DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 12.5 - - 22.1 - - 28.6 - - 24.7 - - 19.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 45 - - 37 - - -5 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 199 - - 199 - - 199 - - 199 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit 5243 - - 5243 - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top 5260 - - 5260 - - 5260 - - 5260 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 163 - - 558 - - 865 - - 491 - - 270 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 88 - - 84 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 045 - - 061 - - 074 - - 076 - - 040 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -548 - - -1215 - - -166 - - -21 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5260 - - 5809 - - 6475 - - 5427 - - 5282 sfcLCL ODpotential -16090 - - -14364 - - -13670 - - -13679 - - -15638 ODpotential blCL 21350 - - 19624 - - 18930 - - 18939 - - 20899 blCL maxRH 79 - - 76 - - 67 - - 71 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 12.5 - - 22.1 - - 28.6 - - 24.7 - - 19.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 9.1 - - 15.9 - - 19.3 - - 19.9 - - 15.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 14.8 - - 21.3 - - 27.7 - - 26.1 - - 22.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 10.9 - - 15.1 - - 18.4 - - 19.3 - - 16.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 45 - - 37 - - -5 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 199 - - 199 - - 199 - - 199 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 17 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 95898 75 014 78 006 79 358 64 349 68 357 95898 88921 83 010 77 011 70 356 76 356 65 000 88921 83497 80 009 74 011 68 001 74 359 67 004 83497 78949 70 360 69 004 66 004 69 004 62 009 78949 75007 64 350 65 001 62 003 65 005 57 011 75007 71527 59 350 61 358 59 003 56 002 48 008 71527 68384 54 355 48 351 55 002 46 360 41 005 68384 65495 49 343 41 341 50 354 41 356 37 356 65495 62805 41 338 40 338 50 345 42 348 36 347 62805 60187 42 345 39 341 40 342 32 341 35 339 60187 57444 40 337 40 328 40 332 29 340 33 325 57444 54585 40 330 37 323 39 321 35 332 34 322 54585 51861 38 322 38 319 40 312 39 312 40 319 51861 49429 37 316 40 312 39 307 39 299 40 314 49429 47277 44 319 39 306 38 305 37 291 40 301 47277 45354 47 311 36 313 36 302 33 292 40 286 45354 43606 41 297 35 325 27 303 32 294 38 273 43606 41992 29 305 36 325 22 316 27 289 29 268 41992 40484 28 315 38 315 27 334 22 305 22 280 40484 39066 29 315 36 304 27 330 24 325 15 301 39066 37734 30 315 31 310 23 331 26 332 13 325 37734 36456 31 317 27 325 20 348 25 331 12 335 36456 35169 31 319 26 339 21 357 23 332 12 334 35169 33847 31 321 29 342 21 358 21 339 11 331 33847 32490 31 323 30 333 20 357 17 349 10 321 32490 31088 34 318 32 327 22 356 14 358 8 310 31088 29631 35 313 32 332 25 005 12 006 6 301 29631 28123 35 316 30 338 23 011 12 014 4 291 28123 26566 35 321 28 339 17 359 12 020 4 298 26566 24962 34 318 28 335 15 330 10 021 5 321 24962 23310 32 310 27 329 14 317 9 338 7 347 23310 21606 29 312 25 324 15 305 16 313 8 002 21606 19849 28 315 24 324 20 304 20 311 12 344 19849 18076 28 316 21 325 20 308 20 308 18 341 18076 16379 27 321 17 320 18 312 19 308 21 343 16379 14836 24 325 15 311 17 315 17 309 20 337 14836 13460 20 322 14 309 16 317 16 310 19 328 13460 12228 16 314 13 307 15 316 14 316 18 328 12228 11123 12 308 12 307 13 313 12 323 16 331 11123 10134 9 303 10 302 10 306 10 323 13 326 10134 9249 7 291 8 292 7 296 7 313 9 310 9249 8462 8 271 7 280 6 280 5 291 8 283 8462 7761 8 257 4 272 4 263 3 253 8 257 7761 7130 5 246 1 255 2 186 2 172 6 230 7130 6572 2 164 3 112 4 124 4 140 4 190 6572 6104 5 112 6 078 7 079 7 090 4 125 6104 5744 8 069 9 059 8 073 10 070 8 075 5744 5497 11 056 8 060 8 074 9 068 10 061 5497 5346 8*050 7*060 7 074 7*069 7*052 5346 5261 4*045 6*061 6*074 4*076 4*040 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