DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 41.1 - - 48.8 - - 52.1 - - 51.3 - - 43.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 33 - - 196 - - 182 - - 115 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 3353 - - 4371 - - 4655 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 7114 - - 7826 - - 7759 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top 5262 - - 8414 - - 9432 - - 9716 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2132 - - 3085 - - 3411 - - 2761 - - 1764 Hgt.Variab. W* 81 - - 370 - - 391 - - 342 - - 28 W* B/S 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 14 - - 18 - - 21 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 257 - - 263 - - 250 - - 236 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -5 - - -7 - - -6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1191 - - 498 - - 497 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5262 - - 7223 - - 8935 - - 9220 - - 5262 sfcLCL ODpotential -442 - - -208 - - -776 - - -435 - - -1934 ODpotential blCL 5704 - - 8622 - - 10208 - - 10151 - - 7196 blCL maxRH 97 - - 94 - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE 60 - - 180 - - 160 - - 80 - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m 41.1 - - 48.8 - - 52.1 - - 51.3 - - 43.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.9 - - 35.1 - - 30.9 - - 28.9 - - 39.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.5 - - 47.2 - - 50.5 - - 50.2 - - 43.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.6 - - 34.4 - - 30.7 - - 29.0 - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 33 - - 196 - - 182 - - 115 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 3353 - - 4371 - - 4655 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 90 - - 75 - - 101 - - 100 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 96337 12 236 16 263 10 231 14 254 16 288 96337 89171 12 295 5 166 7 244 12 259 17 303 89171 83676 7 301 7 222 5 283 1 252 8 310 83676 79103 11 313 11 241 14 313 10 322 14 295 79103 75146 14 300 6 298 13 271 20 298 18 311 75146 71618 27 273 22 290 20 267 21 283 22 279 71618 68400 27 273 21 269 31 256 23 293 20 287 68400 65420 28 281 21 273 30 251 34 280 28 301 65420 62637 36 284 29 284 28 262 35 270 34 279 62637 59931 40 279 34 278 31 272 29 275 32 278 59931 57094 37 269 35 273 35 277 35 280 33 282 57094 54134 33 267 38 271 39 273 42 273 41 277 54134 51308 36 269 39 267 37 265 37 272 44 274 51308 48769 39 268 36 264 33 262 38 279 42 275 48769 46494 38 265 35 264 35 268 45 277 40 277 46494 44429 36 261 36 263 40 272 48 273 46 275 44429 42546 38 261 35 263 42 272 47 269 50 273 42546 40821 43 257 37 266 42 269 45 273 58 275 40821 39232 42 245 43 261 44 268 50 278 60 274 39232 37759 40 238 44 249 45 264 55 278 64 274 37759 36391 37 237 37 246 42 259 55 274 67 274 36391 35094 35 241 32 255 39 256 52 270 65 277 35094 33802 35 246 31 263 39 252 48 260 62 279 33802 32492 41 246 30 265 37 247 45 254 55 275 32492 31167 48 233 30 264 36 246 42 254 48 261 31167 29814 48 232 30 261 39 251 41 253 45 250 29814 28424 46 236 30 261 41 256 40 252 42 241 28424 26993 46 242 31 262 38 259 39 251 41 242 26993 25521 47 252 29 261 31 257 39 252 40 251 25521 24008 34 259 27 260 30 254 39 254 37 254 24008 22457 23 263 26 259 31 255 37 255 33 253 22457 20865 22 265 24 258 29 254 34 255 30 253 20865 19226 22 263 22 255 27 248 35 253 28 254 19226 17569 20 262 20 251 24 246 33 238 29 251 17569 15978 14 261 16 253 20 256 34 234 32 241 15978 14533 9 269 15 254 19 266 31 234 35 239 14533 13242 7 263 12 247 19 272 27 234 36 238 13242 12084 6 252 10 245 17 269 25 234 34 237 12084 11041 6 268 11 257 17 266 22 233 31 238 11041 10100 7 284 13 269 18*256 21*233 31 241 10100 9250 10 285 15 270 18*254 21*233 32 244 9250 8486 13 280 15*269 18 252 21 234 32 245 8486 7798 15 274 15*267 18 251 22 235 30 241 7798 7172 16 268 15 265 19 250 22 236 26 230 7172 6609 17 265 15 263 18 249 22 237 22 212 6609 6134 16 262 15 262 18 248 22 237 19 195 6134 5765 14 260 14 261 18 248 22 237 17 189 5765 5508 12 258 14 261 17 248 21 237 14 185 5508 5352 10*258 13 260 16 247 20 237 12*184 5352 5262 8*257 11 260 14 247 16 237 8*184 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