DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.2 - - 63.4 - - 65.3 - - 63.2 - - 52.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 12 - - 356 - - 357 - - 166 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 6632 - - 8639 - - 5819 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 9900 - - 11510 - - 8862 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top 5262 - - 11693 - - 13700 - - 10880 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 189 - - 3577 - - 3101 - - 3637 - - 1917 Hgt.Variab. W* 57 - - 561 - - 612 - - 416 - - 11 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 23 - - 25 - - 27 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 268 - - 270 - - 275 - - 283 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 12 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -8 - - -9 - - -10 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4985 - - -493 - - 1357 - - -2219 - - -5340 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10248 - - 12186 - - 12344 - - 13100 - - 10602 sfcLCL ODpotential -8910 - - -1802 - - -236 - - -4587 - - -9747 ODpotential blCL 14172 - - 13495 - - 13936 - - 15467 - - 15009 blCL maxRH 85 - - 74 - - 64 - - 57 - - 63 maxRH CAPE 50 - - 70 - - 160 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.2 - - 63.4 - - 65.3 - - 63.2 - - 52.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.1 - - 28.0 - - 29.1 - - 23.8 - - 24.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.7 - - 61.0 - - 63.1 - - 61.9 - - 54.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.5 - - 27.6 - - 28.9 - - 23.6 - - 24.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 12 - - 356 - - 357 - - 166 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 6632 - - 8639 - - 5819 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 38 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96145 14 240 17 281 27 257 21 274 17 277 96145 88985 13 321 11 307 16 268 22 296 13 314 88985 83529 14 328 14 303 16 299 22 297 18 315 83529 79017 17 341 17 312 19 320 10 316 18 329 79017 75109 14 324 17 331 17 320 15 331 24 321 75109 71635 23 322 21 346 18 309 17 320 24 306 71635 68469 36 316 20 321 12 337 16 309 25 309 68469 65524 38 311 21 316 18 323 18 308 30 308 65524 62773 39 306 31 316 26 312 23 315 30 307 62773 60098 39 299 40 304 32 310 30 312 29 302 60098 57297 42 300 38 300 39 302 34 304 29 297 57297 54379 44 300 33 311 29 305 34 305 29 306 54379 51582 43 296 38 315 31 318 38 307 39 317 51582 49066 42 295 46 303 41 310 46 305 50 305 49066 46825 43 296 49 301 47 305 52 302 49 301 46825 44804 45 300 51 301 51 300 56 300 52 305 44804 42968 46 304 53 300 54 297 61 302 61 307 42968 41296 49 307 54 303 58 301 72 306 74 307 41296 39767 51 306 59 310 68 308 88 307 84 306 39767 38352 52 306 67 312 77 311 94 307 86 305 38352 37028 56 309 70 310 78 310 87 307 86 305 37028 35758 62 312 68 306 72 307 71 305 83 305 35758 34485 64 313 67 304 66 305 60 305 70 303 34485 33187 61 309 66 304 65 304 57 307 55 299 33187 31863 54 301 64 302 64 304 55 306 49 299 31863 30497 51 296 61 299 61 303 54 305 48 299 30497 29082 52 296 58 297 57 302 51 304 47 300 29082 27618 52 297 53 299 50 302 48 304 44 303 27618 26109 50 299 46 301 43 302 44 305 42 304 26109 24557 46 300 40 302 38 300 41 304 40 302 24557 22966 40 300 37 301 35 298 39 303 38 300 22966 21330 33 299 35 298 34 298 37 302 36 298 21330 19644 27 296 34 295 34 299 37 301 35 297 19644 17938 24 291 32 292 34 298 36 300 35 295 17938 16299 23 289 32 289 32 291 36 298 36 294 16299 14806 24 293 31 288 29*283 35 295 36 293 14806 13471 25 296 31 287 27*277 33 291 36 293 13471 12274 25 297 29*285 26 275 29 285 36 293 12274 11195 24 296 26*281 26 275 28*283 35 294 11195 10223 23 296 24 276 26 275 28*282 35 295 10223 9348 21 296 24 273 26 275 27 282 34 296 9348 8563 19 298 23 270 26 275 27 283 33 297 8563 7858 17 299 23 267 26 275 27 283 31 298 7858 7217 14 300 22 265 25 276 27 283 29 297 7217 6642 11 295 22 264 25 276 27 284 27 294 6642 6155 10 286 21 262 24 276 26 284 24 290 6155 5777 10 279 21 261 24 277 25 285 21 285 5777 5515 9 273 20 261 23 277 25 285 17 282 5515 5354 7*271 19 261 22 277 23 285 14 280 5354 5262 4*268 16 260 18 277 18 285 8*277 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