DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - - 36.4 - - 40.5 - - - - - 32.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 260 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1985 - - 4969 - - - - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5928 - - 8453 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7046 - - 10030 - - - - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3083 - - 3663 - - - - - 3084 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 269 - - 460 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 16 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 024 - - 023 - - - - - 019 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -471 - - 494 - - - - - -2146 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7517 - - 9536 - - - - - 7407 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3121 - - -1424 - - - - - -5879 ODpotential blCL - - - 10167 - - 11454 - - - - - 11140 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 60 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.4 - - 40.5 - - - - - 32.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.1 - - 17.3 - - - - - 18.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 38.6 - - - - - 35.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.0 - - 16.2 - - - - - 18.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 260 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1985 - - 4969 - - - - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 95963 11 280 22 315 10 055 95963 88888 40 301 33 313 15 320 88888 83472 29 301 30 300 38 325 83472 78994 14 294 21 287 29 309 78994 75091 25 312 19 290 18 292 75091 71594 30 300 20 287 27 308 71594 68418 25 256 23 273 29 300 68418 65495 16 263 24 273 18 273 65495 62754 22 292 18 270 13 284 62754 60074 24 286 15 273 17 300 60074 57269 21 281 22 291 15 314 57269 54342 19 282 18 286 18 328 54342 51548 14 273 13 320 18 319 51548 49033 15 320 22 332 16 334 49033 46777 21 331 23 324 34 008 46777 44738 24 341 21 339 43 005 44738 42880 30 347 29 360 45 002 42880 41187 31 351 37 003 47 016 41187 39633 28 358 39 015 62 032 39633 38186 30 004 49 019 85 033 38186 36836 39 006 60 016 108 025 36836 35552 55 011 73 017 117 022 35552 34265 85 014 93 021 118 025 34265 32945 115 016 113 023 113 028 32945 31597 130 017 128 021 107 029 31597 30209 117 017 135 020 106 025 30209 28770 93 018 139 022 105 023 28770 27286 85 018 134 026 97 024 27286 25763 82 011 102 026 85 023 25763 24203 75 007 75 017 82 025 24203 22603 60 011 61 009 80 030 22603 20963 50 013 55 008 67 028 20963 19287 44 006 50 008 53 017 19287 17604 35 359 44 007 42 007 17604 15992 29 002 36 007 30 011 15992 14527 23 008 28 010 25 013 14527 13220 19 015 22 015 23 011 13220 12050 19 024 19 019 22 011 12050 10999 20 031 18 021 19 014 10999 10054 22 033 18*022 17 018 10054 9206 22 032 18*023 16 018 9206 8447 21 030 17 023 14 016 8447 7765 20 026 17 023 12 016 7765 7146 20*024 17 023 11 021 7146 6591 19*023 16 023 9 028 6591 6121 18 024 16 023 7 036 6121 5757 17 024 15 023 6 043 5757 5504 15 025 14 023 4 048 5504 5350 14 025 13 023 3 047 5350 5261 12 026 12 023 1*019 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