DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - 46.3 - - 53.0 - - - - - 45.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 464 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3966 - - 5407 - - - - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7815 - - 9024 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9027 - - 10468 - - - - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 979 - - 1306 - - - - - 3680 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 481 - - 570 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 209 - - - - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2575 - - -3733 - - - - - -7294 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11603 - - 14201 - - - - - 12557 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7286 - - -7147 - - - - - -12401 ODpotential blCL - - - 16313 - - 17615 - - - - - 17663 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 70 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 53.0 - - - - - 45.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.9 - - 8.9 - - - - - 9.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.8 - - 50.1 - - - - - 48.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.1 - - 8.4 - - - - - 9.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 464 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3966 - - 5407 - - - - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 0 - - - - - 43 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] 96731 28 271 40 276 37 294 96731 89461 34 276 34 272 31 281 89461 83930 28 277 28 282 26 284 83930 79344 22 282 24 289 21 285 79344 75357 19 285 21 286 19 293 75357 71811 18 292 16 291 22 293 71811 68600 17 293 15 310 22 294 68600 65647 21 299 21 306 17 294 65647 62898 26 293 24 307 17 318 62898 60222 25 299 27 309 22 319 60222 57424 29 315 27 308 28 317 57424 54515 31 311 31 313 31 313 54515 51727 30 315 37 313 32 310 51727 49208 34 319 38 310 33 314 49208 46944 37 318 39 311 37 317 46944 44893 40 318 42 312 38 313 44893 43024 40 317 46 313 38 313 43024 41319 43 321 46 314 45 313 41319 39762 46 323 47 316 52 321 39762 38334 50 323 55 322 61 328 38334 37011 55 322 65 324 67 328 37011 35746 53 321 70 324 67 326 35746 34470 43 316 73 325 65 325 34470 33158 32 308 69 324 62 326 33158 31815 30 309 56 322 61 327 31815 30429 33 310 44 312 60 327 30429 28992 34 307 38 298 56 327 28992 27509 31 307 34 293 53 325 27509 25984 27 311 31 297 47 322 25984 24427 25 314 29 305 36 315 24427 22841 22 303 25 302 30 311 22841 21214 19 293 21 286 28 302 21214 19534 19 296 19 276 27 294 19534 17832 20 301 17 274 23 285 17832 16200 18 305 15 277 20 277 16200 14715 15 305 12 277 17 264 14715 13387 11 303 10 269 16 263 13387 12197 7 302 10 243 15 259 12197 11126 4 284 10*218 13 253 11126 10162 5 230 10*213 11 235 10162 9296 7*207 10 212 9 212 9296 8521 8*205 10 210 9 199 8521 7825 8 204 10 209 9 193 7825 7192 8 203 9 208 9 187 7192 6624 8 203 9 206 9 182 6624 6143 7 201 9 206 9 177 6143 5770 7 200 9 205 8 173 5770 5511 7 201 9 204 8 168 5511 5352 7 200 8 204 6*161 5352 5262 6 200 8 204 4*158 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