DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/29 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.6 - - 53.1 - - 54.2 - - 51.7 - - 46.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 75 - - 385 - - 469 - - 194 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 6763 - - 5471 - - 4010 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 10036 - - 9080 - - 7583 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top 5262 - - 11824 - - 10532 - - 9071 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1805 - - 3693 - - 3387 - - 2945 - - 3729 Hgt.Variab. W* 104 - - 578 - - 575 - - 387 - - 39 W* B/S 3 - - 26 - - 34 - - 56 - - 8 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 037 - - 020 - - 356 - - 049 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 8 - - -23 - - 13 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3835 - - 379 - - -6 - - 286 - - -1608 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9097 - - 11446 - - 10538 - - 8786 - - 6871 sfcLCL ODpotential -6116 - - -520 - - -536 - - -592 - - -3496 ODpotential blCL 11378 - - 12344 - - 11068 - - 9663 - - 8758 blCL maxRH 85 - - 96 - - 92 - - 97 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 40 - - 120 - - 170 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m 43.6 - - 53.1 - - 54.2 - - 51.7 - - 46.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.4 - - 21.2 - - 26.2 - - 31.6 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.6 - - 50.4 - - 51.1 - - 49.9 - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.2 - - 20.8 - - 26.1 - - 31.4 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 75 - - 385 - - 469 - - 194 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 6763 - - 5471 - - 4010 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 39 - - 82 - - 67 - - 88 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97382 3 179 10 278 13 272 17 309 11 331 97382 90018 14 336 8 316 8 302 12 289 17 314 90018 84402 13 303 11 290 13 294 14 303 16 317 84402 79752 10 280 14 257 19 288 21 315 9 340 79752 75727 14 288 17 251 20 285 21 305 9 299 75727 72148 16 277 18 272 18 281 18 287 15 286 72148 68893 18 268 20 283 17 280 17 279 18 283 68893 65883 18 283 21 283 17 282 17 285 17 292 65883 63081 21 292 22 282 22 283 24 299 21 308 63081 60365 22 283 23 275 23 277 28 292 24 307 60365 57529 19 286 21 284 19 292 23 300 26 306 57529 54586 20 303 25 304 24 310 25 312 25 308 54586 51774 24 307 28 306 28 310 27 317 26 313 51774 49238 27 308 24 299 28 303 28 316 28 318 49238 46964 28 306 22 305 27 299 31 318 30 320 46964 44898 32 309 29 317 23 302 31 314 29 325 44898 43009 34 310 33 310 23 310 29 313 27 325 43009 41271 34 304 32 303 25 316 25 317 23 322 41271 39662 32 295 31 302 25 318 21 320 21 326 39662 38168 29 290 29 298 24 318 21 329 22 336 38168 36789 27 284 28 300 24 314 24 334 25 338 36789 35493 29 290 30 297 23 306 27 328 27 336 35493 34209 35 292 27 286 23 299 27 320 25 330 34209 32904 34 290 26 285 23 299 25 316 23 326 32904 31575 30 292 26 292 24 297 22 317 22 330 31575 30208 27 295 26 297 23 299 22 317 23 338 30208 28793 25 298 27 298 22 305 22 318 26 342 28793 27337 25 295 28 298 21 312 23 325 28 344 27337 25837 28 290 28 302 20 323 25 330 28 344 25837 24297 28 292 25 298 21 326 24 333 25 339 24297 22723 25 299 22 293 19 318 21 334 19 317 22723 21109 23 312 15 310 17 316 18 330 16 281 21109 19444 22 326 15 336 17 318 16 318 13 277 19444 17756 21 338 17 346 15 313 14 313 9 306 17756 16136 18 347 14 342 14 311 13 316 11 349 16136 14662 13 346 10 332 13 311 12 324 16 011 14662 13346 8 336 9 320 9 313 11 332 18 021 13346 12166 5 342 7*318 7 318 10 342 18 025 12166 11102 5 003 5*326 6*323 8 352 16 026 11102 10143 5 023 4 337 5*330 6 000 14 026 10143 9279 7 032 4 351 4 339 5*008 11 026 9279 8506 9 039 4 025 3 346 4*017 8 026 8506 7812 11 045 4 032 3 354 3 026 6 026 7812 7181 13 049 5 038 3 005 2 039 4 027 7181 6616 14 048 5 043 3 013 1 074 3 031 6616 6138 13 045 5 046 3 019 1 113 2 033 6138 5767 11 041 6 048 3 024 1 142 2 027 5767 5510 8 039 5 049 3 023 1 144 2 020 5510 5352 7*038 5 049 3 025 1 150 1*011 5352 5262 6*037 5 049 2 026 1 157 1*358 5262 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