DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 25.5 - - 33.8 - - 29.4 - - 19.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 110 - - -2 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 200 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5260 - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 630 - - 1633 - - 965 - - 227 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 73 - - 118 - - 15 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 243 - - 232 - - 220 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -993 - - -2293 - - -665 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6253 - - 7555 - - 5927 - - 5260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8659 - - -7818 - - -6706 - - -9895 ODpotential blCL - - - 13919 - - 13079 - - 11967 - - 15155 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 59 - - 71 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.5 - - 33.8 - - 29.4 - - 19.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.2 - - 19.6 - - 22.3 - - 17.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.9 - - 32.7 - - 30.0 - - 22.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.7 - - 18.9 - - 22.2 - - 19.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 110 - - -2 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 200 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96310 28 044 31 043 28 050 22 035 96310 89270 27 039 29 044 22 047 22 042 89270 83787 32 037 31 035 30 039 27 045 83787 79188 32 033 25 026 33 030 37 039 79188 75220 29 023 25 018 32 023 33 037 75220 71694 25 013 29 006 31 018 29 037 71694 68474 30 011 28 009 32 011 38 014 68474 65512 33 357 33 353 33 002 40 359 65512 62764 35 355 35 346 39 355 39 358 62764 60093 41 357 41 352 44 353 42 356 60093 57291 47 353 52 351 49 349 45 352 57291 54367 54 350 58 349 53 347 49 351 54367 51567 59 349 61 348 59 348 58 346 51567 49055 61 347 63 347 64 346 63 341 49055 46818 59 345 65 345 65 342 63 338 46818 44794 58 342 64 343 63 341 62 338 44794 42950 59 340 62 343 60 341 59 337 42950 41269 61 340 62 343 59 342 55 335 41269 39732 62 344 61 346 58 346 50 332 39732 38310 66 349 61 349 58 354 45 329 38310 36986 69 353 60 351 60 001 42 329 36986 35718 71 356 59 354 62 007 42 333 35718 34442 72 357 57 356 63 009 45 339 34442 33130 71 359 57 357 63 011 49 342 33130 31787 68 358 56 359 59 010 50 344 31787 30404 66 359 54 360 54 009 49 346 30404 28975 61 003 50 001 49 011 50 349 28975 27504 54 005 46 003 43 014 49 349 27504 25989 47 003 41 006 41 014 45 345 25989 24431 41 359 36 004 39 010 43 342 24431 22831 38 356 33 001 35 003 41 342 22831 21185 34 354 32 355 32 355 37 346 21185 19490 28 355 30 345 30 351 36 348 19490 17774 22 355 26 335 27 345 35 347 17774 16126 17 358 20 329 26 332 32 346 16126 14627 14 001 17 329 25 323 29 343 14627 13291 12 003 14 331 23 322 25 338 13291 12097 10 004 13 333 21 326 22 333 12097 11028 9 005 11 333 18 329 19 329 11028 10068 9 004 10 332 16 330 17 329 10068 9207 8 003 9 327 13 326 15 327 9207 8439 7 003 8 317 11 314 13 321 8439 7751 5 359 7 301 10 296 11 308 7751 7127 3 001 6 276 10 277 12 292 7127 6571 1 053 6 249 11 261 15 276 6571 6104 1 090 6 241 12 249 18 263 6104 5745 0 251 6 241 11 241 18 251 5745 5497 1 265 6 243 10 237 15 244 5497 5347 1 263 5*242 8*234 9 233 5347 5260 1*260 5*243 6*232 5*220 5260 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