DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.9 - - 48.5 - - 50.2 - - 41.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 197 - - 162 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 4901 - - 4642 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 8273 - - 7963 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5261 - - 9962 - - 9703 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3605 - - 4208 - - 3409 - - 2618 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 124 - - 419 - - 383 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 15 - - 19 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 245 - - 251 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -7 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -786 - - 889 - - -550 - - -3243 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6048 - - 9073 - - 10254 - - 8505 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1846 - - -500 - - -1881 - - -7590 ODpotential blCL - - - 7107 - - 10462 - - 11584 - - 12852 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 87 - - 80 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.9 - - 48.5 - - 50.2 - - 41.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.8 - - 27.0 - - 23.5 - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 46.8 - - 48.7 - - 43.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.8 - - 26.2 - - 23.3 - - 22.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 197 - - 162 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 4901 - - 4642 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 50 - - 20 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 96775 41 259 41 284 39 288 28 303 96775 89474 33 263 37 282 40 282 35 300 89474 83881 28 265 33 272 27 276 30 281 83881 79229 27 256 31 263 24 275 24 267 79229 75204 25 246 29 259 26 273 23 270 75204 71634 18 243 23 251 23 265 20 260 71634 68379 21 251 25 247 23 260 22 247 68379 65367 27 251 30 249 28 256 26 250 65367 62571 27 250 29 243 29 248 28 246 62571 59860 27 255 25 240 28 246 29 243 59860 57021 28 257 26 252 29 259 27 253 57021 54073 28 255 26 257 30 260 28 261 54073 51272 25 258 26 263 30 267 27 265 51272 48764 28 268 27 273 30 272 28 279 48764 46526 28 266 29 276 29 276 30 280 46526 44503 25 265 28 273 26 275 30 277 44503 42658 23 272 26 275 26 280 33 276 42658 40974 19 266 24 291 26 294 32 305 40974 39437 23 308 26 318 28 322 42 321 39437 38024 29 322 33 340 39 335 45 327 38024 36710 27 330 39 342 45 337 44 332 36710 35453 26 342 39 345 44 335 40 335 35453 34188 32 346 39 347 40 335 36 332 34188 32890 36 335 39 348 36 334 34 329 32890 31567 32 330 37 345 32 334 32 331 31567 30204 27 333 35 345 31 336 32 331 30204 28793 26 334 35 346 30 339 31 330 28793 27335 25 334 33 347 26 341 28 327 27335 25830 25 335 28 347 23 332 24 321 25830 24282 21 338 23 334 23 322 24 318 24282 22696 15 332 20 316 23 318 26 321 22696 21070 12 297 19 306 24 316 26 324 21070 19398 14 270 18 297 24 314 25 323 19398 17710 15 262 19 295 25 312 24 315 17710 16090 14 252 19 296 26 309 24 308 16090 14617 16 245 15 280 21 309 23 304 14617 13302 15 252 12 271 12 304 21 301 13302 12125 10 247 12 262 11 295 19 298 12125 11066 11 229 14 254 14 273 17 291 11066 10114 11 219 15*249 17*260 18 279 10114 9257 9 205 15*248 17*257 20 269 9257 8490 8 200 15 247 19 253 21 264 8490 7802 7 211 15 246 20 252 22 263 7802 7175 6 218 15 245 20 250 22 261 7175 6612 6 218 15 245 20 250 23 259 6612 6135 6 219 15 244 20 249 22 256 6135 5765 6 218 14 244 19 249 20 253 5765 5508 5 218 13 244 19 249 16 249 5508 5352 5*218 13 243 18 248 12*247 5352 5262 5*218 11 243 15 248 7*243 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