DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 6.1 - - 18.0 - - 31.9 - - 29.5 - - 22.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 81 - - 118 - - -9 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 198 - - 199 - - 1117 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit 5243 - - 5243 - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top 5259 - - 5260 - - 6178 - - 5261 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 140 - - 599 - - 825 - - 1337 - - 343 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 106 - - 214 - - 0 - - 12 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 - - 5 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 BL Wind Direction 062 - - 091 - - 221 - - 219 - - 349 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - -3 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -380 - - -2673 - - -3884 - - -3741 - - -1564 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5639 - - 7933 - - 10062 - - 9003 - - 6824 sfcLCL ODpotential -12230 - - -12498 - - -10609 - - -9160 - - -8881 ODpotential blCL 17489 - - 17758 - - 16787 - - 14421 - - 14141 blCL maxRH 66 - - 52 - - 81 - - 80 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 6.1 - - 18.0 - - 31.9 - - 29.5 - - 22.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 0.9 - - 2.6 - - 6.8 - - 9.3 - - 11.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 9.0 - - 17.0 - - 30.7 - - 30.5 - - 26.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 2.3 - - 2.1 - - 6.4 - - 8.7 - - 11.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 81 - - 118 - - -9 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 198 - - 199 - - 1117 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 25 - - 22 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 93933 85 291 98 297 75 310 63 307 82 294 93933 87254 83 296 84 298 82 308 81 307 91 302 87254 82070 68 301 70 297 77 308 76 306 84 307 82070 77740 61 303 62 292 70 301 70 307 79 305 77740 73964 57 303 56 290 64 295 65 302 69 303 73964 70589 51 303 49 293 55 296 60 298 60 305 70589 67506 44 308 40 299 46 295 56 299 56 306 67506 64650 39 307 35 301 41 296 54 301 54 311 64650 61979 35 302 35 299 42 298 54 302 55 316 61979 59367 35 299 34 301 43 296 55 303 57 316 59367 56618 41 301 36 306 45 296 55 305 57 311 56618 53750 48 305 41 309 47 297 54 304 56 309 53750 51007 52 306 45 308 48 298 51 304 53 312 51007 48534 48 310 47 305 45 300 47 306 50 315 48534 46313 45 314 45 305 40 304 42 310 47 316 46313 44296 41 317 39 309 38 310 43 316 46 318 44296 42459 38 323 36 315 43 312 50 320 46 321 42459 40780 41 324 39 316 45 309 52 318 47 323 40780 39231 47 321 43 310 42 307 49 313 49 321 39231 37792 49 323 43 308 40 299 46 307 49 315 37792 36452 50 330 43 314 35 289 40 300 48 310 36452 35178 53 335 43 319 31 292 35 288 48 308 35178 33906 57 335 43 322 32 297 32 279 48 305 33906 32608 59 336 42 323 34 300 33 277 46 293 32608 31292 60 338 41 324 34 302 35 278 45 277 31292 29949 60 340 42 325 34 303 35 280 47 263 29949 28565 60 341 43 326 33 303 35 285 49 266 28565 27137 58 342 43 329 32 305 35 288 53 272 27137 25662 56 340 42 330 31 305 36 292 52 278 25662 24140 52 338 40 330 33 302 39 294 49 281 24140 22577 48 336 38 328 34 298 39 294 44 282 22577 20968 45 334 36 325 34 296 37 291 38 285 20968 19306 41 330 33 324 32 296 34 285 34 292 19306 17625 38 327 30 323 31 296 31 283 32 299 17625 16013 33 322 27 318 30 298 29 290 30 303 16013 14546 29 316 25 310 27 299 28 297 28 303 14546 13235 27 314 23 306 24 298 26 300 27 302 13235 12058 28 314 21 305 21 296 24 300 27 301 12058 10999 28 312 19 305 20 291 23 298 27 300 10999 10046 28 308 17 302 19 285 22 294 25 300 10046 9189 26 303 16 295 20 277 21 289 22 299 9189 8424 24 296 16 284 20 269 20 283 19 295 8424 7740 20 288 16 270 18 259 19 276 17 286 7740 7121 18 275 15 252 15 246 16 264 15 273 7121 6570 15 254 14 235 11*234 13 240 14 255 6570 6106 11 231 9 222 8*225 12 228 12 241 6106 5747 4 159 2 114 7 220 11 225 9 238 5747 5499 8 074 3 092 6 219 9 224 5 241 5499 5347 7 062 3*093 6 219 7*222 1 259 5347 5260 4*062 2*091 5 220 5*219 0*349 5260 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