DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - 35.8 - - 41.5 - - 41.7 - - 33.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 253 - - 443 - - 142 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5559 - - 7078 - - 5198 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8900 - - 10351 - - 8296 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10620 - - 12139 - - 10259 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3936 - - 4884 - - 6191 - - 933 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 474 - - 615 - - 380 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 11 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 300 - - 315 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -6 - - 24 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 888 - - 1112 - - 559 - - -52 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9733 - - 11028 - - 9701 - - 5314 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -402 - - 533 - - -281 - - -2469 ODpotential blCL - - - 11022 - - 11606 - - 10540 - - 7730 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 89 - - 86 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 80 - - 120 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.8 - - 41.5 - - 41.7 - - 33.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.8 - - 11.5 - - 17.7 - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 38.7 - - 40.1 - - 33.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.6 - - 11.0 - - 17.4 - - 28.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 253 - - 443 - - 142 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5559 - - 7078 - - 5198 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 55 - - 43 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 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] 96818 44 258 39 273 42 281 40 279 96818 89507 38 268 41 277 34 279 34 274 89507 83888 21 259 33 256 36 280 25 279 83888 79234 21 285 21 270 34 275 31 287 79234 75244 28 288 20 296 17 269 25 282 75244 71709 28 283 25 293 13 272 18 272 71709 68483 29 271 26 280 17 291 15 268 68483 65498 25 271 22 269 20 284 12 273 65498 62715 22 277 19 267 22 285 15 286 62715 60008 21 287 25 287 27 288 17 290 60008 57175 25 291 28 284 25 296 26 316 57175 54239 18 282 21 278 30 311 36 322 54239 51439 15 301 21 298 38 311 36 313 51439 48915 30 311 33 310 38 304 31 310 48915 46644 40 312 39 309 33 302 30 317 46644 44573 42 312 37 305 31 313 36 322 44573 42675 40 311 32 309 35 322 43 321 42675 40930 38 314 32 318 43 323 41 324 40930 39316 40 319 38 322 50 325 42 339 39316 37819 43 320 45 324 58 330 59 336 37819 36442 45 321 54 326 70 329 74 328 36442 35148 47 321 62 325 76 325 79 327 35148 33864 49 324 65 323 75 328 80 331 33864 32556 55 328 66 325 76 333 83 334 32556 31227 62 330 67 328 79 337 86 336 31227 29864 66 329 70 329 82 338 88 338 29864 28456 69 329 69 329 82 339 88 338 28456 27007 69 330 68 330 78 340 84 338 27007 25517 66 330 65 331 73 342 79 339 25517 23986 60 329 59 330 65 345 77 344 23986 22416 52 330 51 329 57 346 77 351 22416 20806 44 331 44 329 50 347 68 354 20806 19155 38 332 37 330 41 347 53 351 19155 17494 31 329 24 328 25 334 38 347 17494 15908 25 323 17 321 20 322 26 337 15908 14469 17 318 16 320 19 322 24 335 14469 13182 13 317 15*318 17 324 22 342 13182 12026 11 314 14*314 16 324 19 350 12026 10985 9*306 12 307 15*323 18 356 10985 10046 7*297 12 304 12*321 16 359 10046 9201 7 291 11 302 12 318 15 356 9201 8443 7 287 11 298 11 316 15 352 8443 7762 6 282 10 296 10 314 14 347 7762 7143 6 278 10 294 9 313 13 338 7143 6588 6 274 9 292 9 312 13 328 6588 6119 6 271 9 290 8 311 12 318 6119 5755 5 269 9 289 8 310 11 309 5755 5503 5 268 8 289 8 309 9 297 5503 5349 5 268 8 289 7 310 7*288 5349 5261 5 267 7 289 7 310 5*281 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