DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - 39.5 - - 44.1 - - - - - 35.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 420 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6935 - - 8141 - - - - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10165 - - 11190 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11996 - - 13202 - - - - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3088 - - 4444 - - - - - 4590 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 579 - - 634 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 7 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 322 - - 303 - - - - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 51 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1089 - - 1372 - - - - - -3659 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10907 - - 11830 - - - - - 8920 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -112 - - 684 - - - - - -5874 ODpotential blCL - - - 12108 - - 12518 - - - - - 11135 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 96 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 80 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.5 - - 44.1 - - - - - 35.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.9 - - 10.2 - - - - - 15.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.1 - - 41.3 - - - - - 36.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.0 - - 9.8 - - - - - 15.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 420 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6935 - - 8141 - - - - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 86 - - - - - 0 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] 97126 12 294 18 292 16 279 97126 89784 4 301 15 281 13 286 89784 84197 11 260 14 291 9 305 84197 79579 4 236 9 261 8 311 79579 75580 4 119 8 225 8 273 75580 72025 6 261 11 223 10 260 72025 68783 14 247 13 250 12 232 68783 65768 15 255 16 243 13 235 65768 62946 24 256 17 245 16 254 62946 60206 22 251 21 240 20 249 60206 57337 19 262 18 263 18 250 57337 54341 17 262 23 275 18 263 54341 51465 12 262 23 265 21 267 51465 48878 20 292 23 270 23 284 48878 46569 25 303 23 276 28 282 46569 44480 32 300 30 289 26 297 44480 42580 32 281 28 280 33 294 42580 40840 24 306 18 285 36 282 40840 39226 42 321 39 318 35 283 39226 37727 60 305 52 305 37 285 37727 36346 73 292 48 297 40 288 36346 35047 72 282 43 298 46 289 35047 33758 59 280 43 301 48 288 33758 32450 57 291 47 298 49 288 32450 31124 65 295 51 292 47 287 31124 29766 78 292 50 290 43 285 29766 28365 89 287 47 289 41 282 28365 26921 94 284 45 291 39 281 26921 25433 97 282 44 291 38 281 25433 23903 98 281 45 290 38 282 23903 22337 96 281 45 288 36 282 22337 20731 92 282 40 288 31 280 20731 19080 82 286 29 284 27 281 19080 17414 65 290 16 264 19 289 17414 15827 40 291 15 261 16 301 15827 14398 21 294 14*261 14 302 14398 13128 19*297 13*266 10 295 13128 11987 19*298 11 276 8 308 11987 10958 17 306 9 287 6 323 10958 10028 16 314 9 294 5 337 10028 9189 16 326 8 303 4 004 9189 8436 16 328 7 315 4 044 8436 7759 16 330 6 329 6 068 7759 7143 16 331 6 340 8 077 7143 6589 16 332 6 347 10 080 6589 6121 16 333 6 351 12 080 6121 5757 16 333 6 355 12 079 5757 5504 15 334 6 356 11 078 5504 5350 15 334 6 357 9 076 5350 5261 13 334 6 358 6*074 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