DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 = 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 - - - 52.8 - - 60.7 - - 61.9 - - 50.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 382 - - 120 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2110 - - 5468 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6292 - - 8998 - - 5246 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7171 - - 10529 - - 5263 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2195 - - 1612 - - 7063 - - 311 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 345 - - 536 - - 122 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 22 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 121 - - 184 - - 154 - - 118 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -3 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2527 - - -3388 - - -10139 - - -7621 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9698 - - 13917 - - 15403 - - 12884 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6271 - - -7322 - - -13926 - - -14012 ODpotential blCL - - - 13442 - - 17851 - - 19189 - - 19275 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 70 - - 76 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 60.7 - - 61.9 - - 50.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.9 - - 17.9 - - 12.5 - - 13.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.8 - - 58.1 - - 60.4 - - 54.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.9 - - 17.4 - - 12.1 - - 12.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 382 - - 120 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2110 - - 5468 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96541 23 269 24 277 25 281 23 293 96541 89370 14 265 19 266 23 282 18 289 89370 83866 11 279 17 262 20 292 18 291 83866 79302 15 272 18 276 15 303 18 302 79302 75353 12 262 17 288 18 312 19 307 75353 71854 15 302 23 296 21 312 23 301 71854 68692 25 294 27 296 31 309 26 309 68692 65772 27 304 32 293 35 298 29 308 65772 63041 34 297 31 293 36 298 36 303 63041 60375 33 289 32 298 41 295 42 295 60375 57577 32 288 37 298 44 288 40 287 57577 54649 33 287 40 294 44 286 39 287 54649 51833 37 284 45 289 42 285 38 289 51833 49290 41 284 47 287 41 286 38 291 49290 47024 43 283 47 284 44 286 42 291 47024 44994 41 281 46 282 48 285 46 287 44994 43166 41 287 44 281 46 284 44 281 43166 41512 44 295 42 282 43 284 40 279 41512 39999 48 294 41 286 40 278 37 279 39999 38596 47 288 46 287 37 278 33 285 38596 37282 44 291 48 285 41 279 37 286 37282 36021 42 290 44 286 40 277 41 277 36021 34752 38 288 41 285 37 275 39 274 34752 33448 36 292 40 285 36 273 34 273 33448 32117 36 295 38 286 35 273 30 272 32117 30744 36 297 35 288 34 274 28 271 30744 29320 37 293 34 294 32 279 27 271 29320 27848 36 290 35 300 30 286 27 272 27848 26326 34 291 34 301 29 291 25 274 26326 24759 32 295 31 298 26 293 22 273 24759 23150 31 295 27 289 24 289 19 268 23150 21492 25 291 24 287 23 274 21 256 21492 19781 23 301 19 290 20 271 20 251 19781 18048 18 299 14 292 14 271 15 253 18048 16382 11 300 10 282 7 260 9 239 16382 14867 6 303 6 269 5 231 7 220 14867 13515 3 252 4 240 6 198 8 206 13515 12306 5 203 5 215 5 187 9 195 12306 11219 7 190 5*199 4 178 8 183 11219 10241 9 195 5*192 4 172 6 167 10241 9361 10 193 5 189 4 170 5 139 9361 8573 10 185 5 187 4 166 5 116 8573 7865 8 177 5 185 4 163 6 104 7865 7222 5*155 4 183 4 160 6 104 7222 6645 4*130 4 181 5 159 7 109 6645 6157 4 125 4 178 5 156 7 114 6157 5778 4 118 4 176 5 155 7 120 5778 5515 3 116 4 176 5 155 7 122 5515 5354 3 114 4 175 4*154 6*119 5354 5263 3 112 3 174 4*154 5*118 5263 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