 40142 38746 74 325 63 316 57 309 49 305 38746 37429 65 324 55 319 53 305 49 304 37429 36161 60 323 51 320 49 304 49 306 36161 34881 59 324 52 322 43 307 51 310 34881 33564 60 327 54 326 37 313 53 312 33564 32212 58 329 55 329 42 309 52 313 32212 30814 51 332 53 330 40 310 50 311 30814 29360 46 331 48 330 41 308 50 308 29360 27852 45 327 44 331 42 306 50 307 27852 26294 46 328 42 332 43 302 48 309 26294 24693 50 327 42 326 45 299 45 307 24693 23056 50 324 45 315 45 301 45 303 23056 21380 45 322 44 313 43 305 46 304 21380 19658 37 323 38 315 41 304 46 308 19658 17918 30 325 34 315 39 301 43 308 17918 16251 28 327 32 309 36 302 40 308 16251 14740 27 328 32 304 32 305 36 308 14740 13395 24 326 29 303 29 307 31 308 13395 12190 22 320 26 308 26 306 27 308 12190 11108 20 315 22 312 24 302 23 305 11108 10135 17 310 17 312 21 297 21 297 10135 9261 14 301 14 303 18 289 19 289 9261 8481 13 289 14 283 16 278 18 281 8481 7784 12 275 15 263 13 263 16 272 7784 7154 11 262 12*243 10 237 12 261 7154 6593 7 239 7*208 9 215 8 233 6593 6121 4 190 5 192 8 214 7 208 6121 5756 4 080 5 189 7 216 6 188 5756 5504 4 075 4 188 6 220 4 164 5504 5349 4 075 4 188 5 221 2 118 5349 5261 4*075 4 188 4*223 2*084 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