DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/29 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 - - - 59.1 - - 63.6 - - 62.7 - - 52.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 335 - - 422 - - 136 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4541 - - 7415 - - 6443 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8221 - - 10601 - - 9203 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9602 - - 12476 - - 11504 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2124 - - 1747 - - 2185 - - 485 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 484 - - 614 - - 403 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 24 - - 22 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 258 - - 260 - - 262 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -24 - - -14 - - -10 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2198 - - -314 - - -1218 - - -4994 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11801 - - 12791 - - 12723 - - 10257 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4793 - - -1896 - - -3518 - - -9078 ODpotential blCL - - - 14395 - - 14372 - - 15022 - - 14341 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 73 - - 70 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 63.6 - - 62.7 - - 52.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 25.5 - - 25.0 - - 26.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.8 - - 61.0 - - 61.5 - - 55.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.3 - - 25.3 - - 24.9 - - 26.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 335 - - 422 - - 136 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4541 - - 7415 - - 6443 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96307 12 298 8 282 13 238 18 287 96307 89108 6 314 14 288 4 288 7 301 89108 83572 5 304 17 297 17 314 16 323 83572 79003 13 307 11 317 15 307 16 321 79003 75075 22 314 24 313 17 330 13 333 75075 71589 21 305 29 306 28 312 28 321 71589 68428 14 300 21 301 24 301 25 310 68428 65506 20 309 15 314 19 294 23 311 65506 62762 33 292 31 287 27 282 30 289 62762 60087 35 278 31 275 33 286 32 281 60087 57281 34 267 34 272 37 288 32 287 57281 54345 35 267 43 274 46 284 40 290 54345 51532 43 267 52 266 56 275 49 279 51532 49018 48 261 54 260 59 267 53 271 49018 46796 51 264 58 261 60 262 56 269 46796 44809 60 269 60 260 62 261 60 268 44809 43017 67 270 63 266 63 261 65 264 43017 41386 71 267 64 270 62 264 67 259 41386 39884 74 268 62 272 63 267 68 259 39884 38480 74 270 62 272 64 268 69 259 38480 37162 71 271 61 273 62 269 66 260 37162 35898 68 272 59 274 60 269 62 262 35898 34625 65 271 58 275 59 268 60 265 34625 33317 60 270 56 275 60 267 58 267 33317 31980 57 267 55 272 60 266 56 269 31980 30603 57 265 54 268 59 265 53 272 30603 29175 55 263 52 265 57 264 51 275 29175 27699 51 262 51 264 56 264 51 273 27699 26178 45 261 51 264 54 265 52 269 26178 24615 40 257 48 263 51 266 53 267 24615 23014 36 256 47 262 49 266 53 268 23014 21371 34 256 47 261 47 266 49 268 21371 19679 33 257 46 260 46 265 46 266 19679 17968 33 260 43 260 45 265 44 265 17968 16327 32 261 40 261 43 264 42 263 16327 14832 31 262 37 263 40 264 41 260 14832 13496 31 263 31*265 35 264 39 257 13496 12297 32 264 25*262 25*262 37 257 12297 11217 32 263 24 262 23*262 34 259 11217 10242 28*262 24 262 23 262 31 262 10242 9364 25*260 24 261 23 262 26 266 9364 8577 24 259 24 260 23 262 21 267 8577 7870 23 259 24 260 23 262 19 267 7870 7226 22 258 24 260 22 261 18 266 7226 6649 22 257 23 259 22 261 17 265 6649 6159 21 257 23 258 21 261 16 262 6159 5780 20 257 22 258 21 261 14 259 5780 5516 20 256 21 258 20 260 11 255 5516 5355 18 256 20 258 19 260 8*249 5355 5263 16 256 17 257 15 261 5*240 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