DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.4 - - 52.8 - - 50.9 - - 36.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 169 - - -7 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 201 - - 1700 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5245 - - 5842 - - 5246 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5262 - - 6761 - - 5262 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 794 - - 906 - - 2113 - - 173 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 110 - - 277 - - 18 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 029 - - 068 - - 073 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2530 - - -3312 - - -4352 - - -484 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7792 - - 10073 - - 9615 - - 5747 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11482 - - -10724 - - -12079 - - -10646 ODpotential blCL - - - 16744 - - 17485 - - 17341 - - 15908 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 55 - - 48 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.4 - - 52.8 - - 50.9 - - 36.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 27.5 - - 27.6 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 51.2 - - 51.0 - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 27.2 - - 27.4 - - 29.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 169 - - -7 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 201 - - 1700 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95994 30 292 29 313 23 316 17 295 95994 89127 14 343 20 329 21 350 9 000 89127 83737 15 023 16 353 19 351 15 031 83737 79219 14 025 16 027 12 331 18 018 79219 75316 13 027 13 043 5 341 12 337 75316 71863 14 018 9 011 9 023 5 285 71863 68708 13 004 11 329 13 353 5 352 68708 65790 9 339 13 317 18 336 14 002 65790 63103 4 289 10 289 14 298 16 339 63103 60526 15 023 9 273 15 263 15 319 60526 57840 24 354 11 328 8 251 10 269 57840 55030 19 333 18 353 7 010 5 279 55030 52323 9 341 19 357 12 003 7 330 52323 49865 4 046 8 016 5 012 5 310 49865 47648 8 057 9 099 8 107 3 183 47648 45628 7 049 8 135 11 151 10 176 45628 43782 2 235 10 192 12 185 11 194 43782 42108 12 220 17 225 9 222 10 217 42108 40580 16 228 17 219 15 222 15 208 40580 39158 17 233 9 241 17 218 16 203 39158 37821 15 236 8 240 19 217 19 202 37821 36534 12 242 9 235 17 222 18 202 36534 35238 13 238 10 230 10 237 16 200 35238 33907 13 228 9 221 8 234 16 198 33907 32544 7 220 9 199 9 211 17 201 32544 31137 7 198 9 167 11 200 18 208 31137 29678 6 170 11 158 14 201 17 213 29678 28168 7 149 12 174 17 209 15 222 28168 26610 5 109 13 195 17 209 11 221 26610 25005 4 100 13 203 15 205 9 207 25005 23359 2 332 11 224 12 212 7 213 23359 21669 7 312 10 243 8 231 5 263 21669 19925 8 327 10 259 5 243 4 275 19925 18157 7 342 7 267 4 204 4 223 18157 16462 3 023 4 224 6 177 7 186 16462 14923 4 087 5 168 9 167 11 158 14923 13550 5 106 7 142 11 150 12 140 13550 12321 6 100 8 139 12 141 12 131 12321 11217 8 105 8 144 12 141 12 128 11217 10225 10 117 8 146 10 139 11 127 10225 9335 10 130 6 145 8 130 10 118 9335 8540 8 141 5 141 8 115 11 105 8540 7830 7 148 4 123 8 098 12 093 7830 7189 5 142 5*079 9 085 13 085 7189 6617 3 104 6*068 9 078 14 078 6617 6137 5 049 6 068 9 076 14 069 6137 5765 6 027 6 068 9 075 14 065 5765 5508 5 027 6 068 9 074 12 058 5508 5351 5*029 6 067 8 073 8*042 5351 5262 4*029 6 067 6*073 5*031 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