DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.0 - - 51.0 - - - - - 40.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 221 - - 463 - - - - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2436 - - 8127 - - - - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6476 - - 11225 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7497 - - 13188 - - - - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3370 - - 4813 - - - - - 3491 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 343 - - 655 - - - - - 58 W* B/S - - - 80 - - 11 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 11 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 265 - - - - - 356 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - 35 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 605 - - 1694 - - - - - -1328 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6892 - - 11495 - - - - - 6590 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -381 - - 1027 - - - - - -3145 ODpotential blCL - - - 7878 - - 12161 - - - - - 8407 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 98 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 150 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.0 - - 51.0 - - - - - 40.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 18.6 - - - - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 48.0 - - - - - 39.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 18.1 - - - - - 29.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 221 - - 463 - - - - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2436 - - 8127 - - - - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 94 - - - - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97223 4 255 9 259 14 300 97223 89905 7 279 7 288 13 300 89905 84326 7 279 16 297 4 305 84326 79700 12 259 18 270 4 285 79700 75696 16 229 19 245 12 251 75696 72135 16 222 22 240 14 256 72135 68881 23 226 22 236 20 265 68881 65862 23 229 21 222 23 260 65862 63042 22 241 18 230 25 254 63042 60293 25 244 19 248 25 248 60293 57407 23 249 20 244 22 249 57407 54399 23 252 20 241 19 255 54399 51525 21 245 20 247 19 268 51525 48940 20 246 21 253 23 272 48940 46634 20 252 21 258 22 269 46634 44553 18 260 19 265 15 271 44553 42651 16 268 16 274 13 281 42651 40899 17 274 16 282 13 276 40899 39273 19 269 18 280 12 301 39273 37761 20 266 21 274 22 311 37761 36358 23 265 25 263 26 302 36358 35036 24 264 24 261 24 295 35036 33728 24 263 22 268 24 295 33728 32404 26 263 22 269 24 287 32404 31069 29 265 25 267 24 282 31069 29710 30 261 25 261 25 281 29710 28315 29 255 26 261 25 281 28315 26882 27 251 28 260 24 277 26882 25409 25 250 28 260 22 268 25409 23902 23 252 27 258 23 263 23902 22361 21 255 27 256 22 268 22361 20782 19 258 27 256 17 283 20782 19157 17 260 23 258 12 310 19157 17513 15 260 12 265 9 287 17513 15934 12 265 13 267 12 261 15934 14496 11 272 14 268 17 260 14496 13208 13 282 15*268 19 263 13208 12052 13 291 15*268 19 268 12052 11009 12 298 15 267 18 275 11009 10067 9 307 14 266 16 287 10067 9219 7 310 13 265 15 303 9219 8458 6 308 12 264 15 320 8458 7775 4*307 10 263 15 335 7775 7154 2*303 9 263 16 344 7154 6597 1 301 8 264 16 349 6597 6126 1 307 7 264 15 351 6126 5760 0 341 6 265 14 352 5760 5506 0 357 6 264 12 353 5506 5351 0 022 5 265 11*354 5351 5262 1 022 5 266 8*356 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