DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 58.9 - - - - - 50.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 286 - - 368 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4154 - - 5085 - - - - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7858 - - 8681 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9215 - - 10146 - - - - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1308 - - 1418 - - - - - 492 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 445 - - 517 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 24 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 248 - - - - - 236 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -5 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2276 - - -3306 - - - - - -8809 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11491 - - 13452 - - - - - 14071 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7182 - - -7396 - - - - - -14811 ODpotential blCL - - - 16397 - - 17542 - - - - - 20073 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 70 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 58.9 - - - - - 50.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.1 - - 18.2 - - - - - 7.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.9 - - 56.3 - - - - - 53.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.9 - - 17.8 - - - - - 7.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 286 - - 368 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4154 - - 5085 - - - - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 12 - - 0 - - - - - 50 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96418 22 254 18 283 27 276 96418 89302 22 242 20 257 23 297 89302 83793 18 246 19 254 18 292 83793 79206 17 264 27 275 29 288 79206 75269 18 262 28 266 28 290 75269 71801 18 276 19 276 23 312 71801 68640 30 291 33 290 26 313 68640 65711 32 287 39 288 36 298 65711 62992 31 278 44 284 46 293 62992 60355 38 270 49 278 56 287 60355 57598 45 273 53 275 59 288 57598 54727 52 280 64 282 65 290 54727 51966 69 278 71 280 69 287 51966 49468 66 279 70 281 69 292 49468 47234 71 287 73 288 74 294 47234 45224 84 290 82 291 79 289 45224 43402 90 288 85 287 74 286 43402 41739 86 284 81 288 79 297 41739 40209 78 281 77 291 93 302 40209 38784 71 298 79 293 101 304 38784 37444 83 310 82 295 105 305 37444 36156 74 297 82 294 105 306 36156 34858 75 287 80 291 92 306 34858 33528 79 281 77 288 76 297 33528 32171 78 281 76 287 79 294 32171 30772 75 282 71 286 72 295 30772 29324 72 285 64 285 67 289 29324 27826 70 285 57 286 65 286 27826 26279 68 283 55 282 60 279 26279 24690 61 281 55 278 57 277 24690 23066 55 278 51 276 54 276 23066 21404 49 277 45 272 47 277 21404 19702 44 280 39 270 32 276 19702 17984 38 283 33 273 30 269 17984 16333 33 288 29 277 29 263 16333 14829 29 296 26 283 22 260 14829 13485 25 305 23 291 18 258 13485 12280 19 316 18 302 15 254 12280 11197 12 324 10 299 12 246 11197 10220 3 332 5*264 10 237 10220 9343 4*152 4*258 6 230 9343 8557 6*147 4 254 3 232 8557 7853 6 145 4 251 3 243 7853 7213 6 144 4 247 4 244 7213 6638 6 142 4 245 5 242 6638 6153 6 142 3 240 6 240 6153 5775 6 140 3 238 7 240 5775 5513 6 140 3 237 7 238 5513 5354 6 140 3 236 5 234 5354 5262 5 139 3 237 4*236 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