DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/16 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.5 - - 57.7 - - 58.3 - - 48.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 244 - - 311 - - 45 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1338 - - 4240 - - 202 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5718 - - 7958 - - 5246 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6399 - - 9301 - - 5263 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1834 - - 1627 - - 5289 - - 467 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 461 - - 88 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 287 - - 299 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -9 - - -4 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1381 - - -343 - - -4281 - - -1434 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7781 - - 9645 - - 9544 - - 6697 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7165 - - -2134 - - -7165 - - -6463 ODpotential blCL - - - 13564 - - 11435 - - 12428 - - 11725 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 90 - - 99 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.5 - - 57.7 - - 58.3 - - 48.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.9 - - 33.7 - - 34.8 - - 37.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 55.5 - - 57.5 - - 49.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.3 - - 33.5 - - 34.6 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 244 - - 311 - - 45 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1338 - - 4240 - - 202 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 61 - - 96 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96564 7 141 10 229 7 287 8 307 96564 89509 3 082 2 343 3 317 8 320 89509 84031 7 038 4 038 6 037 7 333 84031 79480 6 354 7 011 11 058 6 039 79480 75547 9 044 9 034 6 036 10 037 75547 72056 12 027 9 360 9 019 11 014 72056 68885 7 038 13 303 10 328 10 339 68885 65953 16 007 9 356 8 355 6 193 65953 63215 19 343 24 336 28 330 23 344 63215 60601 23 335 28 310 37 329 23 336 60601 57897 34 354 34 342 36 341 17 012 57897 55031 56 002 45 353 36 349 18 353 55031 52262 72 354 59 346 54 333 48 334 52262 49794 85 344 70 343 73 331 70 338 49794 47617 91 338 89 339 86 333 84 338 47617 45663 94 341 94 333 81 335 87 335 45663 43888 102 350 83 338 76 343 88 336 43888 42252 123 355 87 353 85 348 93 336 42252 40722 130 353 104 350 97 344 98 333 40722 39279 122 349 110 343 105 338 94 331 39279 37917 117 344 105 338 104 335 79 332 37917 36606 114 340 99 337 97 335 74 332 36606 35286 106 340 96 335 89 335 81 331 35286 33929 97 335 93 331 85 336 79 332 33929 32539 92 329 87 332 80 334 78 332 32539 31106 92 329 78 333 70 329 77 329 31106 29622 95 337 71 334 60 324 76 326 29622 28095 90 346 66 335 53 324 71 325 28095 26525 80 351 62 340 50 326 65 325 26525 24914 71 351 56 341 49 323 62 324 24914 23266 70 346 49 344 47 320 59 323 23266 21576 76 342 45 347 45 318 56 321 21576 19839 73 342 45 344 42 315 52 320 19839 18087 63 342 47 340 39 314 48 320 18087 16408 54 342 46 339 37 314 45 322 16408 14882 48 343 43 340 35 316 44 326 14882 13521 43 345 38 340 32 319 43 331 13521 12303 38 347 33 339 29 320 42 336 12303 11210 35 348 28 336 25 319 40 340 11210 10227 32 347 22 327 21 313 37 341 10227 9345 26 344 17*310 17 304 33 339 9345 8557 20 336 16*300 16 298 30 333 8557 7853 14 315 16 294 15 295 25 325 7853 7212 13 292 15 286 14 294 21 316 7212 6638 15*271 15 284 14 295 18 306 6638 6152 16*263 15 282 14 296 18 288 6152 5774 16 261 14 280 13 297 19 277 5774 5513 15 260 14 280 13 298 18 271 5513 5354 14 260 13 280 12*298 14 268 5354 5262 12 259 12 279 10*299 9*265 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