DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.0 - - 38.0 - - 36.9 - - 26.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 151 - - -7 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 2110 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 6083 - - 5245 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5261 - - 7171 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1243 - - 1458 - - 2814 - - 134 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 108 - - 287 - - 16 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 166 - - 217 - - 243 - - 105 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -351 - - -534 - - -1822 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5612 - - 7705 - - 7083 - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4043 - - -2764 - - -4296 - - -4648 ODpotential blCL - - - 9304 - - 9935 - - 9557 - - 9909 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 89 - - 85 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.0 - - 38.0 - - 36.9 - - 26.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.4 - - 23.1 - - 24.7 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.9 - - 36.6 - - 37.2 - - 30.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 22.7 - - 24.5 - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 151 - - -7 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 2110 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 67 - - 55 - - 40 - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 94903 77 290 98 297 78 296 76 284 94903 88214 59 300 79 303 74 305 55 303 88214 82942 59 304 72 298 77 307 47 331 82942 78437 56 305 65 293 69 309 49 335 78437 74497 49 309 49 304 55 313 50 319 74497 71021 43 311 42 322 54 313 49 312 71021 67869 43 307 48 310 57 305 52 310 67869 64957 50 296 50 302 52 298 60 295 64957 62267 51 293 46 306 40 299 55 286 62267 59670 49 304 41 317 37 313 45 291 59670 56940 52 308 46 319 40 321 48 309 56940 54087 52 301 51 309 53 320 59 315 54087 51355 55 301 54 301 68 310 63 314 51355 48888 56 300 53 301 69 303 61 313 48888 46671 50 304 50 305 58 305 59 316 46671 44668 48 315 49 315 49 317 62 321 44668 42852 52 327 51 326 54 331 62 331 42852 41206 63 328 57 334 68 343 70 357 41206 39706 68 323 64 338 104 356 102 358 39706 38314 65 321 72 340 127 349 97 347 38314 37009 58 320 80 341 128 348 92 340 37009 35752 53 319 82 342 126 350 93 344 35752 34485 51 315 82 342 117 355 90 349 34485 33181 47 313 84 342 99 349 90 350 33181 31846 41 313 67 341 93 343 85 347 31846 30465 36 315 38 323 93 344 81 344 30465 29030 36 319 33 315 88 346 80 340 29030 27546 38 317 34 322 64 345 75 339 27546 26018 38 319 32 328 43 330 68 343 26018 24446 37 324 29 329 40 317 56 350 24446 22836 36 326 26 330 38 314 38 341 22836 21184 35 328 24 334 34 316 37 318 21184 19485 31 328 25 331 31 321 37 314 19485 17768 27 325 26 321 32 323 32 312 17768 16121 23 321 27 311 33 324 30 317 16121 14624 19 312 25 306 30 323 29 321 14624 13291 16 297 22 301 25 323 26 325 13291 12100 15 287 20 292 21 324 23 329 12100 11034 14 284 19 284 17 325 20 333 11034 10077 11 279 18 279 14 326 15 336 10077 9219 8 284 17 273 12 322 9 337 9219 8452 7 305 14 260 11 305 8 325 8452 7766 5 312 11*242 11 283 8 301 7766 7144 3 248 8*224 11 260 7 277 7144 6587 6 193 7 217 11 250 4 237 6587 6118 6 171 7 216 10 247 4 194 6118 5754 6 169 7 215 10 245 4 164 5754 5502 5 168 6 215 9 245 4 129 5502 5349 5*166 6 214 8 243 5*107 5349 5261 4*166 6 215 6*243 4*105 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