DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.2 - - 63.4 - - - - - 55.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 307 - - 402 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2217 - - 5215 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6421 - - 8820 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7278 - - 10276 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1190 - - 1624 - - - - - 1128 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 371 - - 538 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 18 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 095 - - 154 - - - - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -3 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4793 - - -6219 - - - - - -8631 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12072 - - 16496 - - - - - 13895 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10214 - - -10938 - - - - - -14160 ODpotential blCL - - - 17492 - - 21214 - - - - - 19423 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 69 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.2 - - 63.4 - - - - - 55.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.8 - - 8.9 - - - - - 13.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 60.6 - - - - - 59.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.7 - - 8.3 - - - - - 12.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 307 - - 402 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2217 - - 5215 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96728 24 289 25 280 30 295 96728 89499 22 283 26 277 28 283 89499 83945 22 263 26 277 22 294 83945 79337 16 252 19 291 19 301 79337 75356 11 260 16 298 15 285 75356 71835 12 271 16 282 15 284 71835 68643 16 279 16 268 17 290 68643 65691 17 285 14 269 18 276 65691 62945 18 293 15 278 21 270 62945 60285 20 283 16 278 21 262 60285 57505 18 286 20 274 20 269 57505 54606 23 278 25 273 24 275 54606 51829 26 267 28 264 28 277 51829 49328 27 264 30 266 37 268 49328 47097 26 268 33 266 36 265 47097 45087 27 275 34 261 34 270 45087 43262 29 280 28 269 35 263 43262 41601 34 282 32 274 34 250 41601 40086 34 288 31 276 30 245 40086 38683 35 299 26 288 30 234 38683 37367 38 298 26 288 30 221 37367 36101 38 292 28 285 30 222 36101 34823 37 288 28 284 31 227 34823 33510 37 288 28 285 32 228 33510 32164 32 298 28 280 30 233 32164 30775 24 301 26 276 28 242 30775 29335 19 285 27 270 26 242 29335 27845 18 285 26 269 25 239 27845 26311 15 290 24 269 25 237 26311 24736 11 294 19 265 26 234 24736 23126 9 294 13 262 28 228 23126 21476 11 289 9 259 25 220 21476 19777 11 288 8 255 24 219 19777 18054 11 295 9 248 21 228 18054 16398 10 297 11 242 17 230 16398 14889 9 281 11 245 14 225 14889 13541 10 262 12 255 12 219 13541 12333 10 247 12 251 13 203 12333 11246 9 230 9*229 14 193 11246 10267 9 207 6*177 13 189 10267 9385 9 194 6 165 11 185 9385 8594 8 184 6 158 9 176 8594 7882 6*161 5 154 7 160 7882 7236 5*120 5 150 6 135 7236 6655 6 095 5 146 6 115 6655 6163 6 093 5 142 6 103 6163 5782 6 090 5 139 7 097 5782 5517 6 088 5 138 7 091 5517 5355 6 088 5 138 6*084 5355 5263 5 086 5 137 5*080 5263 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