DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - 41.0 - - 48.4 - - 43.0 - - 38.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - -2 - - -1 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 201 - - 201 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5245 - - 5245 - - 5245 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5262 - - 5262 - - 5262 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 504 - - 1489 - - 476 - - 80 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 49 - - 38 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 109 - - 263 - - 069 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - -1060 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5262 - - 6323 - - 5262 - - 5262 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5040 - - -4657 - - -3897 - - -5053 ODpotential blCL - - - 10302 - - 9919 - - 9159 - - 10315 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 81 - - 84 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.0 - - 48.4 - - 43.0 - - 38.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.5 - - 38.8 - - 40.1 - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 48.4 - - 45.9 - - 42.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 37.6 - - 39.8 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - -2 - - -1 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 201 - - 201 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 38 - - 26 - - 35 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 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] 95766 31 298 34 324 33 315 26 320 95766 88726 32 313 28 303 36 315 26 325 88726 83260 26 300 30 294 36 301 33 312 83260 78742 19 313 30 297 28 308 30 314 78742 74830 31 275 29 278 21 294 29 289 74830 71356 28 275 24 284 25 296 27 286 71356 68210 30 293 29 281 31 308 30 305 68210 65285 46 264 46 261 45 261 39 278 65285 62561 58 248 61 249 54 238 53 237 62561 59938 55 248 57 244 44 240 49 233 59938 57210 55 251 55 248 52 262 49 260 57210 54376 62 252 67 253 77 254 64 261 54376 51642 84 251 81 248 83 246 77 250 51642 49152 94 244 88 244 77 245 85 238 49152 46915 84 244 82 246 78 250 85 242 46915 44890 78 252 82 253 93 252 103 249 44890 43053 96 256 101 254 106 250 119 246 43053 41382 126 251 130 248 119 248 125 241 41382 39848 141 247 145 244 142 243 127 237 39848 38421 139 246 142 244 141 240 126 235 38421 37085 130 245 126 240 122 236 121 232 37085 35805 117 241 120 233 118 232 114 230 35805 34518 107 234 127 232 118 230 101 230 34518 33195 107 233 121 231 110 230 95 231 33195 31842 93 234 109 229 96 233 95 234 31842 30448 87 237 97 230 87 238 86 238 30448 29011 83 240 79 234 79 242 73 244 29011 27531 81 242 76 239 74 243 61 247 27531 26009 80 241 82 239 67 240 54 243 26009 24446 80 240 84 236 60 237 52 234 24446 22848 81 239 82 234 56 236 49 227 22848 21210 80 239 77 231 56 238 43 227 21210 19525 74 241 69 226 56 238 40 233 19525 17823 66 241 59 225 55 236 40 238 17823 16192 56 241 51 227 49 232 39 240 16192 14711 48 241 44 225 42 227 38 242 14711 13390 44 240 41 231 33 222 38 241 13390 12206 40 235 41 243 26 218 37 238 12206 11141 34 228 38 251 22 211 35 232 11141 10181 31 222 32 250 19 199 32 223 10181 9316 29 221 28 245 15 200 28 213 9316 8539 28 219 26 242 14 201 26 202 8539 7840 27 214 24 238 13 198 24 193 7840 7203 25 208 21 232 13 197 23 184 7203 6631 21 201 16 227 13 194 22 176 6631 6147 12 186 11 225 11 186 21 169 6147 5771 6 157 6 232 5 156 19 160 5771 5510 4 119 3 253 5 106 16 148 5510 5352 3*112 3*258 4*083 11*133 5352 5262 3*109 2*263 2*069 5*100 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