DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - - 49.9 - - 56.8 - - 58.0 - - 47.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 404 - - 145 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3492 - - 6808 - - 6967 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7342 - - 10090 - - 9638 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8553 - - 11869 - - 12028 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2169 - - 1389 - - 1833 - - 397 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 416 - - 587 - - 421 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 34 - - 28 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 262 - - 274 - - 224 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - 10 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1329 - - -621 - - -1225 - - -5216 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9882 - - 12491 - - 13253 - - 10479 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4702 - - -3270 - - -3927 - - -9877 ODpotential blCL - - - 13255 - - 15139 - - 15955 - - 15139 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 69 - - 64 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.9 - - 56.8 - - 58.0 - - 47.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.2 - - 20.4 - - 18.2 - - 20.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 54.1 - - 56.5 - - 50.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 20.0 - - 17.9 - - 20.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 404 - - 145 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3492 - - 6808 - - 6967 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 96734 15 252 22 267 29 260 35 288 96734 89560 15 250 16 259 15 260 20 285 89560 84052 15 243 17 272 11 269 15 282 84052 79467 6 250 21 267 17 285 13 288 79467 75505 7 279 21 259 19 286 15 298 75505 71991 12 275 17 277 18 290 16 295 71991 68804 18 279 21 288 22 299 18 307 68804 65864 18 287 23 288 26 292 20 308 65864 63121 19 300 26 290 25 285 23 296 63121 60451 24 295 26 287 25 286 25 288 60451 57657 24 298 26 288 25 288 29 289 57657 54746 28 285 31 287 34 293 35 289 54746 51956 29 284 35 284 39 288 37 290 51956 49431 36 293 38 285 42 284 42 291 49431 47159 38 291 40 285 45 285 45 293 47159 45104 37 295 43 288 49 289 48 296 45104 43243 42 298 45 298 48 296 49 296 43243 41560 47 301 46 305 49 302 45 297 41560 40026 47 309 45 311 48 304 43 300 40026 38612 45 316 44 315 46 312 43 306 38612 37292 44 320 45 318 48 319 44 308 37292 36027 43 322 45 321 51 322 44 310 36027 34753 42 322 43 321 52 323 44 314 34753 33444 41 321 41 321 51 324 45 317 33444 32104 40 321 40 321 48 324 44 316 32104 30722 39 322 38 322 45 323 40 315 30722 29289 38 325 37 323 42 322 36 315 29289 27809 37 329 37 322 39 323 32 316 27809 26280 35 329 35 320 35 322 29 316 26280 24705 32 324 33 316 30 321 27 314 24705 23088 28 317 31 314 27 320 25 312 23088 21423 25 312 29 313 25 319 23 312 21423 19709 21 312 24 310 22 318 19 314 19709 17977 20 323 19 308 20 315 16 316 17977 16318 20 336 16 318 18 316 16 322 16318 14811 20 340 16 331 16 326 15 328 14811 13470 17 341 13 332 11 323 10 339 13470 12270 14 343 6*305 8*298 6 333 12270 11191 10 344 5*284 7*294 6 306 11191 10218 6 345 4 276 7 289 7 289 10218 9341 2*336 4 270 7 281 7 279 9341 8556 1*222 4 262 6 274 7 268 8556 7852 2 196 4 256 6 270 7 260 7852 7211 2 191 4 252 6 266 8 253 7211 6636 2 187 4 249 6 263 8 246 6636 6151 3 184 3 246 6 261 8 238 6151 5774 3 180 3 242 6 259 8 231 5774 5513 3 181 3 241 6 258 7 225 5513 5354 2 177 3 240 6 258 6 221 5354 5262 2 178 3 240 5 257 5*224 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