DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - - 50.8 - - 55.1 - - 54.3 - - 43.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 447 - - 155 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5672 - - 7506 - - 5326 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9142 - - 10697 - - 8439 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10733 - - 12567 - - 10387 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1841 - - 2192 - - 3205 - - 1001 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 535 - - 627 - - 393 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 305 - - 308 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -15 - - -16 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1263 - - -2856 - - -5819 - - -7099 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11996 - - 15424 - - 16206 - - 12362 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6031 - - -9671 - - -11734 - - -13022 ODpotential blCL - - - 16764 - - 22238 - - 22121 - - 18284 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 53 - - 62 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.8 - - 55.1 - - 54.3 - - 43.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.5 - - 5.3 - - 1.2 - - 8.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.3 - - 52.2 - - 52.8 - - 46.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.0 - - 5.0 - - 0.9 - - 8.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 447 - - 155 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5672 - - 7506 - - 5326 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96052 27 244 23 265 27 246 35 274 96052 88934 26 240 37 271 38 280 29 305 88934 83424 26 269 37 265 46 275 45 290 83424 78881 29 288 25 280 34 275 45 285 78881 75002 38 288 38 287 32 291 35 290 75002 71566 41 284 43 286 39 285 37 289 71566 68441 39 280 44 279 40 281 37 282 68441 65561 40 279 42 271 40 276 37 278 65561 62884 39 264 41 271 40 278 38 270 62884 60276 44 264 48 266 47 279 42 274 60276 57551 51 270 52 265 55 275 57 271 57551 54729 63 266 61 265 65 275 63 273 54729 52021 71 260 74 263 75 271 71 276 52021 49555 79 266 84 266 84 271 78 273 49555 47324 88 272 89 268 90 271 85 271 47324 45289 93 271 93 268 95 272 90 272 45289 43422 96 268 97 266 99 269 96 275 43422 41711 98 268 99 267 99 268 101 273 41711 40142 100 269 104 269 98 270 98 271 40142 38694 105 268 111 268 100 269 96 274 38694 37346 107 268 115 267 103 268 99 275 37346 36055 104 268 114 269 103 268 103 274 36055 34757 99 268 111 270 102 269 102 274 34757 33424 96 269 107 270 101 271 97 275 33424 32060 95 269 105 270 100 272 93 276 32060 30655 93 270 101 271 98 273 92 277 30655 29199 92 270 96 272 95 273 91 277 29199 27695 92 271 94 273 93 273 90 279 27695 26147 93 273 93 276 89 276 80 285 26147 24565 90 272 84 278 79 282 66 292 24565 22952 86 269 75 278 65 293 56 300 22952 21301 80 268 69 278 56 299 51 305 21301 19601 73 269 60 283 47 305 45 307 19601 17883 63 273 47 293 39 315 38 308 17883 16235 51 281 37 302 33 319 29 313 16235 14737 38 294 30 307 27 318 22 319 14737 13401 26 309 20*308 19 316 15 326 13401 12207 19 321 13*305 12 303 7 334 12207 11134 13*321 12 304 11*302 3 319 11134 10168 11*315 12 303 11*302 2 330 10168 9300 11 312 12 304 11 304 3 011 9300 8522 11 311 12 305 12 306 5 011 8522 7824 11 309 12 305 12 308 8 005 7824 7190 11 308 12 305 13 309 10 358 7190 6621 11 307 12 306 13 310 11 350 6621 6141 11 306 12 306 13 310 12 343 6141 5768 10 306 12 307 13 311 11 334 5768 5510 10 305 12 306 13 311 10 323 5510 5352 10 305 12 307 12 311 8*315 5352 5262 9 305 11 307 11 311 5*306 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