DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 44.4 - - 41.5 - - - - - 38.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 289 - - 165 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4517 - - 2095 - - - - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8145 - - 6139 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9578 - - 7156 - - - - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3838 - - 2618 - - - - - 1686 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 460 - - 301 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 26 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 253 - - 240 - - - - - 255 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -15 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1101 - - 1796 - - - - - -446 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8477 - - 5360 - - - - - 5708 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -224 - - 567 - - - - - -3136 ODpotential blCL - - - 9802 - - 6589 - - - - - 8398 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 97 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 330 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.4 - - 41.5 - - - - - 38.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 36.2 - - - - - 32.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 40.1 - - - - - 40.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 35.1 - - - - - 31.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 289 - - 165 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4517 - - 2095 - - - - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 88 - - - - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 96879 32 267 25 280 30 283 96879 89581 29 271 29 278 29 278 89581 83987 27 267 33 267 22 276 83987 79324 26 250 31 257 20 264 79324 75304 28 251 27 244 30 250 75304 71744 32 252 23 236 33 239 71744 68497 34 246 23 241 31 234 68497 65490 31 243 25 248 29 242 65490 62693 30 244 28 246 30 247 62693 59973 33 242 30 239 27 251 59973 57121 36 232 31 236 25 251 57121 54148 29 222 26 239 23 250 54148 51308 22 236 24 249 20 243 51308 48755 23 254 26 251 21 258 48755 46474 31 259 28 252 25 261 46474 44413 35 251 29 263 23 260 44413 42530 30 239 33 260 21 268 42530 40803 26 240 31 248 26 283 40803 39215 30 262 27 261 32 271 39215 37747 35 260 26 263 24 247 37747 36382 28 259 23 274 13 273 36382 35087 30 268 33 280 24 307 35087 33801 32 272 34 268 25 314 33801 32493 41 259 32 271 22 328 32493 31176 28 248 30 277 29 353 31176 29838 24 312 36 291 38 355 29838 28459 39 312 37 286 38 353 28459 27035 30 294 29 281 36 355 27035 25565 26 279 27 276 35 000 25565 24051 25 282 27 275 34 002 24051 22497 26 281 27 279 31 008 22497 20901 26 278 24 283 23 004 20901 19257 26 271 23 284 18 339 19257 17595 27 266 24 282 15 329 17595 16001 28 263 26 272 13 332 16001 14550 27 261 25 262 13 329 14550 13252 28 258 25 259 15 330 13252 12088 29 257 26 253 17 334 12088 11038 29 257 27 248 18 332 11038 10093 28*257 28 245 17 327 10093 9241 28*256 29 243 16 321 9241 8477 27 256 29 242 14 315 8477 7791 26 255 29*242 14 307 7791 7166 25 253 29*241 14 299 7166 6605 24 252 28 241 14 290 6605 6131 23 251 27 240 13 282 6131 5763 22 250 26 240 12 276 5763 5507 22 250 25 239 9 270 5507 5351 20 250 23 239 6*265 5351 5262 17 249 18 238 4*255 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