DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - 39.4 - - 46.4 - - 49.6 - - 44.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 275 - - 386 - - 182 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4809 - - 7524 - - 6325 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8369 - - 10655 - - 9308 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9870 - - 12585 - - 11386 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2071 - - 2095 - - 3309 - - 7293 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 469 - - 602 - - 442 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 16 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 247 - - 260 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -13 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 734 - - 793 - - -2076 - - -6901 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9136 - - 11793 - - 13462 - - 12163 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1146 - - -101 - - -4031 - - -10214 ODpotential blCL - - - 11016 - - 12686 - - 15417 - - 15476 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 87 - - 78 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.4 - - 46.4 - - 49.6 - - 44.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.7 - - 12.7 - - 8.4 - - 9.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 43.8 - - 47.8 - - 46.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.5 - - 11.9 - - 7.8 - - 8.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 275 - - 386 - - 182 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4809 - - 7524 - - 6325 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 48 - - 10 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97079 15 288 17 288 14 315 15 273 97079 89754 13 281 17 297 14 284 15 314 89754 84165 6 294 9 286 14 293 15 317 84165 79525 4 259 11 256 14 272 13 320 79525 75506 9 227 11 274 12 246 11 276 75506 71940 15 230 13 255 14 262 10 262 71940 68687 14 246 18 242 19 252 15 251 68687 65673 12 250 20 242 20 250 19 253 65673 62875 12 253 19 244 17 257 18 265 62875 60152 17 267 18 248 17 274 17 268 60152 57279 18 256 19 260 22 261 19 272 57279 54275 22 252 22 263 22 259 23 256 54275 51407 23 263 25 271 26 274 23 253 51407 48838 30 275 30 268 31 277 25 269 48838 46549 34 272 33 263 37 272 29 268 46549 44480 34 269 35 266 38 266 30 271 44480 42583 37 274 37 269 34 267 37 268 42583 40829 43 273 41 275 41 268 43 260 40829 39214 42 268 47 272 47 263 44 258 39214 37725 42 272 47 266 49 263 48 264 37725 36353 51 266 46 270 54 268 58 268 36353 35061 49 264 53 276 62 273 74 268 35061 33780 49 268 63 276 76 274 87 264 33780 32480 56 270 73 273 90 268 87 262 32480 31160 64 270 76 270 89 263 77 261 31160 29807 63 269 73 269 76 266 65 260 29807 28409 55 271 71 268 77 267 63 262 28409 26968 48 270 67 269 78 266 66 263 26968 25484 40 266 62 273 73 272 66 262 25484 23961 36 266 55 277 66 279 63 267 23961 22404 36 267 47 275 55 280 54 276 22404 20810 38 269 45 274 44 270 45 274 20810 19177 39 271 43 273 43 263 41 266 19177 17533 36 275 38 268 43 263 42 264 17533 15953 27 277 33 262 41 259 38 259 15953 14512 17 274 21 259 36 257 33 256 14512 13225 12 272 13*252 30 257 25 255 13225 12071 12 270 11*250 21*259 19 255 12071 11031 8 253 9 246 17*259 14 252 11031 10092 6*220 8 245 13 259 12 250 10092 9244 5*192 7 244 12 260 10 246 9244 8483 5 181 6 246 11 260 9 244 8483 7797 5 173 6 245 10 261 9 241 7797 7173 4 167 5 247 9 261 8 239 7173 6611 4 161 5 247 9 261 7 236 6611 6135 4 156 4 250 8 261 6 233 6135 5766 3 154 4 250 8 262 6 228 5766 5509 3 152 4 250 8 262 5 223 5509 5352 3 150 3 251 7 262 4*210 5352 5262 3 150 3 252 7 263 3*194 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