DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 74.4 - - - - - 59.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 239 - - 337 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3193 - - 5832 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7060 - - 9233 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8254 - - 10893 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3274 - - 2949 - - - - - 85 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 384 - - 525 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 263 - - - - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7400 - - -5601 - - - - - -7917 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15655 - - 16494 - - - - - 13181 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12122 - - -9282 - - - - - -14295 ODpotential blCL - - - 20376 - - 20175 - - - - - 19558 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 61 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 74.4 - - - - - 59.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.0 - - 20.0 - - - - - 21.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 71.8 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.6 - - 19.7 - - - - - 21.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 239 - - 337 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3193 - - 5832 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96293 13 257 17 294 15 277 96293 89283 7 333 11 309 11 289 89283 83858 6 341 11 311 8 328 83858 79323 2 064 11 303 13 339 79323 75396 6 008 7 309 13 327 75396 71916 11 356 6 347 12 328 71916 68760 15 347 14 325 14 295 68760 65872 16 329 17 314 16 319 65872 63207 19 308 29 303 28 327 63207 60644 24 295 31 290 37 307 60644 57986 33 299 33 297 37 301 57986 55207 42 291 38 299 35 297 55207 52517 42 281 40 290 42 291 52517 50072 41 284 43 283 51 284 50072 47866 43 288 46 277 56 279 47866 45853 45 286 47 274 57 275 45853 44009 48 284 51 276 61 274 44009 42311 58 279 60 275 70 273 42311 40746 65 273 67 271 75 271 40746 39297 67 275 68 271 71 271 39297 37947 67 277 65 272 64 270 37947 36656 67 276 65 273 62 269 36656 35356 67 274 66 273 64 270 35356 34019 70 276 69 272 66 271 34019 32650 73 277 70 273 68 272 32650 31237 71 278 69 275 69 273 31237 29773 65 278 65 276 67 274 29773 28261 58 278 61 276 62 274 28261 26704 53 277 58 274 59 272 26704 25104 49 275 55 272 57 271 25104 23462 45 271 50 269 56 273 23462 21773 42 269 44 265 54 275 21773 20035 39 270 38 265 49 274 20035 18279 36 274 34 268 42 271 18279 16596 30 275 29 269 36 265 16596 15064 25 272 25 267 34 255 15064 13694 21 271 21 265 33 249 13694 12464 19 275 16 263 29 245 12464 11355 17 280 13*263 25 242 11355 10356 16 286 13*263 21 241 10356 9456 16 289 13 263 17 240 9456 8649 14*286 13 263 13 235 8649 7926 13*279 13 263 11 229 7926 7268 13 274 13 263 10 228 7268 6678 13 272 13 262 10 228 6678 6178 13 270 12 262 10 228 6178 5790 12 269 12 261 10 228 5790 5521 11 269 12 262 8 227 5521 5357 11 268 12 262 6*225 5357 5263 10 268 10 261 5*227 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