DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - 53.4 - - 58.4 - - - - - 45.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 380 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3258 - - 6388 - - - - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7215 - - 9733 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8319 - - 11449 - - - - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3346 - - 3105 - - - - - 3584 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 427 - - 566 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 18 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 238 - - - - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -7 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -469 - - 724 - - - - - -982 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8789 - - 10726 - - - - - 6244 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1849 - - -67 - - - - - -2880 ODpotential blCL - - - 10168 - - 11516 - - - - - 8142 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 95 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 80 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.4 - - 58.4 - - - - - 45.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.9 - - 29.3 - - - - - 36.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.0 - - 55.8 - - - - - 46.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.5 - - 29.0 - - - - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 380 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3258 - - 6388 - - - - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 80 - - - - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 96353 15 272 11 281 19 286 96353 89127 8 258 3 242 14 301 89127 83583 9 280 17 277 13 313 83583 78987 5 236 9 256 21 317 78987 75040 16 305 20 282 23 301 75040 71558 22 280 26 288 19 300 71558 68371 15 288 28 294 24 301 68371 65398 24 306 39 284 31 281 65398 62621 36 285 44 272 35 273 62621 59921 42 275 38 268 38 272 59921 57094 41 274 35 275 37 271 57094 54149 39 275 38 275 37 272 54149 51332 39 276 44 268 41 270 51332 48795 44 274 48 265 46 270 48795 46523 51 271 52 266 51 267 46523 44474 53 266 55 263 52 266 44474 42615 52 264 55 265 53 266 42615 40912 55 265 59 267 53 266 40912 39341 61 264 65 265 59 264 39341 37892 70 263 69 266 68 262 37892 36557 77 264 74 267 82 259 36557 35297 78 262 80 264 89 257 35297 34039 73 256 84 256 88 254 34039 32748 70 248 83 253 82 254 32748 31430 69 241 72 255 73 255 31430 30074 68 238 60 255 61 252 30074 28672 65 243 57 255 52 243 28672 27226 64 250 54 256 44 242 27226 25736 61 259 49 254 42 251 25736 24205 55 265 47 250 39 247 24205 22637 51 270 47 242 35 242 22637 21026 47 275 43 239 32 241 21026 19368 39 272 40 247 29 246 19368 17692 35 264 38 245 27 251 17692 16083 35 261 28 245 27 256 16083 14617 32 258 23 240 25 262 14617 13308 29 257 21 237 22 268 13308 12135 26 258 20*237 18 268 12135 11078 23 253 19*236 14 257 11078 10126 21 242 19 236 13 242 10126 9269 20 227 19 236 13 237 9269 8500 17*214 19 237 13 239 8500 7810 14*210 18 239 14 238 7810 7182 12 207 18 239 15 235 7182 6618 11 206 18 240 15 233 6618 6140 11 205 17 241 16 231 6140 5768 10 204 17 241 15 228 5768 5510 10 204 17 241 13 225 5510 5353 9 204 16 242 11*223 5353 5262 9 204 14 241 7*223 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