DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.9 - - 48.8 - - 47.4 - - 39.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 134 - - 12 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 201 - - 2975 - - 201 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5245 - - 6657 - - 5246 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5262 - - 8036 - - 5262 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1376 - - 2046 - - 4660 - - 1908 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 313 - - 59 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 11 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 189 - - 226 - - 221 - - 102 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1534 - - 983 - - -1045 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6796 - - 7053 - - 6308 - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4473 - - -410 - - -2172 - - -1442 ODpotential blCL - - - 9735 - - 8446 - - 7434 - - 6703 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 90 - - 99 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.9 - - 48.8 - - 47.4 - - 39.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 36.1 - - 38.0 - - 38.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.1 - - 47.4 - - 46.9 - - 42.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.3 - - 35.4 - - 37.4 - - 39.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 134 - - 12 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 201 - - 2975 - - 201 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 62 - - 95 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96416 7 191 6 221 6 335 8 039 96416 89219 3 227 7 234 11 270 10 312 89219 83649 6 288 15 281 13 312 15 335 83649 79029 21 317 27 297 23 313 25 305 79029 75070 24 321 26 307 26 315 28 299 75070 71578 32 320 32 306 32 312 35 298 71578 68415 37 306 38 300 40 305 40 297 68415 65498 40 303 44 300 44 299 40 300 65498 62775 46 302 48 299 47 302 44 297 62775 60123 49 296 52 292 54 297 48 294 60123 57355 51 297 54 291 57 289 55 294 57355 54487 59 296 59 292 61 288 60 290 54487 51748 65 296 65 290 65 287 62 288 51748 49276 72 294 71 290 68 288 66 285 49276 47056 74 293 73 289 74 283 68 280 47056 45037 75 290 71 286 73 280 70 279 45037 43183 76 290 71 289 73 281 71 278 43183 41476 82 289 79 284 76 279 71 274 41476 39901 88 284 83 279 77 274 74 269 39901 38447 93 284 90 273 86 266 81 263 38447 37100 97 282 90 272 93 262 84 259 37100 35819 96 279 88 273 90 262 81 260 35819 34532 94 281 86 274 85 265 83 262 34532 33214 90 283 83 276 82 267 82 261 33214 31866 90 283 81 277 80 268 77 262 31866 30475 90 283 79 278 74 270 70 263 30475 29031 86 286 76 277 67 270 65 264 29031 27542 73 286 70 278 60 269 60 264 27542 26014 61 289 63 280 52 267 54 263 26014 24445 51 288 56 281 45 267 51 264 24445 22838 42 283 43 282 41 269 41 266 22838 21194 35 278 31 274 37 278 29 274 21194 19505 30 275 29 269 36 282 29 275 19505 17801 26 275 27 271 33 284 28 272 17801 16168 23 278 24 273 29 284 25 269 16168 14683 23 281 22 276 25 285 23 274 14683 13356 21 279 21 281 23 283 21 280 13356 12168 19 274 20 289 19 282 20 282 12168 11099 17 266 17 293 14 286 17 285 11099 10136 16 264 12 287 7 284 14 286 10136 9272 14 264 7 263 4 256 10 289 9272 8499 12 263 5*239 4 244 5 306 8499 7806 10 259 5*234 4 239 3 358 7806 7177 10 254 5 229 4 233 3 034 7177 6613 9 250 5 227 4 229 3 051 6613 6136 7 249 5 225 4 227 2 065 6136 5766 2 239 5 222 4 225 2 090 5766 5509 1 204 5 221 4 223 2 108 5509 5352 1*192 5 221 4*223 3 107 5352 5261 1*189 5 221 4*221 3*102 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