DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.9 - - 50.7 - - 62.0 - - 61.7 - - 52.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 179 - - 295 - - 57 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 201 - - 4113 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 5246 - - 7841 - - 5246 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top 5261 - - 5262 - - 9174 - - 5263 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 196 - - 1853 - - 2383 - - 6502 - - 246 Hgt.Variab. W* 30 - - 141 - - 449 - - 95 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 14 - - 8 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 10 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 027 - - 165 - - 256 - - 249 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 1 - - -5 - - -3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2171 - - -4909 - - -4829 - - -8745 - - -6817 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7432 - - 10172 - - 14004 - - 14009 - - 12080 sfcLCL ODpotential -10883 - - -10331 - - -9422 - - -13651 - - -14004 ODpotential blCL 16144 - - 15593 - - 18596 - - 18914 - - 19267 blCL maxRH 85 - - 83 - - 95 - - 92 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.9 - - 50.7 - - 62.0 - - 61.7 - - 52.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.1 - - 24.7 - - 18.7 - - 18.5 - - 18.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.9 - - 49.1 - - 59.7 - - 60.8 - - 55.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.1 - - 23.5 - - 18.2 - - 18.3 - - 17.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 179 - - 295 - - 57 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 201 - - 4113 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 41 - - 32 - - 79 - - 66 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 96316 20 304 14 283 21 281 28 295 26 292 96316 89216 22 296 23 283 26 286 27 295 25 309 89216 83778 11 297 18 275 23 282 21 296 25 303 83778 79252 18 328 19 303 26 291 26 300 25 281 79252 75311 32 306 27 302 32 292 32 299 28 301 75311 71816 36 303 28 291 34 291 40 300 42 306 71816 68662 39 288 29 298 37 279 45 287 48 300 68662 65758 37 285 37 307 37 288 41 291 48 300 65758 63060 45 301 47 305 43 298 49 297 52 294 63060 60444 61 299 54 298 50 298 57 298 53 293 60444 57710 68 293 62 299 61 300 63 298 54 297 57710 54859 66 293 69 300 66 298 65 305 70 309 54859 52139 73 301 73 302 73 308 84 311 84 306 52139 49705 79 301 83 308 96 308 103 308 89 307 49705 47524 84 298 96 306 106 304 109 303 103 309 47524 45542 83 297 99 298 100 299 101 297 107 303 45542 43725 87 302 85 296 88 299 86 298 100 300 43725 42051 107 308 85 307 95 314 88 312 86 311 42051 40507 130 312 94 313 119 318 107 319 93 321 40507 39076 129 310 89 310 121 316 106 317 95 317 39076 37731 109 302 83 305 116 316 96 310 93 311 37731 36439 113 298 83 300 111 316 93 305 89 305 36439 35137 117 300 85 296 99 312 96 302 88 301 35137 33799 112 304 91 294 90 304 99 299 90 298 33799 32427 93 305 90 294 88 297 98 297 95 296 32427 31011 77 298 75 287 90 293 97 297 98 298 31011 29541 66 289 62 282 89 294 96 299 93 299 29541 28021 60 285 57 297 76 294 95 302 83 298 28021 26455 59 282 52 294 59 287 89 299 77 300 26455 24845 56 278 54 280 49 282 79 293 73 301 24845 23199 51 279 60 277 47 286 59 286 68 297 23199 21517 44 283 55 280 47 287 50 286 59 293 21517 19791 38 284 41 279 43 285 45 284 47 288 19791 18051 35 279 33 275 36 285 42 281 40 283 18051 16384 33 277 31 276 30 284 36 279 37 280 16384 14872 30 278 29 277 27 282 30 279 36 276 14872 13524 27 278 27 279 25 280 25 277 35 270 13524 12317 22 278 23 281 23 279 20 274 34 263 12317 11230 18 275 19 281 21 277 17 268 33 260 11230 10250 16 270 16 277 17 273 14 257 31 261 10250 9368 14 264 15 271 13*265 13 255 28 265 9368 8578 13 257 14 268 11*260 13 254 24 270 8578 7869 10 252 12 265 10 258 13 253 19 272 7869 7225 8 240 9 254 10 256 13 252 16 269 7225 6647 5 225 6 235 10 255 13 251 14 265 6647 6158 2 168 2 184 9 254 13 250 13 262 6158 5779 5 065 2 177 9 253 12 250 12 258 5779 5515 8 047 2 170 9 253 12 250 10 254 5515 5355 7 035 2 164 8 252 11*250 7*247 5355 5263 3*027 2*165 8 252 10*249 4*240 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