DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 54.4 - - - - - 44.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 444 - - - - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6157 - - 8710 - - - - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9514 - - 11685 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11218 - - 13771 - - - - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2108 - - 1737 - - - - - 5353 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 544 - - 663 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 274 - - 263 - - - - - 269 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 13 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 745 - - 927 - - - - - -5602 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10473 - - 12844 - - - - - 10865 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1530 - - -324 - - - - - -7959 ODpotential blCL - - - 12748 - - 14095 - - - - - 13221 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 75 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 54.4 - - - - - 44.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.1 - - 15.7 - - - - - 15.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.7 - - 51.5 - - - - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.7 - - 14.8 - - - - - 15.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 444 - - - - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6157 - - 8710 - - - - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 97153 10 274 21 304 21 299 97153 89810 12 287 22 283 13 314 89810 84184 13 247 12 265 9 302 84184 79541 9 273 8 230 16 269 79541 75554 14 265 11 243 16 250 75554 72006 17 260 14 251 12 261 72006 68751 15 254 19 252 18 264 68751 65731 14 252 23 242 26 254 65731 62919 19 248 25 241 28 247 62919 60182 22 252 27 250 26 249 60182 57314 23 258 31 249 23 254 57314 54325 27 253 30 249 23 256 54325 51459 28 247 29 253 24 256 51459 48870 28 250 31 256 26 255 48870 46545 28 255 32 253 27 255 46545 44437 30 256 31 248 26 261 44437 42516 33 252 30 252 24 263 42516 40754 35 253 34 257 25 257 40754 39127 37 254 35 252 27 252 39127 37622 37 251 38 248 29 249 37622 36235 40 240 42 240 31 245 36235 34934 42 236 44 233 32 239 34934 33652 49 242 46 234 36 235 33652 32360 50 239 49 234 41 232 32360 31052 49 238 49 233 43 231 31052 29712 47 242 47 235 41 231 29712 28327 46 245 43 239 38 231 28327 26897 44 242 42 242 35 231 26897 25426 44 238 40 242 34 230 25426 23916 43 238 37 244 34 228 23916 22369 42 241 30 249 34 227 22369 20783 37 246 26 247 32 228 20783 19153 31 249 23 244 25 234 19153 17511 25 258 21 245 13 246 17511 15938 20 275 18 251 4 098 15938 14505 18 283 14*269 5 074 14505 13223 17 283 13*271 4 034 13223 12070 15*285 13 271 4 344 12070 11030 12*283 13 270 7 314 11030 10089 11 279 13 267 10 300 10089 9241 11 276 12 264 13 292 9241 8480 10 273 12 261 17 288 8480 7795 10 272 12 259 20 285 7795 7171 10 271 12 256 21 282 7171 6610 10 270 12 254 22 279 6610 6134 9 269 11 253 22 277 6134 5765 9 268 11 252 21 274 5765 5508 9 268 11 251 18 272 5508 5352 8 268 10 250 15*270 5352 5262 8 268 9 250 10*269 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