DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 60.6 - - 65.5 - - - - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 395 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6498 - - 9736 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9760 - - 12456 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11559 - - 14797 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2926 - - 2114 - - - - - 860 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 544 - - 659 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 280 - - - - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -4 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1509 - - 1344 - - - - - -4946 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13069 - - 13454 - - - - - 10210 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3330 - - 369 - - - - - -8418 ODpotential blCL - - - 14889 - - 14428 - - - - - 13681 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 80 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.6 - - 65.5 - - - - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.3 - - 24.4 - - - - - 28.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 62.8 - - - - - 57.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.7 - - 24.1 - - - - - 28.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 395 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6498 - - 9736 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 18 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96614 31 282 29 270 38 272 96614 89328 31 289 34 281 32 279 89328 83782 28 278 35 278 30 291 83782 79191 19 267 36 276 36 296 79191 75225 20 274 35 278 39 290 75225 71708 29 289 35 287 36 281 71708 68512 32 285 37 286 35 282 68512 65565 31 285 36 286 33 289 65565 62822 30 293 31 283 35 287 62822 60151 30 298 27 280 33 286 60151 57351 29 291 30 282 29 290 57351 54436 32 280 34 280 28 287 54436 51649 31 276 35 277 30 283 51649 49142 29 287 34 279 28 278 49142 46898 33 291 35 282 28 283 46898 44865 36 286 35 280 31 277 44865 43017 36 280 33 279 37 270 43017 41343 38 284 36 284 38 263 41343 39820 46 289 41 282 36 262 39820 38414 50 292 42 286 36 272 38414 37099 56 291 46 288 38 277 37099 35838 58 288 48 287 39 277 35838 34568 58 287 47 288 37 277 34568 33264 55 284 46 288 36 278 33264 31930 48 283 46 289 35 278 31930 30555 42 285 41 289 34 276 30555 29129 37 288 32 292 33 274 29129 27656 35 289 29 291 32 272 27656 26139 34 288 29 288 30 269 26139 24584 35 286 29 288 27 266 24584 22992 34 283 29 286 22 264 22992 21358 32 285 28 286 19 263 21358 19674 29 288 26 283 19 263 19674 17973 27 286 23 282 22 266 17973 16340 25 285 18 284 24 267 16340 14849 22 289 14*285 22 271 14849 13515 21 295 13*282 19 274 13515 12317 18*296 12 282 14 270 12317 11235 14*294 12 281 9 259 11235 10259 13 292 12 280 7 256 10259 9379 11 289 12 279 6 266 9379 8589 8 284 12 279 6 281 8589 7879 8 282 12 280 6 297 7879 7233 7 281 12 279 7 312 7233 6653 7 279 11 279 9 323 6653 6163 6 279 11 279 10 327 6163 5781 6 277 11 279 10 327 5781 5517 5 277 11 279 10 328 5517 5355 5 277 10 279 8*327 5355 5263 5 277 9 279 5*325 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