DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.9 - - 67.6 - - - - - 59.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 293 - - 383 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1685 - - 6515 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6017 - - 9838 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6746 - - 11576 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1051 - - 5358 - - - - - 219 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 333 - - 571 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 068 - - 139 - - - - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5067 - - -1176 - - - - - -7444 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11814 - - 12753 - - - - - 12708 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8095 - - -2410 - - - - - -10657 ODpotential blCL - - - 14841 - - 13986 - - - - - 15920 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 79 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 180 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.9 - - 67.6 - - - - - 59.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 29.6 - - - - - 21.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.7 - - 64.9 - - - - - 61.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.9 - - 29.2 - - - - - 21.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 293 - - 383 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1685 - - 6515 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 16 - - - - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96774 34 262 49 273 42 277 96774 89396 37 269 39 259 49 284 89396 83797 38 277 38 257 47 284 83797 79196 39 273 40 269 43 279 79196 75239 40 272 38 278 36 276 75239 71733 39 272 39 280 30 281 71733 68538 34 275 37 277 33 280 68538 65582 29 284 33 281 36 273 65582 62829 31 282 34 279 33 274 62829 60145 27 277 33 275 29 270 60145 57331 25 274 32 270 26 268 57331 54404 25 265 30 263 26 268 54404 51609 27 258 27 261 24 267 51609 49088 23 256 25 252 22 259 49088 46824 25 259 26 247 23 240 46824 44779 27 252 26 247 24 238 44779 42924 28 243 37 235 27 238 42924 41228 28 230 41 227 32 231 41228 39673 28 221 39 219 41 225 39673 38248 26 211 35 215 42 219 38248 36931 24 221 34 215 42 217 36931 35675 28 226 35 218 44 218 35675 34416 31 227 37 219 45 220 34416 33126 31 228 40 215 45 222 33126 31808 30 227 44 207 43 225 31808 30449 29 225 43 205 41 228 30449 29041 28 226 38 208 38 230 29041 27586 28 227 32 208 36 232 27586 26085 28 220 31 209 34 235 26085 24544 25 215 29 214 31 234 24544 22965 23 212 27 216 25 227 22965 21341 21 214 27 216 24 218 21341 19669 21 220 26 218 24 208 19669 17976 24 213 25 215 25 198 17976 16349 26 209 27 211 21 190 16349 14866 26 206 26 206 17 185 14866 13537 24 204 22 199 16 184 13537 12341 20 194 18*188 17 187 12341 11261 17 178 15*178 17 192 11261 10283 18 172 13 169 17 197 10283 9402 16 171 11 157 18 202 9402 8610 15 169 9 137 18 208 8610 7897 12 158 9 121 18 213 7897 7248 10*129 9 114 19 218 7248 6664 11*078 9 108 19 223 6664 6169 12 068 9 104 19 226 6169 5785 12 066 9 102 17 227 5785 5519 12 065 8 101 13 223 5519 5356 11 065 8 099 10*218 5356 5263 10 065 8 098 5*213 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