DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/10 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.7 - - 37.9 - - 38.0 - - 26.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 164 - - 226 - - 22 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1692 - - 2781 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5829 - - 6734 - - 5245 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6753 - - 7842 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1730 - - 1158 - - 3699 - - 208 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 275 - - 360 - - 69 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 075 - - 090 - - 076 - - 030 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -159 - - -880 - - -4120 - - -940 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6912 - - 8723 - - 9382 - - 6201 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2166 - - -4768 - - -7524 - - -6950 ODpotential blCL - - - 8919 - - 12610 - - 12785 - - 12211 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 87 - - 74 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.7 - - 37.9 - - 38.0 - - 26.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.1 - - 18.3 - - 15.5 - - 18.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 36.1 - - 37.5 - - 29.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.5 - - 17.8 - - 15.3 - - 18.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 164 - - 226 - - 22 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1692 - - 2781 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 46 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97038 25 100 29 059 29 079 22 049 97038 89918 24 094 19 070 23 065 25 061 89918 84324 22 086 16 078 18 067 21 052 84324 79628 20 087 10 094 14 070 13 070 79628 75566 11 102 8 158 12 078 10 100 75566 71951 9 076 12 159 2 172 6 067 71951 68657 4 300 3 127 7 205 3 336 68657 65629 11 256 11 256 10 228 11 313 65629 62823 14 262 13 248 11 252 16 272 62823 60108 14 282 13 252 13 280 15 249 60108 57269 20 270 18 266 20 272 16 258 57269 54304 27 258 24 261 27 254 24 257 54304 51460 31 247 26 254 28 253 31 255 51460 48897 29 249 28 256 32 260 32 259 48897 46604 39 264 45 260 41 272 45 269 46604 44531 52 259 56 251 56 262 53 254 44531 42649 53 246 57 248 56 248 50 251 42649 40922 51 243 50 252 50 250 47 257 40922 39324 51 250 51 264 53 260 49 260 39324 37848 51 257 62 265 64 266 56 268 37848 36492 58 260 73 261 80 264 84 265 36492 35220 63 254 71 258 95 258 111 256 35220 33959 62 253 71 259 99 254 99 253 33959 32670 62 257 74 261 94 253 82 249 32670 31356 63 257 74 261 85 253 80 248 31356 30003 61 255 67 262 73 259 70 253 30003 28604 53 256 61 268 60 261 56 259 28604 27160 50 254 53 271 53 266 47 257 27160 25671 46 256 42 270 50 269 43 260 25671 24137 41 253 38 268 46 266 41 258 24137 22560 34 244 35 266 39 260 41 254 22560 20939 20 244 28 253 35 259 38 254 20939 19269 14 264 23 227 31 257 28 262 19269 17585 14 260 14 209 21 247 21 260 17585 15974 14 240 12 205 14 209 19 239 15974 14512 11 229 13 209 13 189 15 206 14512 13210 8 220 13 208 11 203 15 185 13210 12041 7 213 11 198 8 211 15 185 12041 10989 5 218 8 183 7 194 14 185 10989 10042 3 165 7 147 9 174 15 181 10042 9191 9 127 10 137 9 158 15 172 9191 8430 12 125 9*120 9 115 14 157 8430 7749 13 124 9*105 10 097 13 136 7749 7132 12*111 9 094 10 089 13 109 7132 6579 10*081 9 090 10 084 15 085 6579 6113 10 076 9 088 10 080 16 068 6113 5752 10 073 9 084 10 079 16 055 5752 5501 10 072 9 083 9 078 14 045 5501 5348 9 072 8 082 9 077 11*038 5348 5261 8 071 8 081 7*076 6*030 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