DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 67.6 - - 67.2 - - 55.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 395 - - 106 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3463 - - 5517 - - 4158 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7323 - - 9053 - - 7346 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8524 - - 10578 - - 9219 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1801 - - 1786 - - 3540 - - 363 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 416 - - 545 - - 321 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 27 - - 25 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 250 - - 255 - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 13 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 11 - - -8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2036 - - -1842 - - -4782 - - -5321 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10560 - - 12420 - - 14001 - - 10584 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6220 - - -5204 - - -8404 - - -10766 ODpotential blCL - - - 14744 - - 15782 - - 17623 - - 16029 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 76 - - 66 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 67.6 - - 67.2 - - 55.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 31.1 - - 23.9 - - 27.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.5 - - 65.2 - - 66.2 - - 59.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.0 - - 30.9 - - 23.7 - - 27.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 395 - - 106 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3463 - - 5517 - - 4158 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 95909 22 259 18 290 13 277 18 275 95909 88816 18 275 21 293 13 317 14 299 88816 83369 27 278 29 301 27 316 18 331 83369 78871 27 276 27 285 32 305 26 323 78871 75006 14 289 19 283 32 304 25 332 75006 71581 17 332 22 299 30 295 34 303 71581 68485 23 295 29 287 26 283 30 293 68485 65648 20 279 23 294 14 290 17 288 65648 62986 14 292 30 287 21 290 30 285 62986 60375 30 286 42 270 44 273 50 273 60375 57669 54 272 56 264 58 268 61 266 57669 54876 66 265 66 261 66 266 66 267 54876 52194 72 262 72 264 71 267 71 269 52194 49756 76 263 78 266 77 268 77 268 49756 47548 80 265 84 264 84 265 81 266 47548 45533 84 266 88 262 88 262 84 263 45533 43686 86 269 88 261 87 261 84 263 43686 41990 86 269 85 262 85 261 84 265 41990 40428 83 266 83 264 82 262 83 265 40428 38982 81 264 82 265 79 262 82 262 38982 37631 79 266 83 266 78 263 81 261 37631 36336 78 268 83 266 78 263 79 262 36336 35031 79 269 83 266 79 264 79 262 35031 33693 79 268 83 266 81 264 79 262 33693 32327 80 267 83 264 84 263 80 261 32327 30921 81 266 84 263 86 262 81 261 30921 29465 81 265 84 262 87 262 82 259 29465 27961 81 264 84 263 86 262 82 259 27961 26412 81 263 82 262 83 262 81 261 26412 24821 80 262 81 260 80 261 79 262 24821 23194 77 261 79 258 78 259 77 261 23194 21527 75 260 77 258 76 257 74 259 21527 19812 73 259 74 258 74 257 72 259 19812 18079 71 258 71 260 71 258 67 260 18079 16419 66 257 66 260 66 260 61 261 16419 14910 61 257 61 259 58 259 54 257 14910 13564 56 258 55 260 50 254 49 252 13564 12356 51 260 48 260 44 251 46 250 12356 11268 46 261 39*259 40 250 43 251 11268 10284 41 263 31*255 34 251 40 253 10284 9398 34 263 29 252 30*253 36 256 9398 8603 27*260 28 250 27*254 31 259 8603 7890 23*255 27 249 27 255 26 263 7890 7241 23 253 27 249 26 255 22 264 7241 6659 22 252 26 248 25 255 20 265 6659 6166 21 251 26 247 25 255 18 263 6166 5783 20 251 25 247 24 255 15 260 5783 5518 19 250 24 247 23 255 12 253 5518 5356 18 249 22 247 21 255 8*243 5356 5263 15 249 19 246 17 255 4*223 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