DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 10.5 - - 23.8 - - 29.1 - - 25.6 - - 17.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 39 - - 169 - - -9 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 199 - - 199 - - 3344 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit 5243 - - 5244 - - 7025 - - 5244 - - 5243 Hcrit BL Top 5260 - - 5260 - - 8405 - - 5261 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 127 - - 3868 - - 1767 - - 2789 - - 127 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 84 - - 348 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 4 - - 4 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 113 - - 243 - - 266 - - 234 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -6 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -278 - - -3163 - - -1260 - - -1984 - - -191 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5538 - - 8423 - - 9665 - - 7245 - - 5452 sfcLCL ODpotential -4937 - - -6181 - - -5148 - - -5065 - - -7369 ODpotential blCL 10197 - - 11441 - - 13553 - - 10326 - - 12629 blCL maxRH 79 - - 54 - - 48 - - 60 - - 65 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 10.5 - - 23.8 - - 29.1 - - 25.6 - - 17.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 5.5 - - 5.8 - - 5.5 - - 12.8 - - 12.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 14.3 - - 23.1 - - 27.7 - - 25.7 - - 19.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 8.4 - - 5.0 - - 4.8 - - 12.4 - - 12.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 39 - - 169 - - -9 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 199 - - 199 - - 3344 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 16 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 93795 88 285 82 281 79 282 70 282 92 282 93795 87331 69 293 65 287 66 289 60 291 72 284 87331 82238 57 291 58 291 63 293 58 299 59 293 82238 77936 48 294 54 292 61 294 60 300 51 297 77936 74181 42 299 46 290 56 294 56 300 44 300 74181 70812 36 293 36 287 48 289 49 301 37 304 70812 67710 31 281 31 280 41 282 45 301 36 309 67710 64811 32 286 30 277 37 284 44 298 38 311 64811 62089 44 306 32 289 37 291 41 295 42 309 62089 59428 55 314 38 302 38 292 39 298 43 306 59428 56625 54 312 42 308 38 299 41 303 44 306 56625 53687 47 302 46 306 43 305 43 306 48 309 53687 50870 39 293 45 300 44 307 46 311 52 313 50870 48339 35 298 42 302 45 311 49 313 55 317 48339 46084 42 319 44 314 46 312 49 317 55 319 46084 44047 57 331 49 326 45 318 48 321 53 324 44047 42189 66 333 54 333 45 326 48 328 52 330 42189 40484 68 333 57 335 49 332 51 334 54 335 40484 38911 69 334 58 338 53 335 58 339 56 338 38911 37456 69 335 58 346 55 339 65 339 60 337 37456 36112 70 335 64 348 60 342 67 338 65 337 36112 34844 69 335 70 345 65 343 66 337 71 338 34844 33585 68 340 72 344 66 345 64 338 74 337 33585 32300 74 345 74 348 63 348 57 339 73 336 32300 30990 77 345 78 351 62 352 48 340 68 338 30990 29646 77 343 81 350 62 355 42 343 58 337 29646 28262 77 343 83 349 62 356 40 343 45 329 28262 26840 77 343 82 349 62 357 40 342 41 322 26840 25376 76 342 80 350 61 358 41 341 40 322 25376 23873 75 340 75 352 59 356 42 342 39 325 23873 22333 74 338 68 356 58 354 44 345 37 328 22333 20749 73 338 60 356 54 355 44 347 36 330 20749 19113 72 339 53 354 48 355 43 347 35 333 19113 17455 68 341 47 355 42 355 40 346 34 336 17455 15859 61 344 41 359 38 355 36 347 33 337 15859 14405 54 346 36 004 32 355 31 348 30 336 14405 13107 47 347 32 009 26 357 25 348 27 336 13107 11945 41 348 29 010 22 359 21 345 23 335 11945 10903 36 350 27 008 18 358 17 342 20 333 10903 9968 31 351 25 004 12 351 13 337 17 330 9968 9129 26 352 21 359 7*317 10 328 13 325 9129 8381 20 351 16 354 6*290 8 314 10 314 8381 7710 15 350 11 348 6 275 8 293 10 290 7710 7102 11 350 6 335 6 268 9 270 14 270 7102 6557 8 350 3 294 6 262 11 250 17 257 6557 6098 5 352 4 250 6 259 11 242 16 245 6098 5742 3 001 5 245 6 256 11 239 16 231 5742 5496 3 043 5 242 6 255 10 237 14 224 5496 5346 3*069 5 243 6 255 9*235 10*225 5346 5260 1*113 4*243 5 255 7*234 6*225 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