DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 34.3 - - 34.1 - - 29.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 335 - - 192 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7252 - - 4770 - - 3404 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10355 - - 8403 - - 7131 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12313 - - 9831 - - 8465 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3085 - - 7591 - - 9178 - - 5489 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 562 - - 493 - - 366 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 16 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 286 - - 276 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -26 - - 18 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2795 - - 1253 - - -375 - - -1865 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9518 - - 8578 - - 8840 - - 7126 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1088 - - 97 - - -1518 - - -3612 ODpotential blCL - - - 11225 - - 9734 - - 9983 - - 8873 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 80 - - 82 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 190 - - 200 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 34.3 - - 34.1 - - 29.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.1 - - 15.1 - - 13.8 - - 16.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 32.0 - - 32.6 - - 29.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.8 - - 14.3 - - 13.6 - - 16.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 335 - - 192 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7252 - - 4770 - - 3404 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 20 - - 28 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 96841 54 256 52 261 48 256 50 254 96841 89472 41 246 44 259 44 262 39 258 89472 83837 34 244 42 254 37 265 34 271 83837 79181 28 245 36 259 33 262 34 274 79181 75178 24 241 25 272 24 269 26 273 75178 71636 19 232 20 257 19 273 17 269 71636 68409 11 243 18 240 24 269 18 284 68409 65420 15 246 21 231 30 256 28 287 65420 62644 15 227 17 239 21 250 23 269 62644 59947 26 269 23 283 15 275 11 256 59947 57103 41 272 32 276 21 280 12 286 57103 54126 34 261 33 263 27 266 24 269 54126 51284 22 262 30 258 28 267 32 259 51284 48735 26 279 26 260 25 271 29 263 48735 46450 27 269 27 262 25 280 29 269 46450 44374 31 272 33 263 27 280 29 274 44374 42466 40 272 35 263 28 275 31 281 42466 40701 48 262 37 263 33 273 32 284 40701 39063 47 256 38 264 41 268 33 287 39063 37538 50 260 47 264 44 264 34 286 37538 36119 60 259 54 259 45 259 34 281 36119 34771 69 253 59 255 46 254 34 276 34771 33429 75 246 63 248 46 252 32 273 33429 32067 80 241 66 242 45 253 29 274 32067 30693 83 240 67 239 44 254 28 277 30693 29293 87 239 68 239 44 254 30 274 29293 27860 91 239 70 239 43 252 29 266 27860 26398 94 237 72 239 42 249 22 262 26398 24919 95 236 74 238 39 247 12 290 24919 23431 93 236 73 238 29 261 17 331 23431 21932 88 237 67 243 19 297 17 348 21932 20403 80 239 50 251 22 322 16 357 20403 18827 73 241 29 263 23 324 20 354 18827 17229 64 248 14 296 19 337 21 352 17229 15690 39 259 13 300 16 343 19 349 15690 14286 29 268 13 300 14 341 18 346 14286 13028 24*275 14 298 13 335 17 342 13028 11898 22*278 14 297 13 329 17 338 11898 10879 21 281 15 295 13 318 17 336 10879 9959 20 281 16*293 13 307 17 334 9959 9131 20 281 16*291 14*298 17 333 9131 8388 19 281 17 289 15*290 17 332 8388 7720 19 281 17 287 17 282 17 330 7720 7113 19 281 17 286 19 276 17 326 7113 6568 19 281 17 285 19 274 16 322 6568 6106 18 280 17 284 19 273 15 318 6106 5748 18 280 16 283 19 272 13 314 5748 5500 17 280 16 283 19 271 11 309 5500 5348 16 280 15 283 18 271 9*305 5348 5261 14 280 13 283 15 271 6*301 5261 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