DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 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 = 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 32.7 - - 38.6 - - 43.6 - - 35.9 - - 27.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -20 - - 92 - - 98 - - -32 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 844 - - 3121 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit 5244 - - 5244 - - 6551 - - 5245 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top 5261 - - 5905 - - 8182 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 365 - - 675 - - 3648 - - 5097 - - 100 Hgt.Variab. W* 13 - - 181 - - 284 - - 15 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 17 - - 29 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 243 - - 245 - - 266 - - 283 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - -10 - - -11 - - -4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - -209 - - 574 - - -3561 - - -2147 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5261 - - 6114 - - 7608 - - 8823 - - 7409 sfcLCL ODpotential -4903 - - -3070 - - -813 - - -6380 - - -7074 ODpotential blCL 10164 - - 8975 - - 8995 - - 11641 - - 12335 blCL maxRH 91 - - 85 - - 85 - - 57 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.7 - - 38.6 - - 43.6 - - 35.9 - - 27.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.0 - - 30.3 - - 28.7 - - 16.1 - - 14.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.8 - - 37.6 - - 42.8 - - 37.4 - - 31.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.9 - - 29.9 - - 28.4 - - 15.9 - - 14.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -20 - - 92 - - 98 - - -32 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 844 - - 3121 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 63 - - 42 - - 41 - - 0 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96462 30 089 29 059 38 069 31 089 30 090 96462 89422 27 089 18 084 22 062 25 080 23 088 89422 83913 15 081 13 108 5 052 12 068 15 078 83913 79309 6 057 10 096 1 060 0 223 9 070 79309 75310 6 007 6 145 4 213 3 259 12 050 75310 71733 4 359 4 111 7 165 3 236 10 029 71733 68461 7 295 5 245 7 261 5 296 6 337 68461 65440 4 258 12 255 12 261 7 264 12 269 65440 62640 11 311 17 277 16 268 7 282 8 264 62640 59928 33 271 24 263 22 269 19 295 22 286 59928 57091 34 255 30 265 29 266 31 272 26 276 57091 54128 32 261 33 271 31 264 30 268 32 286 54128 51291 41 265 35 270 34 267 47 289 41 288 51291 48747 45 261 40 262 45 276 57 286 45 290 48747 46486 43 264 46 263 53 278 56 286 48 296 46486 44456 51 272 55 268 55 281 55 285 55 298 44456 42617 61 270 58 269 58 281 54 286 58 298 42617 40935 63 268 60 276 55 282 56 294 61 306 40935 39382 63 271 66 277 58 293 62 303 72 312 39382 37939 67 273 64 275 69 296 70 307 79 313 37939 36599 71 268 63 277 73 292 77 309 84 315 36599 35330 72 261 66 279 72 291 86 312 86 317 35330 34068 66 261 71 281 74 295 96 313 86 318 34068 32780 59 268 71 283 77 299 99 315 86 315 32780 31461 58 275 68 286 79 302 95 317 87 310 31461 30097 59 276 64 289 78 303 88 318 88 311 30097 28682 57 275 60 289 77 303 80 316 85 313 28682 27219 54 274 56 287 77 303 75 312 80 317 27219 25710 51 274 55 284 76 302 74 308 72 316 25710 24160 49 275 56 282 73 302 73 307 65 312 24160 22573 47 278 56 282 67 300 71 306 62 309 22573 20941 46 280 53 280 61 294 69 303 61 308 20941 19261 44 280 49 279 57 287 66 299 61 307 19261 17567 42 278 47 278 56 282 63 296 58 306 17567 15947 41 276 47 280 56 282 57 295 51 306 15947 14479 39 273 47 281 55 285 50 296 42 307 14479 13175 36 274 44 280 50 288 41 299 33 309 13175 12010 35 278 41 277 40 289 32 305 24 313 12010 10964 34 282 39 276 35 287 24 309 19 323 10964 10024 32 286 37 279 34 285 20 311 16 335 10024 9180 29 287 36 282 34 283 19 309 15 345 9180 8426 26 288 34 281 33*279 19 306 15 351 8426 7750 23 288 30 277 32*274 19 303 14 353 7750 7135 21 284 27 269 31 268 19 300 13 352 7135 6583 21 274 25 258 30 266 19 297 12 350 6583 6117 23 261 23*254 29 265 18 294 10 346 6117 5754 23 251 19*247 28 264 17 290 8 337 5754 5502 19 247 18 245 27 263 15 287 7 317 5502 5349 14*245 17 245 24 262 12*285 6*298 5349 5261 8*243 13 244 19 261 8*283 5*290 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