DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.7 - - 57.1 - - 57.9 - - 50.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 435 - - 483 - - 187 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6412 - - 8672 - - 7847 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9808 - - 11686 - - 10497 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11473 - - 13733 - - 12908 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1941 - - 2110 - - 4247 - - 7004 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 592 - - 677 - - 478 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 11 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 061 - - 047 - - 065 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -19 - - -6 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -838 - - -99 - - -1583 - - -6892 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12311 - - 13833 - - 14492 - - 12154 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3651 - - -1353 - - -2733 - - -9433 ODpotential blCL - - - 15124 - - 15086 - - 15641 - - 14695 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 67 - - 82 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.7 - - 57.1 - - 57.9 - - 50.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.9 - - 14.4 - - 12.3 - - 15.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.9 - - 54.1 - - 56.2 - - 52.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.2 - - 13.8 - - 11.9 - - 15.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 435 - - 483 - - 187 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6412 - - 8672 - - 7847 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 28 - - 4 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] 97354 2 103 7 286 7 345 3 333 97354 89920 9 335 2 252 4 287 8 325 89920 84304 3 280 8 299 12 312 7 340 84304 79654 4 275 14 287 10 299 6 299 79654 75619 10 278 19 280 10 292 9 311 75619 72034 12 257 15 268 15 281 12 324 72034 68779 10 294 10 278 13 276 14 314 68779 65781 16 307 15 301 12 309 15 320 65781 62999 14 310 17 299 17 312 15 321 62999 60301 14 325 17 306 19 307 18 319 60301 57484 18 322 18 310 20 312 19 316 57484 54559 22 319 21 311 21 314 19 318 54559 51759 24 319 23 310 24 307 22 324 51759 49228 25 315 26 309 26 307 27 323 49228 46955 26 315 29 314 25 305 27 316 46955 44889 27 331 31 313 28 317 26 318 44889 42995 35 328 26 322 25 328 20 328 42995 41264 30 331 32 326 33 323 28 332 41264 39666 32 335 32 317 25 328 26 318 39666 38177 33 335 28 325 29 353 20 351 38177 36796 31 339 28 337 32 353 25 016 36796 35487 33 340 27 339 29 004 23 023 35487 34187 31 335 26 340 26 009 25 044 34187 32873 28 336 27 340 24 011 32 061 32873 31546 28 342 27 335 22 020 35 066 31546 30189 28 348 26 335 22 032 35 066 30189 28791 26 352 23 342 21 033 32 063 28791 27350 23 358 21 349 20 027 28 060 27350 25866 21 008 19 357 18 021 23 057 25866 24340 21 017 18 009 17 021 20 058 24340 22773 21 024 18 021 17 026 20 061 22773 21161 20 025 19 029 19 031 23 062 21161 19500 18 022 18 031 20 032 24 046 19500 17821 17 024 17 031 23 014 23 018 17821 16207 17 025 17 021 22 012 21 019 16207 14732 15 023 16*018 20 014 20 021 14732 13413 13 024 14*022 13*029 16 027 13413 12227 11*041 13 026 11*041 13 037 12227 11158 11*056 11 038 11 043 12 048 11158 10193 11 058 11 045 10 060 11 058 10193 9324 12 060 11 051 9 066 11 065 9324 8544 12 061 11 055 9 071 11 071 8544 7843 12 061 11 058 9 074 11 076 7843 7206 12 062 10 061 9 075 12 080 7206 6634 12 062 10 063 9 077 12 084 6634 6150 12 062 10 065 9 079 12 086 6150 5774 12 062 10 066 9 079 11 087 5774 5513 11 062 10 066 9 080 10 088 5513 5354 11 062 9 066 8 080 8 087 5354 5262 10 062 9 066 8 080 5*086 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