DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - 52.4 - - 54.2 - - - - - 39.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 235 - - 490 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3412 - - 4922 - - - - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7237 - - 8661 - - - - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8473 - - 9983 - - - - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3270 - - 2194 - - - - - 2379 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 397 - - 566 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 33 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 179 - - 224 - - - - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 142 - - 968 - - - - - -1225 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8332 - - 9016 - - - - - 6487 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1517 - - 387 - - - - - -4386 ODpotential blCL - - - 9990 - - 9596 - - - - - 9647 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 96 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 310 - - 420 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 54.2 - - - - - 39.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.8 - - 32.5 - - - - - 29.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.5 - - 51.2 - - - - - 40.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.6 - - 32.6 - - - - - 28.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 235 - - 490 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3412 - - 4922 - - - - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 10 - - 84 - - - - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 96915 29 283 38 274 38 286 96915 89515 27 270 33 280 33 276 89515 83892 27 267 27 274 31 270 83892 79291 30 261 24 272 25 262 79291 75337 34 247 29 268 22 242 75337 71823 34 247 30 259 17 264 71823 68596 40 246 33 248 33 255 68596 65591 37 241 36 243 41 241 65591 62795 35 236 32 239 39 250 62795 60066 27 236 27 238 41 254 60066 57196 25 245 27 248 43 239 57196 54211 26 254 34 250 36 216 54211 51350 25 244 38 255 29 219 51350 48759 33 226 38 241 30 249 48759 46442 43 226 44 228 38 247 46442 44366 43 222 44 218 37 234 44366 42482 38 224 43 217 33 232 42482 40748 40 225 45 226 33 229 40748 39141 49 223 42 227 38 228 39141 37651 52 221 41 227 40 225 37651 36273 50 217 39 226 39 222 36273 34970 49 215 39 227 36 220 34970 33675 48 213 42 226 31 222 33675 32361 45 212 43 225 30 230 32361 31036 43 212 43 223 40 230 31036 29699 40 210 40 222 50 218 29699 28331 35 203 38 224 46 203 28331 26918 30 198 36 226 45 201 26918 25460 30 201 34 228 45 196 25460 23959 32 205 34 225 45 197 23959 22417 34 205 32 218 44 198 22417 20832 36 205 32 214 41 201 20832 19198 38 205 31 209 37 208 19198 17545 40 206 31 207 36 213 17545 15957 41 207 30 206 34 209 15957 14511 40 208 29 206 30 208 14511 13219 37 207 29 207 29 216 13219 12059 33 204 29 208 31 228 12059 11013 29 202 29 209 33 234 11013 10070 25 198 30*211 33 236 10070 9221 23 194 30*214 31 244 9221 8462 19*189 31 218 30 253 8462 7779 15*185 33 222 28 260 7779 7158 12 181 34 226 26 266 7158 6600 10 178 35 227 25 268 6600 6128 9 176 35 228 23 267 6128 5761 8 176 35 229 20 263 5761 5506 8 175 34 229 15 257 5506 5351 7 175 32 229 12 252 5351 5261 7 174 25 229 6*243 5261 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