DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - 38.9 - - 48.7 - - 48.8 - - 34.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 168 - - -2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 744 - - 201 - - 201 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5245 - - 5245 - - 5245 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5805 - - 5262 - - 5262 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 441 - - 2174 - - 2296 - - 229 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 182 - - 136 - - 14 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 21 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 083 - - 119 - - 142 - - 033 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1363 - - -4218 - - -4014 - - -593 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7169 - - 9481 - - 9276 - - 5855 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9648 - - -11160 - - -10926 - - -10199 ODpotential blCL - - - 15453 - - 16422 - - 16188 - - 15460 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 66 - - 61 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 48.7 - - 48.8 - - 34.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.5 - - 26.1 - - 27.1 - - 27.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.8 - - 47.1 - - 48.7 - - 38.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.2 - - 25.8 - - 26.8 - - 27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 168 - - -2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 744 - - 201 - - 201 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95846 40 295 44 305 34 335 24 297 95846 89031 24 331 26 327 27 355 16 338 89031 83691 27 352 20 347 22 342 16 004 83691 79202 26 001 16 008 22 348 19 025 79202 75301 20 014 11 006 20 001 20 035 75301 71840 16 013 13 026 14 009 17 033 71840 68695 15 002 17 359 11 021 16 026 68695 65791 16 009 17 000 12 025 12 021 65791 63102 24 005 15 042 10 035 8 357 63102 60512 31 005 22 036 14 053 2 047 60512 57805 37 008 30 031 27 028 12 025 57805 55003 38 019 41 024 32 030 24 033 55003 52312 46 022 45 021 35 033 33 024 52312 49859 49 017 50 013 41 016 39 028 49859 47649 41 015 43 005 46 005 42 021 47649 45657 29 017 31 005 37 354 37 007 45657 43863 33 023 27 021 28 349 31 357 43863 42234 38 017 31 033 26 347 32 002 42234 40726 36 010 38 031 30 353 35 004 40726 39307 31 009 34 028 32 001 35 002 39307 37967 32 012 29 022 31 009 28 359 37967 36679 31 011 28 017 30 012 24 355 36679 35379 30 005 32 011 29 007 23 358 35379 34043 27 001 34 007 28 003 23 001 34043 32673 23 357 34 003 26 001 21 000 32673 31259 19 348 30 360 25 003 18 357 31259 29790 18 350 26 354 25 007 14 359 29790 28269 14 347 21 351 23 007 12 003 28269 26699 11 328 19 360 19 357 11 005 26699 25081 15 310 16 006 20 337 12 002 25081 23418 25 315 15 333 19 325 14 349 23418 21705 33 328 23 327 21 328 17 337 21705 19938 34 339 28 337 26 342 21 335 19938 18152 31 345 25 347 28 350 22 342 18152 16442 26 345 20 353 24 355 19 347 16442 14894 21 344 16 351 17 353 13 352 14894 13519 18 347 14 349 12 352 11 004 13519 12290 15 352 11 353 9 358 10 023 12290 11189 14 356 7 359 5 006 11 036 11189 10201 13 360 4 356 3 003 11 040 10201 9314 12 001 2 318 1 308 11 037 9314 8523 9 000 3 256 3 277 9 030 8523 7816 5 354 4 245 3 260 8 023 7816 7177 2 321 2 236 3 198 5 021 7177 6609 2 232 1 160 3 169 3 079 6609 6131 2*152 1 141 3 157 6 087 6131 5762 2*085 1 124 3 151 8 079 5762 5506 2 084 1 119 3 146 8 061 5506 5351 2 082 1*118 3*143 6 042 5351 5261 2 077 1*119 2*142 4*033 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