DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.8 - - 33.7 - - 32.5 - - 32.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - -1 - - -10 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 5245 - - 5245 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 419 - - 209 - - 63 - - 60 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 49 - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 296 - - 316 - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -636 - - -689 - - -626 - - -1668 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5898 - - 5950 - - 5887 - - 6929 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9885 - - -8133 - - -8230 - - -9415 ODpotential blCL - - - 15146 - - 13394 - - 13491 - - 14676 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 82 - - 80 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.8 - - 33.7 - - 32.5 - - 32.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.9 - - 26.4 - - 25.4 - - 21.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 33.5 - - 35.6 - - 38.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.3 - - 25.5 - - 24.2 - - 20.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - -1 - - -10 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 26 - - 22 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96873 21 101 18 091 23 076 20 082 96873 89672 16 077 16 106 11 053 18 044 89672 84054 11 080 7 088 9 007 15 023 84054 79363 6 059 7 041 9 004 10 348 79363 75331 3 013 10 304 17 353 11 340 75331 71761 4 025 8 301 21 334 17 336 71761 68514 11 301 17 299 21 316 22 310 68514 65526 11 322 9 320 16 326 22 308 65526 62760 23 292 25 290 27 319 26 302 62760 60097 25 281 23 289 26 309 25 307 60097 57315 37 307 32 305 39 306 27 308 57315 54417 54 292 50 294 52 293 48 297 54417 51657 61 283 60 284 60 285 62 295 51657 49177 63 286 65 288 68 289 70 295 49177 46968 77 286 82 292 85 287 85 294 46968 45008 91 282 99 287 92 284 98 290 45008 43252 91 283 94 284 101 288 104 287 43252 41641 92 287 88 285 109 292 104 288 41641 40137 96 287 87 286 109 293 100 290 40137 38720 93 285 86 288 109 292 100 294 38720 37387 92 284 89 291 104 292 101 297 37387 36107 91 283 91 291 98 292 99 297 36107 34817 89 283 91 290 92 293 96 296 34817 33490 87 283 87 287 86 292 96 295 33490 32130 85 284 87 284 83 288 98 294 32130 30728 84 285 89 283 83 283 99 291 30728 29274 84 285 90 284 88 278 93 289 29274 27773 83 286 91 284 91 276 84 287 27773 26227 82 286 88 285 89 280 77 285 26227 24637 79 284 82 284 82 284 75 284 24637 23007 75 280 75 279 77 286 74 283 23007 21334 70 277 71 275 76 283 69 280 21334 19615 63 275 68 272 74 275 65 276 19615 17881 56 272 63 270 71 268 67 272 17881 16226 52 267 56 268 67 264 68 270 16226 14729 49 263 51 266 61 263 64 268 14729 13395 44 262 48 265 53 263 56 268 13395 12200 36 261 44 265 46 264 48 266 12200 11126 28 256 39 264 40 267 41 262 11126 10158 23 250 31 260 33 265 37 258 10158 9288 20 246 25 251 24 254 33 256 9288 8510 18 243 21 242 21 247 26 256 8510 7813 17 240 20 236 18 243 18 255 7813 7181 16 234 18 233 15 242 14 245 7181 6614 14 223 16 232 12 239 12 237 6614 6136 8 212 14 232 8 236 9 229 6136 5764 3 083 10 236 5 240 7 214 5764 5507 4 063 6 258 4 272 6 211 5507 5351 3*060 4*293 5 318 3*250 5351 5261 2*063 3*296 5*316 4*284 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