DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.5 - - 61.2 - - 64.3 - - 64.3 - - 51.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 30 - - 319 - - 207 - - 89 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 2841 - - 7965 - - 6223 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 6901 - - 10661 - - 8700 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top 5262 - - 7902 - - 13026 - - 11284 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 522 - - 3052 - - 1744 - - 3540 - - 1634 Hgt.Variab. W* 80 - - 409 - - 498 - - 346 - - 30 W* B/S 3 - - 22 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 3 - - 11 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 061 - - 105 - - 207 - - 246 - - 210 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 9 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -3 - - 18 - - -9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2639 - - -5040 - - -625 - - 55 - - -314 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7901 - - 12942 - - 13651 - - 11229 - - 5577 sfcLCL ODpotential -7525 - - -8011 - - -2511 - - -1185 - - -2756 ODpotential blCL 12787 - - 15913 - - 15537 - - 12469 - - 8018 blCL maxRH 92 - - 91 - - 97 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 160 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m 47.5 - - 61.2 - - 64.3 - - 64.3 - - 51.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.4 - - 22.6 - - 22.3 - - 33.1 - - 44.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.0 - - 59.0 - - 62.5 - - 63.2 - - 51.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.5 - - 21.8 - - 22.1 - - 32.9 - - 44.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 30 - - 319 - - 207 - - 89 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 2841 - - 7965 - - 6223 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 69 - - 64 - - 87 - - 99 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 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] 97857 19 255 26 261 28 270 23 264 29 260 97857 90447 7 303 10 219 17 260 23 285 19 297 90447 84796 6 319 11 325 8 292 18 293 17 318 84796 80124 8 312 15 316 13 326 15 307 16 319 80124 76108 4 336 15 312 19 306 19 299 20 307 76108 72568 11 339 6 293 12 282 17 286 22 288 72568 69347 21 311 14 307 15 299 16 283 18 275 69347 66347 29 296 24 290 22 284 20 285 17 261 66347 63537 32 283 30 277 28 270 25 277 21 270 63537 60801 33 273 32 270 35 267 35 278 30 281 60801 57927 38 273 38 270 41 265 43 270 38 277 57927 54923 46 274 44 268 46 266 48 265 45 270 54923 52045 51 273 50 268 49 266 49 262 48 266 52045 49461 54 269 51 265 50 263 48 262 46 262 49461 47156 54 264 50 261 47 262 45 261 43 258 47156 45080 50 259 48 258 44 260 41 260 38 253 45080 43193 47 260 45 258 43 255 42 260 32 254 43193 41467 44 260 44 261 41 254 40 258 29 255 41467 39876 43 260 43 260 40 255 38 252 28 256 39876 38407 43 260 40 256 39 252 38 247 30 255 38407 37054 41 264 40 257 39 249 36 249 31 249 37054 35780 41 263 40 256 39 250 34 251 27 244 35780 34514 40 258 38 252 39 251 33 253 24 244 34514 33218 38 253 36 251 36 251 33 255 25 243 33218 31892 39 252 37 253 34 253 33 256 27 238 31892 30524 39 253 38 254 35 256 35 254 27 226 30524 29104 33 252 36 256 37 255 36 253 22 207 29104 27636 28 251 33 255 35 253 34 252 20 205 27636 26119 26 251 32 252 37 250 31 248 20 216 26119 24559 24 251 30 251 35 223 29 239 21 227 24559 22958 23 257 29 250 31 223 28 236 21 231 22958 21314 22 268 27 250 26 246 25 236 18 236 21314 19621 22 277 23 246 19 253 19 237 16 246 19621 17910 22 265 18 252 12 256 11 243 15 255 17910 16269 16 253 15 262 7 271 8 236 13 267 16269 14776 11 259 12 243 5 268 7 233 11 280 14776 13444 7 285 11 231 4*237 8 235 9 291 13444 12250 7 314 9 220 5*221 8*240 9 290 12250 11175 7 322 7 210 6 215 9*242 9 285 11175 10206 5 313 6 195 8 211 10 246 11 280 10206 9335 5 299 4 177 10 208 10 247 12 273 9335 8554 4 284 3*147 12 207 11 247 13 268 8554 7851 4 259 3*127 14 205 12 247 12 265 7851 7212 2 232 3 114 15 205 12 247 11 264 7212 6637 2 125 3 104 16 204 12 247 9 258 6637 6152 5 090 3 099 16 204 12 247 8 249 6152 5775 8 072 4 097 16 204 12 247 8 225 5775 5514 7 063 4 093 16 204 12 247 7 213 5514 5354 6*061 3 092 15 203 11 246 6 211 5354 5262 5*061 3 093 13 203 10 246 4*210 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