DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 48.9 - - 51.5 - - - - - 42.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 349 - - 354 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5671 - - 7037 - - - - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9132 - - 10221 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10732 - - 12098 - - - - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2015 - - 4112 - - - - - 7403 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 531 - - 571 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 28 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 288 - - - - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - -13 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 880 - - 1028 - - - - - -3894 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9853 - - 11071 - - - - - 9156 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -424 - - 2 - - - - - -5611 ODpotential blCL - - - 11156 - - 12096 - - - - - 10873 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 96 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 80 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.9 - - 51.5 - - - - - 42.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.9 - - 21.0 - - - - - 20.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.5 - - 49.4 - - - - - 43.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.8 - - 20.8 - - - - - 20.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 349 - - 354 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5671 - - 7037 - - - - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 1 - - 84 - - - - - 17 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97212 22 285 20 288 16 325 97212 89811 14 253 20 298 22 293 89811 84223 3 318 15 310 14 311 84223 79612 9 343 9 270 7 010 79612 75604 11 283 8 225 10 312 75604 72047 13 257 4 243 12 279 72047 68818 18 259 4 303 8 240 68818 65815 21 246 12 272 4 270 65815 62996 19 232 22 242 16 255 62996 60251 20 245 23 244 19 248 60251 57377 21 257 24 253 19 256 57377 54390 24 265 27 259 17 279 54390 51535 27 266 29 265 22 290 51535 48951 25 265 27 269 28 298 48951 46627 22 274 30 286 33 294 46627 44519 32 287 37 293 35 290 44519 42593 42 286 40 289 36 293 42593 40824 44 276 43 286 44 302 40824 39198 39 268 48 286 55 309 39198 37710 35 272 54 292 66 305 37710 36346 41 287 59 293 67 298 36346 35062 52 300 55 299 61 304 35062 33789 60 303 57 311 65 315 33789 32497 60 302 64 318 74 318 32497 31187 55 302 66 315 79 315 31187 29841 52 303 64 308 79 313 29841 28446 52 304 62 303 79 310 28446 27008 53 306 62 303 78 306 27008 25526 52 309 61 304 77 303 25526 24004 49 309 60 305 75 302 24004 22446 46 308 59 304 72 301 22446 20846 43 306 58 303 69 300 20846 19201 40 305 56 304 65 300 19201 17539 38 304 49 304 59 301 17539 15947 35 305 37 303 49 304 15947 14502 32 306 31 301 39 306 14502 13214 28 307 29 297 32 304 13214 12060 22 306 29*295 28 301 12060 11020 18*302 28*292 26 301 11020 10080 15*298 28 291 24 301 10080 9233 15 297 28 290 23 301 9233 8473 14 296 28 289 22 302 8473 7789 14 295 28 288 21 302 7789 7166 13 294 28 287 20 302 7166 6606 13 292 28 286 19 302 6606 6132 12 292 27 286 18 302 6132 5764 12 291 27 285 16 302 5764 5508 11 290 26 285 14 302 5508 5352 11 290 24 285 11*302 5352 5262 10 289 20 285 7*301 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