DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/20 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 21.8 - - 27.4 - - 27.1 - - 18.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 84 - - -1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 199 - - 199 - - 199 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5243 - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5260 - - 5260 - - 5260 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1053 - - 1362 - - 1373 - - 765 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 105 - - 108 - - 15 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 14 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 161 - - 153 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - -548 - - -602 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5260 - - 5808 - - 5862 - - 5260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -498 - - -8575 - - -7674 - - -9271 ODpotential blCL - - - 5758 - - 13835 - - 12934 - - 14531 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 92 - - 81 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 21.8 - - 27.4 - - 27.1 - - 18.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.5 - - 20.8 - - 20.3 - - 15.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.7 - - 26.3 - - 27.1 - - 22.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.1 - - 20.2 - - 19.7 - - 18.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 84 - - -1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 199 - - 199 - - 199 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 67 - - 23 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96037 17 352 23 028 28 037 24 042 96037 89031 26 024 32 033 31 036 28 032 89031 83601 24 046 22 041 23 035 24 029 83601 79056 28 037 22 038 14 042 22 024 79056 75109 33 030 25 034 22 016 18 021 75109 71589 32 030 24 034 22 000 27 003 71589 68391 23 016 18 022 15 322 33 355 68391 65451 12 007 16 035 29 338 34 344 65451 62718 35 355 31 350 29 342 34 339 62718 60048 38 343 35 334 32 342 38 338 60048 57236 40 343 41 332 41 338 46 337 57236 54300 50 334 51 330 52 336 53 335 54300 51498 57 330 60 329 63 334 61 335 51498 48984 61 328 65 327 68 330 66 335 48984 46736 63 327 67 328 70 330 69 335 46736 44698 66 328 68 329 72 331 72 333 44698 42835 67 328 69 329 74 329 73 329 42835 41125 67 327 71 327 73 328 73 327 41125 39551 68 328 72 326 73 327 75 326 39551 38098 73 327 74 327 75 329 78 325 38098 36754 78 324 79 329 77 329 81 324 36754 35482 79 323 86 328 78 329 82 323 35482 34215 80 324 92 327 77 327 82 324 34215 32921 81 325 94 325 73 326 82 326 32921 31600 84 325 92 325 68 327 81 328 31600 30238 86 325 90 324 65 330 79 329 30238 28827 85 325 88 324 63 330 74 330 28827 27369 83 325 86 324 61 330 65 330 27369 25865 80 325 84 323 60 330 59 332 25865 24319 75 323 81 322 59 330 55 334 24319 22731 69 321 77 319 60 331 51 337 22731 21095 64 318 72 316 59 333 48 341 21095 19406 60 315 69 315 57 334 45 345 19406 17696 56 313 66 315 52 334 41 348 17696 16057 51 310 61 317 47 335 37 349 16057 14566 46 309 55 320 43 339 33 345 14566 13238 41 309 48 323 40 343 30 343 13238 12050 36 311 41 327 35 347 27 345 12050 10985 33 315 36 333 30 350 23 347 10985 10029 29 318 32 338 25 354 17 344 10029 9174 25 318 25 340 18 356 11 332 9174 8411 19 310 16 337 11 357 7 305 8411 7728 15 293 8 323 5 004 6 274 7728 7110 15 280 5 307 2 057 4 250 7110 6559 11 269 2 289 2 138 2 258 6559 6098 7 237 1 174 3 152 2 221 6098 5743 6 227 1 167 3 152 4 188 5743 5497 5 226 1 166 3 152 3 176 5497 5346 5*224 1 164 3 153 2 175 5346 5260 5*222 1*161 2*153 1*191 5260 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