DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.6 - - 41.8 - - 44.9 - - 42.3 - - 32.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -26 - - 10 - - 47 - - -25 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 201 - - 201 - - 201 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 5245 - - 5245 - - 5245 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top 5261 - - 5262 - - 5262 - - 5262 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 774 - - 3083 - - 5031 - - 3070 - - 286 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 60 - - 96 - - 50 - - 18 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 8 - - 11 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 253 - - 259 - - 260 - - 264 - - 249 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - -3 - - -4 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 0 - - -848 - - -1386 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5261 - - 5262 - - 6110 - - 6649 - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential -2832 - - -1781 - - -2229 - - -4254 - - -4113 ODpotential blCL 8093 - - 7043 - - 7491 - - 9516 - - 9374 blCL maxRH 92 - - 100 - - 100 - - 63 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 30 - - 90 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 37.6 - - 41.8 - - 44.9 - - 42.3 - - 32.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.9 - - 37.7 - - 36.4 - - 31.6 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.7 - - 41.6 - - 44.2 - - 42.9 - - 34.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.1 - - 36.8 - - 35.1 - - 30.4 - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -26 - - 10 - - 47 - - -25 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 201 - - 201 - - 201 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 66 - - 101 - - 100 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96700 12 070 16 100 14 087 18 097 16 081 96700 89529 10 066 16 099 7 093 13 077 19 071 89529 83921 13 039 12 093 11 081 5 062 19 053 83921 79237 9 022 11 059 6 046 10 050 9 032 79237 75191 14 339 7 026 0 026 8 005 9 349 75191 71626 19 324 14 334 9 320 15 343 16 305 71626 68416 17 304 19 298 12 302 14 323 10 293 68416 65449 24 292 20 281 10 304 14 316 9 256 65449 62686 32 319 34 308 26 313 18 314 2 229 62686 60011 49 304 52 299 39 312 29 303 34 304 60011 57213 63 295 58 300 53 309 47 303 57 291 57213 54300 77 290 74 293 76 296 70 304 60 295 54300 51525 76 286 80 287 81 290 86 301 76 298 51525 49037 82 293 79 292 83 292 90 292 86 296 49037 46811 103 298 91 301 93 299 96 290 94 293 46811 44801 122 293 112 299 111 297 110 292 106 294 44801 42976 128 284 122 289 117 287 116 293 116 296 42976 41298 125 284 121 284 115 284 117 291 120 295 41298 39741 138 292 125 292 120 294 120 290 120 292 39741 38295 162 296 142 295 140 296 128 290 123 289 38295 36946 169 294 152 294 154 294 135 291 124 290 36946 35655 163 293 156 293 155 293 139 294 123 293 35655 34359 160 294 150 293 147 295 137 295 124 297 34359 33029 140 293 134 294 131 297 129 295 122 298 33029 31674 128 289 125 294 117 297 121 295 118 297 31674 30281 121 284 120 293 107 295 111 294 112 295 30281 28844 116 283 115 292 103 292 101 293 106 292 28844 27366 112 285 111 291 104 291 95 292 101 292 27366 25846 106 288 108 291 105 291 94 292 94 293 25846 24289 100 289 103 292 103 291 94 293 87 296 24289 22694 93 290 97 295 97 294 91 295 82 299 22694 21059 86 291 89 296 91 296 85 296 79 301 21059 19376 80 292 80 293 82 297 77 297 74 302 19376 17680 71 290 72 290 74 293 68 296 66 303 17680 16055 59 284 64 288 65 289 62 294 59 304 16055 14581 53 280 55 285 53 286 59 292 54 304 14581 13266 52 282 49 285 46 284 56 288 50 303 13266 12090 50 286 43 289 43 288 53 286 48 300 12090 11033 47 292 36 296 38 294 52 287 46 298 11033 10081 43 297 30 302 30 300 52 291 45 297 10081 9227 39 300 24 307 22 303 49 295 43 296 9227 8462 35 300 19 309 17 299 43 297 39 295 8462 7777 32 296 16 305 16 293 37 296 35 293 7777 7154 31 288 14 294 16 282 32 291 30 287 7154 6596 31 278 16 278 16 269 28 284 28 278 6596 6125 30 268 17 267 16 264 26 277 26 270 6125 5758 27 262 16 263 15 263 23 271 24 264 5758 5505 21 257 13 260 14 262 20 267 18 257 5505 5350 17 255 11*260 13*261 17*265 14*254 5350 5261 10*253 8*259 11*260 12*264 7*249 5261 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