DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - 33.5 - - 33.9 - - - - - 31.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 19 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 200 - - - - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 5245 - - - - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5261 - - 5261 - - - - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1559 - - 1567 - - - - - 601 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 109 - - 67 - - - - - 36 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 071 - - 096 - - - - - 207 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -949 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6210 - - 5261 - - - - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5506 - - -462 - - - - - -1188 ODpotential blCL - - - 10767 - - 5723 - - - - - 6449 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.5 - - 33.9 - - - - - 31.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.9 - - 31.8 - - - - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 33.3 - - - - - 31.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.5 - - 31.4 - - - - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 19 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 200 - - - - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 96811 28 093 30 063 30 049 96811 89725 30 088 23 079 22 058 89725 84156 18 080 22 081 17 074 84156 79505 10 079 11 075 16 076 79505 75479 7 060 7 109 9 080 75479 71911 5 044 4 020 7 043 71911 68681 1 039 7 333 6 000 68681 65710 11 327 7 287 8 299 65710 62942 13 305 10 271 11 288 62942 60241 11 278 13 274 16 295 60241 57410 15 284 18 263 24 285 57410 54466 25 283 23 269 30 268 54466 51649 30 259 33 268 33 250 51649 49103 29 249 38 261 32 242 49103 46817 33 252 44 258 31 255 46817 44750 38 261 45 257 32 271 44750 42864 45 258 46 257 38 269 42864 41131 45 262 47 255 48 260 41131 39532 51 261 52 255 52 248 39532 38046 57 252 65 251 45 246 38046 36663 61 249 73 246 35 260 36663 35355 68 249 70 245 37 270 35355 34061 75 249 66 248 51 265 34061 32752 75 248 62 252 62 258 32752 31428 66 245 61 254 61 254 31428 30071 58 240 60 254 51 255 30071 28669 50 232 55 253 40 255 28669 27225 40 231 43 251 37 255 27225 25739 39 235 31 247 36 253 25739 24212 31 241 29 248 33 251 24212 22645 32 236 32 250 30 252 22645 21034 35 230 33 248 30 254 21034 19373 33 228 32 249 28 257 19373 17689 30 227 29 252 22 255 17689 16068 28 232 25 255 21 255 16068 14591 22 242 22 252 21 259 14591 13274 18 271 20 244 18 267 13274 12093 16 289 17 241 14 277 12093 11032 11 288 17 256 11 281 11032 10076 5 245 19 264 10 275 10076 9217 9 207 17 258 8 268 9217 8449 10 207 13 247 5 275 8449 7763 6 174 10 234 1 301 7763 7141 6 130 5 216 3 084 7141 6586 8 093 3 117 7 089 6586 6118 9 071 5 090 7 096 6118 5754 9 070 5 091 6 105 5754 5503 8 070 4 093 4 114 5503 5349 8*070 4*097 2*139 5349 5261 7*071 4*096 1*207 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