DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 31.1 - - 34.5 - - 38.2 - - 38.3 - - 35.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -19 - - -4 - - 1 - - -22 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 200 - - 200 - - 201 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 5244 - - 5245 - - 5245 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5262 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 789 - - 1314 - - 1511 - - 1309 - - 680 Hgt.Variab. W* 10 - - 19 - - 36 - - 22 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 14 - - 14 - - 13 - - 12 BL Wind Direction 244 - - 240 - - 248 - - 246 - - 241 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -5 - - -5 - - -5 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5262 - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential -6353 - - -408 - - -501 - - -1278 - - -4540 ODpotential blCL 11614 - - 5669 - - 5762 - - 6540 - - 9801 blCL maxRH 94 - - 100 - - 98 - - 95 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 31.1 - - 34.5 - - 38.2 - - 38.3 - - 35.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.2 - - 33.8 - - 37.0 - - 37.2 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.4 - - 34.6 - - 38.2 - - 39.0 - - 36.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.9 - - 33.7 - - 36.7 - - 37.2 - - 35.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -19 - - -4 - - 1 - - -22 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 200 - - 200 - - 201 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 76 - - 99 - - 92 - - 82 - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 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] 96702 22 081 18 079 18 057 19 060 23 067 96702 89509 20 065 14 084 13 038 16 055 15 051 89509 83901 21 034 10 124 2 291 15 021 12 029 83901 79224 17 007 4 021 6 317 12 005 2 005 79224 75164 14 335 11 317 18 305 20 355 14 000 75164 71586 17 322 16 336 23 303 29 319 32 330 71586 68383 23 325 22 327 18 300 22 295 27 301 68383 65421 24 325 15 304 9 317 19 310 23 299 65421 62666 21 319 27 308 34 309 37 303 37 295 62666 60011 29 311 44 297 44 302 44 302 41 295 60011 57225 54 299 54 302 56 306 57 304 52 295 57225 54318 64 295 70 300 67 300 65 297 64 295 54318 51559 81 292 81 299 80 300 88 298 79 299 51559 49100 82 284 95 293 100 292 114 292 96 298 49100 46909 75 286 93 290 102 282 116 280 110 291 46909 44934 93 301 95 294 89 289 105 276 117 280 44934 43137 122 304 119 303 115 300 106 290 117 276 43137 41489 144 304 146 301 129 298 125 292 121 287 41489 39967 142 301 141 299 132 297 126 289 135 291 39967 38546 125 297 136 299 135 297 128 289 127 286 38546 37207 122 296 129 297 126 296 131 290 125 284 37207 35916 122 297 122 294 113 293 128 291 125 285 35916 34613 116 298 117 292 110 288 119 289 131 289 34613 33275 103 296 113 290 109 285 111 284 131 292 33275 31907 92 291 106 289 105 282 109 278 118 290 31907 30498 92 286 99 286 105 279 111 274 111 283 30498 29036 95 283 97 282 103 278 110 273 116 280 29036 27530 92 283 96 281 102 278 105 274 113 279 27530 25985 89 285 96 282 102 279 100 275 105 278 25985 24404 86 288 91 282 101 280 94 276 98 278 24404 22790 83 289 83 282 99 281 89 278 86 280 22790 21140 82 288 77 283 92 282 84 279 75 284 21140 19448 80 286 72 286 83 283 79 281 65 288 19448 17747 74 281 69 288 74 282 74 282 52 292 17747 16121 67 276 65 288 66 280 67 283 42 298 16121 14644 60 277 60 286 60 280 59 285 38 300 14644 13326 55 280 53 288 55 282 52 285 36 301 13326 12144 53 283 49 290 50 284 45 286 34 300 12144 11079 52 284 46 290 46 286 40 286 32 297 11079 10119 50 281 43 285 44 286 37 287 30 294 10119 9256 48 274 40 280 42 284 35 286 29 290 9256 8483 45 267 37 274 40 279 34 282 29 285 8483 7790 38 257 35 267 38 273 33 276 30 280 7790 7160 32 248 34 260 36 265 33 268 31 275 7160 6598 30 248 32 251 32 259 32 261 32 267 6598 6124 28 253 29 245 28 254 30 255 31 258 6124 5758 25 255 26 242 25 252 26 251 27 250 5758 5505 19 251 22 241 21 250 22 249 22 245 5505 5350 15*248 19*240 18 249 19*248 19*243 5350 5261 9*244 14*240 14*248 13*246 12*241 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