DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.4 - - 46.9 - - 52.1 - - 40.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 230 - - 47 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1083 - - 1816 - - 202 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5245 - - 6041 - - 5246 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6144 - - 6877 - - 5263 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1598 - - 1875 - - 5381 - - 212 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 315 - - 90 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 15 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 254 - - 264 - - 234 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -7 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1063 - - -373 - - -2956 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7208 - - 7250 - - 8220 - - 5262 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5103 - - -2480 - - -4163 - - -4441 ODpotential blCL - - - 11247 - - 9357 - - 9426 - - 9703 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 91 - - 90 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.4 - - 46.9 - - 52.1 - - 40.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.4 - - 33.6 - - 34.5 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 45.1 - - 51.4 - - 42.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.3 - - 33.1 - - 34.3 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 230 - - 47 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1083 - - 1816 - - 202 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 66 - - 58 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96124 17 027 24 060 18 052 21 060 96124 89001 23 348 19 003 15 021 15 015 89001 83512 17 332 18 007 18 006 19 021 83512 78943 25 320 21 342 16 342 23 359 78943 75006 32 309 25 300 26 328 21 327 75006 71549 26 301 23 284 31 319 22 328 71549 68420 21 304 25 312 31 314 24 324 68420 65522 26 316 24 308 25 297 21 307 65522 62819 28 310 18 286 17 295 18 293 62819 60195 19 307 26 322 27 337 8 314 60195 57442 27 333 34 318 27 342 13 041 57442 54566 30 335 21 318 29 340 29 340 54566 51840 26 359 32 355 39 327 41 322 51840 49407 47 010 45 351 45 326 41 334 49407 47231 52 355 40 356 34 341 41 353 47231 45263 32 351 42 014 30 021 51 002 45263 43472 48 022 62 008 51 007 56 358 43472 41834 76 020 75 001 62 360 54 354 41834 40318 92 009 72 000 53 357 46 352 40318 38898 89 007 63 003 45 357 39 353 38898 37560 67 010 52 008 40 357 33 353 37560 36272 53 015 55 006 38 357 22 349 36272 34972 53 013 59 003 38 357 27 347 34972 33636 62 010 60 003 38 356 31 347 33636 32267 69 010 58 006 39 355 34 348 32267 30857 70 011 53 012 42 355 36 348 30857 29397 67 011 48 018 43 354 37 349 29397 27891 64 009 45 019 43 352 37 350 27891 26341 63 008 42 015 41 350 37 350 26341 24750 60 009 42 009 41 351 37 349 24750 23123 56 010 43 004 41 354 38 349 23123 21454 52 010 45 001 41 356 40 353 21454 19736 48 010 45 001 42 358 44 357 19736 17998 44 010 44 004 44 359 47 359 17998 16330 39 009 41 005 44 358 48 358 16330 14812 33 009 36 006 42 357 46 357 14812 13458 27 009 31 004 37 355 42 358 13458 12248 23 009 26 001 29 351 36 358 12248 11163 21 007 23 354 22 344 28 358 11163 10189 19 003 20 344 16 330 21 356 10189 9314 16 357 16 333 13 311 13 349 9314 8532 13 349 13 317 12 296 9 335 8532 7832 10 335 11 293 12 285 8 322 7832 7195 9 313 13*271 11 276 9 300 7195 6623 9*279 16*257 11 271 11 272 6623 6142 11*259 16 255 11 269 15 254 6142 5768 11 256 16 253 10 267 16 243 5768 5509 11 255 15 252 10 266 14 237 5509 5352 10 255 15 252 9*265 10*235 5352 5262 9 254 13 251 8*264 5*234 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