DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 20.2 - - 27.2 - - 24.1 - - 13.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 192 - - -5 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 754 - - 1297 - - 199 - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5243 - - 5611 - - 5244 - - 5243 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5815 - - 6358 - - 5260 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 727 - - 3167 - - 1329 - - 134 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 176 - - 265 - - 17 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 283 - - 275 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - -4 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 45 - - -1755 - - -1523 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5770 - - 8113 - - 6783 - - 5260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2634 - - -3634 - - -3591 - - -4116 ODpotential blCL - - - 8449 - - 9992 - - 8851 - - 9376 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 55 - - 72 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.2 - - 27.2 - - 24.1 - - 13.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.8 - - 10.4 - - 13.2 - - 10.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 19.1 - - 25.5 - - 24.1 - - 14.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.4 - - 9.6 - - 13.0 - - 12.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 192 - - -5 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 754 - - 1297 - - 199 - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 0 - - 0 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 93933 90 290 78 291 82 281 95 287 93933 87482 63 293 69 298 60 300 69 297 87482 82420 46 295 54 301 55 304 51 293 82420 78111 31 298 41 296 53 303 41 303 78111 74317 26 302 34 293 49 306 42 312 74317 70922 25 303 36 300 47 309 42 307 70922 67815 35 311 44 302 43 304 38 299 67815 64920 42 309 44 295 37 304 35 297 64920 62198 39 303 38 298 37 309 36 302 62198 59531 35 302 39 304 43 309 42 309 59531 56729 37 307 42 304 46 307 48 310 56729 53810 43 309 45 306 47 306 49 308 53810 51010 48 309 49 307 48 304 49 305 51010 48473 51 310 50 306 49 302 45 304 48473 46179 51 309 50 306 48 303 44 312 46179 44085 49 307 50 305 48 309 50 323 44085 42165 48 309 51 306 50 314 59 327 42165 40397 49 311 51 309 51 318 64 326 40397 38763 46 316 47 314 50 322 61 324 38763 37248 47 328 48 325 52 328 56 330 37248 35850 52 335 53 332 56 332 58 336 35850 34533 51 335 53 334 58 336 62 339 34533 33236 49 345 54 344 61 340 65 343 33236 31933 59 351 62 348 65 342 68 347 31933 30626 67 352 66 348 67 347 71 350 30626 29297 71 354 68 351 70 353 73 351 29297 27927 72 356 69 353 72 354 70 352 27927 26516 72 356 67 353 69 354 65 351 26516 25064 69 355 65 354 65 355 61 350 25064 23572 65 355 62 355 63 356 58 348 23572 22045 62 354 59 355 60 356 55 345 22045 20479 57 352 56 355 57 354 52 344 20479 18866 50 351 52 354 54 353 49 344 18866 17236 41 350 47 354 52 354 47 346 17236 15673 35 347 41 353 48 356 44 348 15673 14253 31 345 36 351 43 357 42 351 14253 12987 30 347 33 350 37 356 39 352 12987 11854 28 350 31 351 31 354 35 352 11854 10836 24 352 29 354 25 351 31 352 10836 9920 20 352 25 355 21 350 27 352 9920 9095 17 349 19 354 18 348 24 351 9095 8357 13 344 15 348 15 345 21 350 8357 7694 10 333 11 340 14 342 17 348 7694 7091 8 320 9 326 13 337 12 345 7091 6550 8 286 9*311 12 325 8 335 6550 6092 12*265 9*288 12 301 7 299 6092 5738 12*262 9 283 12 285 14 270 5738 5493 12 261 9 281 11 280 15 262 5493 5344 11 260 9 280 10 277 12*259 5344 5260 9 260 8 280 8*275 7*256 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