DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 33.2 - - 43.8 - - 50.4 - - 50.9 - - 37.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 126 - - 259 - - 64 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 201 - - 3567 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 5245 - - 7377 - - 5245 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top 5261 - - 5262 - - 8628 - - 5262 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 78 - - 2754 - - 1585 - - 5353 - - 1448 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 126 - - 411 - - 99 - - 5 W* B/S 1 - - 11 - - 16 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 295 - - 206 - - 202 - - 213 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 0 - - 3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1062 - - -1606 - - -497 - - -4776 - - -380 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6323 - - 6869 - - 9125 - - 10038 - - 5642 sfcLCL ODpotential -6975 - - -4283 - - -3402 - - -7871 - - -5501 ODpotential blCL 12236 - - 9545 - - 12030 - - 13133 - - 10763 blCL maxRH 46 - - 70 - - 62 - - 56 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.2 - - 43.8 - - 50.4 - - 50.9 - - 37.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.4 - - 32.2 - - 28.9 - - 25.4 - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.5 - - 42.4 - - 48.4 - - 49.9 - - 40.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.2 - - 31.0 - - 28.2 - - 25.1 - - 31.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 126 - - 259 - - 64 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 201 - - 3567 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 95985 20 268 22 272 32 279 20 296 14 310 95985 88876 19 287 22 263 32 280 29 298 29 322 88876 83434 32 295 30 289 26 290 24 321 21 327 83434 78914 37 292 33 300 30 291 36 318 28 321 78914 75025 38 298 40 303 32 294 36 305 36 317 75025 71591 38 295 37 288 37 293 42 293 38 308 71591 68462 41 294 36 282 48 289 45 289 40 293 68462 65559 41 276 44 285 52 287 51 292 36 291 65559 62831 42 281 47 284 56 281 55 290 43 291 62831 60161 55 292 48 282 58 279 58 285 53 287 60161 57355 60 291 54 282 57 278 58 276 58 280 57355 54424 61 285 56 279 55 277 56 276 61 277 54424 51620 63 281 59 276 60 279 61 279 68 277 51620 49106 64 278 64 274 65 279 64 278 66 275 49106 46861 60 280 64 279 59 283 58 277 55 276 46861 44831 58 291 62 292 58 293 52 282 46 284 44831 42989 62 299 61 301 57 293 49 285 44 292 42989 41312 58 306 50 298 47 289 50 285 42 299 41312 39787 45 326 39 336 29 306 42 289 34 307 39787 38385 40 340 56 354 34 331 39 309 29 319 38385 37078 39 345 58 356 43 337 42 314 32 324 37078 35823 38 354 50 357 40 339 40 312 35 323 35823 34561 36 008 47 000 34 342 32 314 32 321 34561 33263 38 023 47 003 37 341 28 315 25 317 33263 31935 41 027 46 006 39 341 27 320 23 314 31935 30563 39 024 43 018 39 337 23 330 25 314 30563 29139 32 016 38 031 27 346 16 314 24 317 29139 27665 27 012 32 046 15 024 16 305 15 315 27665 26143 25 016 26 050 13 060 19 314 12 303 26143 24577 23 022 21 045 9 058 18 322 15 298 24577 22969 20 027 20 043 7 025 11 331 16 296 22969 21310 18 030 15 047 9 028 7 335 14 296 21310 19599 16 026 9 047 6 054 1 293 12 287 19599 17869 14 018 5 039 1 029 4 241 10 266 17869 16212 12 014 5 031 4 269 7 260 9 276 16212 14709 10 019 5 027 4 251 8 234 9 275 14709 13371 10 023 3 045 5 221 11 222 11 253 13371 12175 11 021 3 098 7 208 12 226 13 246 12175 11099 10 021 4 143 9 211 12 235 14 246 11099 10134 9 026 6 161 9 218 8 233 13 240 10134 9268 9 034 5 173 5*218 7 223 11 230 9268 8494 9 041 3 190 5*210 7 218 10 225 8494 7801 10 043 1 189 4 206 7 217 9 220 7801 7172 8 041 1 197 5 203 7 216 6 209 7172 6609 5 034 1 207 5 201 7 214 5 196 6609 6133 5 023 2 214 5 199 8 214 5 193 6133 5764 5 017 2 210 5 197 7 214 5 195 5764 5508 4 349 2 208 5 197 7 214 5 196 5508 5351 3 307 2*208 5 196 7*213 4*196 5351 5262 3*295 2*206 5 196 6*213 3*201 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