DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 73.5 - - - - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 438 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7820 - - 9767 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10837 - - 12538 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12881 - - 14828 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3025 - - 2541 - - - - - 164 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 587 - - 684 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 24 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 191 - - 184 - - - - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 4 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1758 - - -1426 - - - - - -8628 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14640 - - 16255 - - - - - 13891 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4357 - - -3984 - - - - - -12166 ODpotential blCL - - - 17238 - - 18812 - - - - - 17429 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 79 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 73.5 - - - - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.7 - - 19.6 - - - - - 17.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.6 - - 70.7 - - - - - 62.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.0 - - 19.1 - - - - - 17.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 438 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7820 - - 9767 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 16 - - - - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97085 19 276 22 274 27 294 97085 89804 30 289 24 297 18 284 89804 84212 27 283 30 290 14 286 84212 79569 17 269 21 283 16 309 79569 75559 12 261 16 262 17 289 75559 72011 11 281 13 273 13 282 72011 68797 10 286 9 275 15 282 68797 65842 16 281 9 269 13 287 65842 63085 15 274 13 280 15 325 63085 60391 11 279 19 261 20 293 60391 57574 15 272 21 249 19 278 57574 54645 19 267 16 266 26 268 54645 51835 27 246 38 260 28 259 51835 49296 35 234 36 235 24 250 49296 47029 36 230 34 226 29 246 47029 44993 31 232 35 223 34 223 44993 43148 34 233 45 218 32 215 43148 41461 47 222 50 210 44 217 41461 39908 54 209 53 207 58 203 39908 38475 50 202 53 204 64 193 38475 37139 49 209 52 204 64 192 37139 35865 51 217 50 206 66 193 35865 34586 45 219 47 209 68 192 34586 33273 39 219 44 212 68 196 33273 31932 38 216 41 215 67 201 31932 30553 38 213 40 216 65 199 30553 29124 40 213 43 215 62 197 29124 27652 44 214 51 211 61 196 27652 26138 49 215 53 206 59 197 26138 24585 49 215 52 201 57 198 24585 22997 45 212 51 201 52 200 22997 21370 42 208 48 202 45 203 21370 19698 42 206 44 203 37 205 19698 18006 41 203 38 202 33 208 18006 16379 36 201 33 199 32 210 16379 14893 28 198 28*192 33 209 14893 13560 22*192 25*187 35 207 13560 12360 19*191 25 186 36 204 12360 11277 17 194 25 185 37 201 11277 10298 16 194 25 185 37 198 10298 9414 15 193 25 184 36 195 9414 8620 14 192 25 184 34 193 8620 7905 14 191 24 183 33 191 7905 7253 13 190 24 183 31 189 7253 6668 12 189 24 183 29 186 6668 6172 12 188 23 182 26 183 6172 5787 11 187 23 182 23 178 5787 5520 10 186 22 182 18 172 5520 5356 10 186 21 182 14*168 5356 5263 9 185 18 182 6*158 5263 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