DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/26 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 = 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 27.6 - - 35.2 - - 42.0 - - 40.9 - - 39.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - 36 - - 68 - - -15 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 200 - - 1138 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 5244 - - 5244 - - 5245 - - 5245 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top 5261 - - 5261 - - 6199 - - 5262 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 195 - - 1035 - - 706 - - 915 - - 504 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 81 - - 179 - - 9 - - 10 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 4 - - 14 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 238 - - 231 - - 244 - - 241 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -1 - - -4 - - -2 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1514 - - -3422 - - -3668 - - -3227 - - -2059 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6775 - - 8683 - - 9868 - - 8490 - - 7321 sfcLCL ODpotential -10442 - - -10377 - - -9714 - - -9293 - - -7607 ODpotential blCL 15703 - - 15638 - - 15913 - - 14555 - - 12869 blCL maxRH 99 - - 97 - - 92 - - 98 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.6 - - 35.2 - - 42.0 - - 40.9 - - 39.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.0 - - 16.1 - - 17.7 - - 22.6 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 28.6 - - 34.5 - - 41.2 - - 41.6 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.9 - - 16.2 - - 17.6 - - 22.5 - - 25.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - 36 - - 68 - - -15 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 200 - - 1138 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 97 - - 88 - - 69 - - 91 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96429 28 079 20 092 23 075 23 085 20 074 96429 89355 25 081 20 081 20 080 19 088 22 067 89355 83834 15 094 17 065 14 072 10 078 17 046 83834 79227 9 103 7 027 12 065 5 100 13 039 79227 75241 2 115 1 347 11 352 7 004 15 032 75241 71697 2 054 2 209 11 347 11 001 15 031 71697 68470 10 353 4 311 14 335 16 342 17 009 68470 65484 12 346 6 028 11 292 17 337 16 004 65484 62702 18 338 14 006 17 307 21 330 25 340 62702 60020 25 328 22 323 23 328 21 322 24 325 60020 57234 28 316 23 312 27 317 26 320 24 319 57234 54342 34 319 26 312 32 316 34 327 30 325 54342 51586 48 318 38 322 45 317 48 320 48 319 51586 49121 55 312 52 316 52 310 51 310 51 310 49121 46931 58 315 52 316 54 318 54 320 45 314 46931 44981 71 320 66 322 76 321 70 319 59 324 44981 43241 89 315 88 317 87 311 77 308 71 319 43241 41654 90 316 91 316 74 321 79 307 74 316 41654 40171 92 325 93 328 85 332 79 307 73 315 40171 38773 104 330 109 337 89 328 77 309 71 313 38773 37454 109 330 115 335 85 320 74 309 69 311 37454 36184 106 332 113 331 86 316 74 309 68 310 36184 34902 110 328 108 331 84 314 72 311 69 310 34902 33581 109 325 103 332 83 313 73 311 69 310 33581 32228 107 322 98 330 81 313 74 310 68 307 32228 30829 106 318 95 325 78 313 72 312 66 302 30829 29378 103 315 91 319 77 311 70 315 64 300 29378 27877 98 311 88 314 76 311 67 314 62 302 27877 26329 95 309 92 310 77 312 63 312 62 306 26329 24738 93 311 91 308 77 314 61 312 63 309 24738 23105 88 314 87 308 78 316 63 313 63 313 23105 21424 78 316 78 310 78 318 64 315 60 316 21424 19695 63 312 66 311 74 319 61 314 53 317 19695 17951 54 308 57 307 61 317 54 307 48 316 17951 16286 50 307 50 303 48 315 49 300 44 312 16286 14777 45 308 44 306 42 312 44 302 40 310 14777 13432 38 310 41 312 36 310 37 307 35 307 13432 12228 33 312 36 317 29 306 30 312 30 304 12228 11147 30 314 32 320 25 305 23 315 25 304 11147 10174 28 309 29 322 21 305 19 315 21 305 10174 9300 28 298 25 323 16 303 14 310 17 306 9300 8518 28 283 19 324 12 292 12 305 14 308 8518 7818 28 265 13 314 10 276 12 300 12 304 7818 7182 26 252 14 288 13 266 15 287 13 295 7182 6613 24 253 16 267 16*256 19 275 16 282 6613 6133 22 255 14 254 15*246 20 263 19 273 6133 5762 20 253 9 247 15 245 18 254 19 267 5762 5506 17 252 5 235 14 243 14 249 14 261 5506 5351 12*248 5*233 13 243 11*246 10*257 5351 5262 6*238 4*231 11 241 6*241 5*252 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