DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 46.3 - - 50.6 - - 56.8 - - 60.4 - - 50.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 89 - - 396 - - 344 - - 154 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 751 - - 3057 - - 6078 - - 8061 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 7126 - - 9442 - - 10530 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top 5812 - - 8118 - - 11139 - - 13122 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 987 - - 2124 - - 5039 - - 3753 - - 1969 Hgt.Variab. W* 171 - - 448 - - 538 - - 453 - - 9 W* B/S 3 - - 36 - - 19 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 050 - - 074 - - 251 - - 268 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 4 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - -2 - - 22 - - 20 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3621 - - -698 - - 508 - - -99 - - -5384 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9434 - - 8817 - - 10632 - - 13222 - - 10647 sfcLCL ODpotential -7258 - - -2495 - - -512 - - -1076 - - -8424 ODpotential blCL 13070 - - 10613 - - 11651 - - 14198 - - 13686 blCL maxRH 91 - - 85 - - 86 - - 75 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 0 - - 160 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 46.3 - - 50.6 - - 56.8 - - 60.4 - - 50.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.4 - - 30.2 - - 28.3 - - 20.3 - - 22.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.2 - - 48.0 - - 54.3 - - 58.8 - - 53.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.4 - - 30.0 - - 28.1 - - 20.1 - - 22.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 89 - - 396 - - 344 - - 154 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 751 - - 3057 - - 6078 - - 8061 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 63 - - 39 - - 44 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97493 6 050 5 076 9 102 5 025 10 066 97493 90134 10 080 7 079 8 155 4 344 11 029 90134 84492 4 086 1 236 4 100 3 136 5 353 84492 79797 7 119 10 217 3 300 3 346 4 066 79797 75709 1 164 8 206 5 259 3 296 5 293 75709 72090 2 134 15 216 12 265 6 292 8 273 72090 68812 12 295 14 222 14 257 16 263 15 276 68812 65776 23 290 10 249 15 245 20 242 22 249 65776 62950 25 279 13 272 14 242 16 270 15 250 62950 60202 25 268 24 280 22 269 24 281 14 272 60202 57325 26 257 27 266 26 262 29 272 21 283 57325 54339 24 257 24 262 28 259 34 264 27 270 54339 51500 23 273 28 266 30 259 34 263 31 265 51500 48958 30 274 32 263 30 259 33 263 32 262 48958 46691 34 265 33 261 30 252 33 262 30 259 46691 44641 34 259 35 261 30 253 34 263 30 258 44641 42768 34 264 39 260 38 264 38 262 33 257 42768 41051 44 271 43 261 48 260 44 257 39 252 41051 39469 52 262 50 262 51 256 48 251 46 248 39469 38012 58 254 60 256 57 252 52 245 51 241 38012 36669 61 252 66 251 66 251 56 242 56 239 36669 35402 62 252 68 250 73 249 60 240 62 236 35402 34139 62 251 69 249 76 248 62 240 66 231 34139 32851 61 249 69 249 77 247 63 239 65 227 32851 31537 59 247 67 248 75 243 64 238 62 226 31537 30187 57 247 62 246 69 238 65 235 60 225 30187 28789 54 247 56 246 65 233 64 232 58 224 28789 27346 50 247 50 246 64 229 63 232 58 223 27346 25858 48 248 47 247 60 228 60 233 57 225 25858 24326 44 256 46 249 54 228 57 233 54 228 24326 22756 42 262 45 250 51 241 55 235 51 233 22756 21143 37 257 45 253 49 259 51 241 47 239 21143 19482 33 254 43 255 43 269 45 248 44 246 19482 17802 34 250 40 256 36 272 37 255 38 251 17802 16189 32 245 40 254 27 273 20 263 29 255 16189 14720 29 250 34 250 22 276 13 268 14 265 14720 13405 28 252 26 251 19 277 9*271 5 305 13405 12225 25 238 23 255 15*277 9*271 5 311 12225 11160 18 212 18 258 11*274 8 271 6 298 11160 10198 11 197 13 265 8 269 7 270 6 279 10198 9330 3 179 7 285 7 264 6 269 6 258 9330 8551 4 038 4*315 5 251 6 268 7 241 8551 7850 7 026 2*348 4 241 5 267 8 229 7850 7212 9 024 2 062 4 232 5 265 8 221 7212 6638 12 038 2 076 4 220 5 264 9 214 6638 6153 15*049 3 083 4 211 4 264 9 209 6153 5776 15*049 3 088 4 208 4 262 9 205 5776 5514 12 050 3 090 4 204 4 261 9 199 5514 5354 10 050 3 091 3 201 4 262 8 191 5354 5262 9 051 3 089 3 201 4 261 5*188 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