DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 32.3 - - 41.1 - - 39.9 - - 32.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 109 - - 59 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 4332 - - 201 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 7549 - - 5245 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5261 - - 9393 - - 5262 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2307 - - 2989 - - 6242 - - 1619 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 72 - - 338 - - 97 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 16 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 349 - - 341 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 25 - - -3 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 1522 - - -3162 - - -1367 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5261 - - 7872 - - 8425 - - 6628 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1846 - - -126 - - -4332 - - -4178 ODpotential blCL - - - 7107 - - 9519 - - 9594 - - 9439 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 94 - - 89 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.3 - - 41.1 - - 39.9 - - 32.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 25.0 - - 21.4 - - 22.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.8 - - 40.0 - - 39.1 - - 34.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 23.7 - - 20.9 - - 21.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 109 - - 59 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 4332 - - 201 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 76 - - 55 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 95900 21 255 28 270 37 280 37 274 95900 88944 29 286 25 279 20 262 20 277 88944 83560 15 259 20 276 24 290 18 300 83560 79056 3 262 11 236 25 283 28 288 79056 75177 18 276 13 246 17 230 23 258 75177 71719 29 268 31 268 14 236 18 257 71719 68533 28 241 34 261 24 276 20 283 68533 65561 27 224 33 241 33 270 27 287 65561 62780 27 237 32 237 32 257 31 265 62780 60065 30 270 30 257 29 260 25 261 60065 57219 39 275 35 261 34 269 30 267 57219 54261 44 273 37 269 37 268 33 260 54261 51425 43 273 40 269 41 273 30 265 51425 48860 41 269 41 266 43 269 32 278 48860 46559 39 265 39 265 38 265 30 282 46559 44468 37 261 35 265 29 267 24 277 44468 42548 31 261 30 264 26 271 20 277 42548 40775 26 268 28 267 29 281 21 295 40775 39136 23 269 28 270 28 285 23 302 39136 37622 20 268 27 284 25 305 20 303 37622 36222 20 269 28 306 24 324 16 319 36222 34902 20 286 28 320 23 330 16 341 34902 33594 20 298 26 326 23 329 20 350 33594 32273 14 307 18 333 22 336 24 349 32273 30943 19 354 8 352 27 346 25 350 30943 29593 27 353 30 006 29 354 26 358 29593 28210 19 347 33 359 25 000 25 001 28210 26792 26 006 27 001 25 350 24 353 26792 25334 25 340 27 345 23 341 22 336 25334 23838 27 342 24 334 21 340 16 337 23838 22306 29 344 20 338 16 330 11 352 22306 20732 29 347 17 344 13 312 11 351 20732 19108 28 351 16 352 10 321 10 345 19108 17463 26 355 17 008 9 355 8 333 17463 15883 24 000 19 021 9 015 5 331 15883 14443 25 006 21 024 9 012 4 346 14443 13156 27 009 21 018 9 355 5 336 13156 12002 31 006 21 009 11 347 6 321 12002 10963 35 001 22 000 14 345 8 337 10963 10028 33 357 22*358 18 346 12 348 10028 9186 27 352 21*355 21 346 18 349 9186 8430 20 343 19 352 23 346 24 349 8430 7753 16 331 17 350 24 345 30 350 7753 7137 13 313 16 349 23 345 35 349 7137 6584 12 290 15 347 23 344 36 348 6584 6117 14 268 14 346 22 343 32 345 6117 5754 14 262 13 344 20 342 25 341 5754 5503 14 259 12 344 19 341 19 334 5503 5349 12*257 11 343 17*341 15*330 5349 5261 10*255 10 343 14*341 8*323 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