DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.3 - - 46.3 - - 56.7 - - 58.8 - - 48.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 5 - - 262 - - 318 - - 105 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 1732 - - 3510 - - 202 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 6021 - - 7402 - - 5246 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top 5261 - - 6793 - - 8571 - - 5263 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 624 - - 832 - - 1204 - - 4939 - - 1637 Hgt.Variab. W* 50 - - 324 - - 435 - - 116 - - 4 W* B/S 2 - - 8 - - 15 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 047 - - 070 - - 165 - - 181 - - 073 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -3 - - -6 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2232 - - -3756 - - -6247 - - -11779 - - -9087 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7493 - - 10550 - - 14819 - - 17042 - - 14349 sfcLCL ODpotential -10522 - - -10811 - - -11387 - - -17410 - - -17596 ODpotential blCL 15783 - - 17604 - - 19958 - - 22673 - - 22858 blCL maxRH 77 - - 72 - - 77 - - 69 - - 63 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.3 - - 46.3 - - 56.7 - - 58.8 - - 48.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 21.5 - - 19.0 - - 10.2 - - 2.4 - - 4.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.1 - - 44.3 - - 54.4 - - 57.6 - - 53.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.5 - - 17.8 - - 9.5 - - 2.1 - - 4.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 5 - - 262 - - 318 - - 105 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 1732 - - 3510 - - 202 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 7 - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96118 19 290 19 281 16 286 21 292 24 291 96118 88966 21 277 21 282 33 297 20 303 13 309 88966 83438 29 289 28 273 33 285 29 302 23 310 83438 78864 42 294 32 294 28 278 37 290 38 307 78864 74966 42 293 36 296 31 283 36 288 39 299 74966 71539 36 295 38 292 36 289 35 295 35 302 71539 68423 35 289 39 288 41 288 38 292 36 301 68423 65536 39 288 38 287 44 287 39 293 36 299 65536 62844 44 285 43 284 48 288 44 296 39 298 62844 60227 48 280 48 280 52 284 48 293 45 291 60227 57495 55 284 55 279 58 279 57 285 56 285 57495 54662 69 284 65 277 69 276 68 280 68 278 54662 51949 78 279 73 275 77 277 76 279 72 281 51949 49489 83 280 79 275 82 277 82 280 77 282 49489 47276 86 279 83 275 86 273 90 277 82 279 47276 45277 86 277 84 276 87 271 92 274 85 277 45277 43461 86 276 85 276 86 272 86 272 78 274 43461 41799 83 275 85 276 82 272 81 271 72 273 41799 40269 86 274 84 274 77 272 72 271 64 273 40269 38850 85 272 82 272 75 272 67 272 62 274 38850 37520 82 272 80 272 75 272 66 275 62 274 37520 36243 79 272 78 273 75 271 63 277 59 275 36243 34958 74 272 77 273 71 271 57 282 48 274 34958 33640 71 274 73 272 67 274 54 284 41 275 33640 32289 66 278 67 273 65 277 52 283 41 276 32289 30895 62 282 64 275 62 279 48 285 43 282 30895 29447 58 282 62 274 60 280 47 293 45 287 29447 27949 56 282 56 274 58 279 46 295 44 287 27949 26401 55 282 50 278 53 278 46 290 40 285 26401 24809 56 283 47 281 46 276 47 289 39 276 24809 23177 53 283 46 282 40 280 42 286 41 279 23177 21505 45 281 42 282 36 284 37 282 38 283 21505 19787 36 280 34 277 32 282 31 279 31 279 19787 18051 28 281 27 266 27 269 26 272 26 274 18051 16384 24 282 22 263 24 256 23 261 24 270 16384 14867 21 283 17 267 22 247 21 251 21 265 14867 13512 18 285 13 267 19 242 20 243 18 255 13512 12298 12 288 10 252 16 235 18 237 15 242 12298 11208 6 281 9 220 15 225 16 232 14 235 11208 10228 3 203 10 199 15 214 14 226 13 224 10228 9347 6 175 10 192 10*200 8 201 13 211 9347 8560 7 153 9 179 7*177 7 192 12 205 8560 7853 9 124 7 160 6 171 6 190 10 202 7853 7211 11 109 6*129 6 165 6 188 6 200 7211 6637 11 090 7*072 5 164 6 186 2 196 6637 6151 12 068 8 070 5 160 6 184 1 161 6151 5775 14 054 8 070 5 158 5 182 1 125 5775 5514 12 050 8 069 4 156 5 181 1 113 5514 5354 9 047 7 069 4 156 5*181 2 091 5354 5262 6*047 7 068 4 156 5*181 1*073 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