DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/29 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 20.2 - - 25.3 - - 23.3 - - 17.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 55 - - -1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 199 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5260 - - 5260 - - 5261 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 736 - - 1067 - - 824 - - 418 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 94 - - 94 - - 0 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 061 - - 081 - - 095 - - 050 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -650 - - -1255 - - -502 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5910 - - 6515 - - 5763 - - 5260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14116 - - -14561 - - -14701 - - -15343 ODpotential blCL - - - 19376 - - 19821 - - 19962 - - 20603 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 70 - - 69 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.2 - - 25.3 - - 23.3 - - 17.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.6 - - 16.0 - - 17.3 - - 14.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 19.3 - - 24.5 - - 24.7 - - 20.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.1 - - 15.1 - - 16.5 - - 15.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 55 - - -1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 199 - - 200 - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96527 42 032 48 010 57 026 50 011 96527 89308 39 010 42 006 65 016 69 014 89308 83739 25 018 45 005 66 005 70 012 83739 79083 25 003 32 349 56 354 60 003 79083 75044 26 339 28 339 40 340 44 353 75044 71466 30 346 31 333 36 331 42 349 71466 68232 40 332 36 335 39 328 51 338 68232 65286 32 322 45 325 43 327 51 329 65286 62584 23 322 47 310 42 332 43 329 62584 59976 26 337 44 298 39 329 33 323 59976 57237 34 337 36 303 33 323 33 326 57237 54385 42 331 31 316 32 330 35 334 54385 51675 42 322 32 325 32 337 32 333 51675 49255 34 326 33 339 33 347 30 334 49255 47098 33 348 42 352 34 351 30 330 47098 45152 41 357 45 356 34 354 27 335 45152 43384 44 356 44 357 35 351 28 351 43384 41769 46 356 42 357 33 349 34 356 41769 40273 51 004 42 004 32 351 34 356 40273 38873 61 009 46 009 28 343 30 355 38873 37557 68 010 43 017 20 324 29 345 37557 36293 67 010 39 026 13 315 21 334 36293 35019 64 019 36 032 9 317 18 334 35019 33706 59 020 30 042 10 001 19 340 33706 32360 52 016 24 056 19 017 18 353 32360 30969 46 019 23 059 23 017 17 354 30969 29523 38 018 24 050 23 011 16 340 29523 28025 35 022 28 035 24 001 16 339 28025 26475 28 021 29 026 27 005 17 346 26475 24874 24 013 25 018 27 010 18 357 24874 23225 28 009 18 358 22 001 17 003 23225 21525 32 359 19 350 22 345 16 347 21525 19768 27 348 22 346 24 344 17 335 19768 17988 22 338 22 340 23 347 17 344 17988 16281 22 336 21 332 21 340 15 350 16281 14734 24 334 21 325 20 330 13 343 14734 13363 24 330 20 317 19 321 13 329 13363 12143 19 325 16 307 17 312 15 319 12143 11053 15 323 12 295 15 300 15 313 11053 10078 12 322 10 282 13 288 14 309 10078 9205 9 320 9 269 12 277 13 302 9205 8428 6 309 8 256 11 266 11 293 8428 7736 5 288 7 249 10 255 9 278 7736 7113 4 261 6 246 8 249 6 257 7113 6560 3 221 3 228 5 238 3 214 6560 6097 2 169 2 079 0 170 4 113 6097 5741 3 058 3 081 2 089 7 083 5741 5496 3 059 3 080 3 092 8 074 5496 5346 3*059 3 080 2*095 5*061 5346 5260 3*061 3*081 2*095 3*050 5260 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