DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - 18.7 - - 22.7 - - - - - 16.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 35 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 199 - - - - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5243 - - 5244 - - - - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5260 - - 5260 - - - - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2007 - - 4970 - - - - - 270 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 83 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 232 - - 229 - - - - - 050 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -689 - - -1657 - - - - - -570 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5949 - - 6917 - - - - - 5831 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2750 - - -2985 - - - - - -3733 ODpotential blCL - - - 8010 - - 8245 - - - - - 8993 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 75 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 18.7 - - 22.7 - - - - - 16.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.4 - - 10.9 - - - - - 9.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.1 - - 21.9 - - - - - 20.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.5 - - 9.8 - - - - - 9.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 35 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 199 - - - - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 96988 25 115 29 113 13 113 96988 89782 22 120 19 116 14 109 89782 84135 22 113 15 114 15 091 84135 79411 21 100 13 110 15 079 79411 75332 16 089 11 113 9 073 75332 71722 14 091 9 110 3 058 71722 68451 8 072 3 106 4 220 68451 65437 2 201 0 029 7 190 65437 62616 6 194 12 246 3 200 62616 59845 6 254 11 220 9 253 59845 56914 15 241 12 260 9 240 56914 53846 17 220 16 248 10 256 53846 50917 13 240 20 244 14 275 50917 48292 14 267 20 240 17 271 48292 45946 19 274 15 251 16 258 45946 43818 25 268 18 276 13 261 43818 41870 30 261 24 272 16 278 41870 40077 31 250 28 263 20 282 40077 38415 27 246 31 260 23 280 38415 36873 25 252 31 259 24 274 36873 35445 25 256 29 263 24 266 35445 34103 25 248 31 263 19 253 34103 32788 23 234 32 254 16 256 32788 31473 17 241 27 246 19 264 31473 30159 19 256 26 249 26 251 30159 28835 19 262 22 246 27 244 28835 27481 15 262 18 240 29 241 27481 26092 15 272 20 248 29 240 26092 24664 18 279 22 261 24 249 24664 23201 21 276 25 272 25 272 23201 21706 21 280 26 279 28 279 21706 20171 19 288 24 283 27 286 20171 18593 17 296 18 288 22 283 18593 17006 14 303 11 308 15 262 17006 15490 9 294 8 289 15 261 15490 14112 8 269 9 260 17 263 14112 12881 8 258 9 258 15 265 12881 11774 6 247 7 252 11 262 11774 10776 5 235 6 245 7 229 10776 9876 5 235 6 236 8 163 9876 9065 5 242 7 229 10 143 9065 8337 5 240 8 225 11 134 8337 7681 5 230 7 226 11 126 7681 7085 5 218 6 226 11 116 7085 6548 4 208 5 228 10 105 6548 6093 4 217 5 228 9 094 6093 5741 3 231 4 230 9 083 5741 5495 2 233 4 229 8 070 5495 5346 2*236 4 228 6 057 5346 5260 2*232 4*229 5*050 5260 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