DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - 59.8 - - 59.3 - - 55.8 - - 47.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 388 - - 384 - - 144 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6219 - - 8024 - - 5639 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9610 - - 11056 - - 8648 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11280 - - 13085 - - 10700 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3326 - - 3424 - - 3434 - - 5758 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 566 - - 614 - - 395 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 20 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 195 - - 222 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 15 - - -10 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -402 - - 477 - - -1201 - - -2957 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11682 - - 12608 - - 11901 - - 8219 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1584 - - -310 - - -2928 - - -5339 ODpotential blCL - - - 12864 - - 13395 - - 13628 - - 10601 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 99 - - 80 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 40 - - 10 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.8 - - 59.3 - - 55.8 - - 47.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 21.8 - - 21.6 - - 29.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 56.9 - - 54.4 - - 48.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.2 - - 21.4 - - 21.1 - - 28.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 388 - - 384 - - 144 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6219 - - 8024 - - 5639 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 95 - - 19 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97485 4 120 10 084 3 331 5 065 97485 90218 9 108 10 118 6 335 9 091 90218 84603 4 135 4 116 6 357 6 053 84603 79926 12 114 4 216 6 302 8 048 79926 75880 5 135 5 255 3 241 1 291 75880 72314 1 117 7 249 4 117 6 196 72314 69085 10 238 6 250 4 308 4 151 69085 66088 20 191 14 230 16 254 10 275 66088 63285 13 218 17 224 22 242 16 254 63285 60546 24 261 21 238 26 243 22 247 60546 57661 35 252 23 240 26 240 28 248 57661 54643 34 245 23 241 24 244 29 240 54643 51753 33 222 22 251 23 239 22 233 51753 49162 26 215 25 235 18 242 14 235 49162 46855 24 231 21 214 19 239 10 267 46855 44773 29 220 21 218 16 236 13 265 44773 42871 29 210 18 217 14 228 13 247 42871 41121 31 196 18 218 11 222 8 207 41121 39507 26 183 24 196 8 211 4 129 39507 38012 22 191 27 184 8 181 3 040 38012 36624 32 188 27 176 13 157 1 040 36624 35308 39 176 26 162 18 125 13 115 35308 34008 43 171 25 146 25 095 25 073 34008 32707 46 167 24 136 31 073 39 044 32707 31397 45 167 23 133 31 062 43 039 31397 30049 44 169 22 134 32 058 43 037 30049 28651 41 170 20 132 36 053 39 034 28651 27206 37 172 17 124 37 047 35 032 27206 25714 27 171 13 114 35 044 28 035 25714 24183 15 144 12 106 32 047 21 045 24183 22616 18 120 15 085 29 057 18 055 22616 21008 25 121 20 078 24 079 16 072 21008 19354 28 117 24 090 24 120 16 108 19354 17684 28 099 20 116 25 143 19 139 17684 16082 29 073 18 132 21 152 20 145 16082 14622 25 064 16 150 18 158 17 138 14622 13315 19 058 16*173 15 173 13 150 13315 12143 9*059 16*177 14 202 11 193 12143 11089 2*085 19 192 15*215 13 220 11089 10140 3 188 19 194 16*218 14 223 10140 9283 8 213 20 196 16 219 14 222 9283 8514 12 219 21 197 16 221 14 221 8514 7821 14 221 21 198 16 222 14 222 7821 7190 15 222 21 198 16 223 13 225 7190 6623 16 222 21 199 16 223 12 231 6623 6144 16 222 21 199 16 224 11 238 6144 5771 16 222 21 199 16 224 9 247 5771 5511 16 222 20 199 15 224 8 255 5511 5353 15 222 19 199 14 224 6*263 5353 5262 14 222 16 199 12 224 4*266 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