DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 14.9 - - 23.6 - - 20.4 - - 16.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 50 - - -16 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 198 - - 199 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5243 - - 5243 - - 5244 - - 5243 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5259 - - 5260 - - 5261 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 455 - - 5724 - - 2085 - - 188 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 65 - - 93 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 11 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 261 - - 237 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -2 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -535 - - -1132 - - 1 - - -199 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5795 - - 6392 - - 5261 - - 5459 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4075 - - -2308 - - -2621 - - -4405 ODpotential blCL - - - 9334 - - 7568 - - 7882 - - 9665 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 89 - - 86 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.9 - - 23.6 - - 20.4 - - 16.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.3 - - 14.3 - - 16.0 - - 11.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.4 - - 22.7 - - 23.3 - - 20.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.7 - - 13.3 - - 16.0 - - 13.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 50 - - -16 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 198 - - 199 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 66 - - 56 - - 43 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96885 32 125 18 114 21 106 24 103 96885 89711 23 114 16 123 16 105 21 100 89711 84109 11 114 18 113 8 125 12 104 84109 79418 13 125 14 098 11 149 7 103 79418 75356 13 103 9 115 12 154 1 171 75356 71751 9 102 7 114 11 145 7 182 71751 68480 5 094 5 194 3 169 4 212 68480 65451 5 249 7 246 7 194 5 221 65451 62614 8 240 13 257 10 233 12 238 62614 59838 9 262 17 259 11 267 11 222 59838 56917 17 262 17 272 21 279 10 271 56917 53883 17 270 18 274 25 277 17 282 53883 50998 24 284 19 288 21 272 17 277 50998 48401 27 287 25 293 21 296 20 291 48401 46078 24 292 24 299 30 304 27 305 46078 43984 22 296 29 296 32 299 32 306 43984 42077 20 299 30 292 32 301 34 306 42077 40323 21 307 29 297 35 306 35 307 40323 38695 26 313 29 301 37 305 36 305 38695 37182 28 311 30 312 36 308 37 304 37182 35781 29 317 36 322 39 319 39 309 35781 34469 34 327 44 326 47 321 44 319 34469 33188 38 327 50 328 52 321 50 323 33188 31903 38 331 50 330 52 326 49 323 31903 30606 40 338 46 335 52 332 46 329 30606 29276 42 343 49 346 53 335 45 334 29276 27902 44 347 56 351 53 335 46 332 27902 26486 46 350 60 351 53 335 48 329 26486 25032 46 352 60 349 53 337 50 331 25032 23545 44 355 57 348 50 339 52 335 23545 22023 41 355 52 349 47 341 52 338 22023 20462 34 346 48 352 45 341 48 340 20462 18855 27 325 44 353 42 341 42 339 18855 17231 23 307 37 348 38 341 36 335 17231 15673 22 304 28 338 33 340 32 329 15673 14257 22 306 21 323 27 336 27 326 14257 12993 22 307 19 313 22 327 22 325 12993 11862 21 308 20 311 20 316 16 323 11862 10845 20 308 19 313 17 314 13 320 10845 9930 19 306 16 314 15 308 13 318 9930 9105 19 301 14 312 14 297 13 311 9105 8365 18 295 13 305 14 284 14 300 8365 7701 18 287 14 291 16 274 16 287 7701 7096 18 281 15 276 18 268 19 279 7096 6554 17 275 16 265 18 264 23 274 6554 6096 13 263 15 263 17 261 24 271 6096 5741 8 238 15 262 15 258 22 268 5741 5496 5 219 14 262 12 254 16 260 5496 5346 4 218 14*262 9*248 11*253 5346 5260 4*217 11*261 5*237 6*243 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