DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - 48.5 - - 55.5 - - 47.2 - - 42.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 221 - - 25 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1632 - - 3708 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5245 - - 7429 - - 5245 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6693 - - 8769 - - 5262 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2775 - - 6969 - - 3228 - - 1586 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 225 - - 398 - - 80 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 207 - - 230 - - 189 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -3 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1431 - - 740 - - -22 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5262 - - 8029 - - 5284 - - 5262 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 27 - - -709 - - -1834 - - -1515 ODpotential blCL - - - 6666 - - 9478 - - 7096 - - 6777 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 96 - - 84 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 700 - - 860 - - 310 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.5 - - 55.5 - - 47.2 - - 42.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.3 - - 38.2 - - 41.8 - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 53.7 - - 46.7 - - 43.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.6 - - 37.6 - - 40.7 - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 221 - - 25 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1632 - - 3708 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 85 - - 37 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96713 33 268 37 266 45 291 39 282 96713 89365 33 269 40 278 48 278 41 289 89365 83787 35 269 40 280 32 269 35 281 83787 79199 36 271 37 273 27 271 32 266 79199 75245 33 277 32 277 33 278 29 269 75245 71730 32 269 34 273 38 277 31 265 71730 68531 32 262 36 262 38 269 32 260 68531 65571 31 265 34 262 37 269 34 262 65571 62801 32 269 33 263 39 263 39 255 62801 60102 34 262 30 262 38 255 38 247 60102 57276 32 256 35 254 34 246 32 243 57276 54342 31 253 32 246 33 249 26 239 54342 51534 30 252 29 252 35 247 24 238 51534 48995 34 254 33 252 35 247 31 236 48995 46711 39 246 36 249 39 241 41 233 46711 44642 40 240 41 245 40 234 44 229 44642 42760 39 232 45 238 39 236 40 225 42760 41041 37 222 42 233 40 234 36 231 41041 39463 33 215 37 227 37 237 44 244 39463 38015 30 211 35 226 36 258 51 255 38015 36678 34 210 33 229 44 266 55 262 36678 35405 37 196 31 229 47 268 58 262 35405 34133 38 193 32 226 49 270 56 259 34133 32834 55 196 36 220 51 272 55 256 32834 31510 65 193 39 208 50 276 53 258 31510 30147 58 193 38 203 49 281 47 261 30147 28737 50 192 37 203 48 289 41 260 28737 27281 42 191 35 203 31 274 37 259 27281 25780 37 192 33 204 19 220 35 257 25780 24237 34 195 31 208 19 202 35 258 24237 22656 33 198 28 211 21 218 34 260 22656 21034 34 202 27 211 24 219 27 248 21034 19373 35 207 27 212 25 225 23 226 19373 17698 37 212 33 214 24 234 20 229 17698 16092 39 217 31 215 24 245 17 241 16092 14629 36 223 31 215 24 251 20 245 14629 13321 31 229 30 216 26 258 24 245 13321 12146 27 232 30 221 27 262 27 247 12146 11088 24 234 29 223 27 263 28 253 11088 10133 22 233 26 227 26 261 28 259 10133 9273 20 229 23*230 24 258 26 262 9273 8503 19 226 19*231 23 252 23 266 8503 7811 17 219 18 231 21 244 21 272 7811 7181 16*211 16 230 20 232 20 275 7181 6616 15*208 16 230 19 218 19 273 6616 6139 15 207 15 230 18 203 18 266 6139 5767 14 207 15 229 17 195 15 257 5767 5510 14 207 14 229 16 193 12 247 5510 5352 13 207 13 228 15*190 10*239 5352 5262 11 207 12 229 12*189 5*228 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