DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.5 - - 35.6 - - 34.2 - - 34.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 13 - - -30 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5245 - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2255 - - 2765 - - 2498 - - 1284 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 88 - - 64 - - 27 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 13 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 238 - - 239 - - 237 - - 237 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -3 - - -3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -70 - - -29 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5332 - - 5290 - - 5261 - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1905 - - -1417 - - -1278 - - -1621 ODpotential blCL - - - 7166 - - 6678 - - 6539 - - 6882 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 98 - - 95 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.5 - - 35.6 - - 34.2 - - 34.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.5 - - 30.7 - - 31.7 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 35.2 - - 35.0 - - 34.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.6 - - 29.9 - - 31.3 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 13 - - -30 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 92 - - 78 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96174 32 271 35 277 29 298 31 271 96174 89120 12 288 14 287 22 308 20 292 89120 83648 15 274 15 300 20 302 18 297 83648 79086 20 256 26 289 21 308 19 280 79086 75147 23 257 27 280 28 306 24 281 75147 71641 25 263 26 262 33 289 22 284 71641 68419 30 277 24 278 30 276 23 281 68419 65427 33 276 31 283 31 278 25 278 65427 62644 31 270 30 271 32 274 30 286 62644 59939 30 280 31 279 31 271 39 275 59939 57109 34 278 32 282 31 277 37 268 57109 54172 31 272 35 282 37 289 35 275 54172 51376 34 277 37 282 42 284 37 282 51376 48867 34 281 38 281 42 279 42 281 48867 46621 36 279 40 285 43 280 42 279 46621 44583 39 290 39 285 42 291 43 290 44583 42731 44 293 39 292 52 295 55 286 42731 41047 47 293 49 288 57 284 56 280 41047 39502 44 292 43 291 51 290 57 293 39502 38074 36 311 45 316 54 301 59 295 38074 36751 39 336 57 326 58 303 52 288 36751 35491 47 343 61 327 54 298 44 277 35491 34224 50 338 52 321 51 290 47 271 34224 32920 47 333 41 309 52 287 53 275 32920 31584 44 326 46 303 53 288 54 277 31584 30207 28 325 47 297 49 287 52 274 30207 28778 24 314 44 291 46 286 53 272 28778 27302 31 299 43 288 45 286 54 275 27302 25781 35 296 41 284 47 286 54 283 25781 24219 36 290 41 278 50 284 53 291 24219 22619 37 284 44 276 52 282 52 295 22619 20979 38 283 47 277 54 281 51 295 20979 19295 39 285 49 277 55 279 52 293 19295 17596 41 283 50 276 56 277 52 289 17596 15972 44 277 53 275 54 275 52 285 15972 14501 46 272 54 272 53 272 52 281 14501 13196 46 265 52 268 52 269 50 275 13196 12033 44 260 49 264 50 267 46 268 12033 10990 42 261 46 261 47 268 43 263 10990 10050 40 265 41 260 42 269 43 261 10050 9203 37 267 37 259 38 267 42 260 9203 8443 34 266 33 257 34 263 40 258 8443 7762 32 260 30 254 32 258 37 258 7762 7143 29 252 29 252 31 253 35 259 7143 6587 27 247 27 249 29 248 32 259 6587 6119 25 243 23 244 26 244 28 255 6119 5755 21 240 21 242 24 241 23 248 5755 5503 20 239 19 241 20 239 18 242 5503 5350 18 238 17*240 17*238 15*240 5350 5261 14*238 13*239 12*237 10*237 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