DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 46.3 - - 55.9 - - 59.4 - - 56.3 - - 48.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 38 - - 317 - - 250 - - 44 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 2739 - - 5243 - - 202 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 6826 - - 8643 - - 5246 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top 5262 - - 7800 - - 10304 - - 5263 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 710 - - 3714 - - 2978 - - 6326 - - 2538 Hgt.Variab. W* 87 - - 405 - - 461 - - 88 - - 32 W* B/S 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 15 - - 19 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 236 - - 250 - - 261 - - 265 - - 255 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -5 - - 9 - - -6 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -458 - - -471 - - 763 - - -3472 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5721 - - 8271 - - 9541 - - 8736 - - 5262 sfcLCL ODpotential -3718 - - -2033 - - -247 - - -4852 - - -1808 ODpotential blCL 8980 - - 9833 - - 10551 - - 10115 - - 7070 blCL maxRH 89 - - 79 - - 100 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 30 - - 70 - - 40 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m 46.3 - - 55.9 - - 59.4 - - 56.3 - - 48.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.5 - - 37.8 - - 35.7 - - 36.2 - - 44.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.6 - - 53.6 - - 57.5 - - 55.8 - - 48.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.6 - - 36.9 - - 35.4 - - 35.9 - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 38 - - 317 - - 250 - - 44 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 2739 - - 5243 - - 202 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 54 - - 17 - - 101 - - 101 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 97722 10 046 3 184 7 009 7 158 6 291 97722 90321 9 045 8 132 1 203 7 001 7 038 90321 84666 3 050 2 092 3 184 6 351 7 045 84666 79981 3 068 1 339 4 196 4 301 5 042 79981 75918 1 150 6 285 2 151 5 194 4 276 75918 72311 5 209 12 255 8 313 5 002 5 249 72311 69041 4 197 15 249 13 269 9 307 8 283 69041 66028 4 262 17 254 14 250 13 266 9 266 66028 63211 11 275 19 250 19 256 17 272 12 289 63211 60459 17 258 22 240 22 255 20 260 16 281 60459 57581 16 260 17 245 19 254 20 261 18 272 57581 54611 16 270 12 254 19 255 22 282 17 268 54611 51795 14 290 12 282 19 253 22 284 15 278 51795 49267 14 297 14 300 17 271 22 300 14 299 49267 46999 14 331 18 307 18 288 22 300 23 308 46999 44945 17 343 17 299 14 284 21 287 27 307 44945 43073 18 342 14 302 11 289 19 287 24 301 43073 41362 18 338 22 329 22 314 25 297 22 300 41362 39797 15 341 25 326 29 311 31 296 29 305 39797 38365 11 001 25 330 29 310 39 298 39 293 38365 37048 19 005 23 340 29 313 36 292 38 280 37048 35792 25 360 23 348 25 314 30 286 34 277 35792 34527 22 002 23 353 21 315 28 285 33 277 34527 33227 20 006 18 354 18 312 26 287 31 276 33227 31895 19 005 14 347 18 307 26 292 31 277 31895 30521 17 006 11 346 20 303 25 293 31 279 30521 29097 16 009 11 343 19 301 24 287 29 279 29097 27624 15 007 12 333 17 299 24 277 28 279 27624 26105 12 349 12 320 16 300 22 275 27 281 26105 24543 12 331 13 312 16 299 22 283 25 279 24543 22943 12 336 12 310 16 298 23 286 24 268 22943 21298 16 344 12 305 19 298 23 281 24 266 21298 19604 18 345 13 301 23 299 24 280 24 268 19604 17892 20 342 14 300 22 295 22 290 27 273 17892 16249 18 337 12 301 18 288 20 297 27 281 16249 14754 15 327 12 301 15 284 18 295 25 289 14754 13421 14 318 13 297 14 279 18 297 22 296 13421 12225 12 312 12 293 14 275 17 291 20 301 12225 11151 11 305 11 289 15*270 18 283 18 305 11151 10183 9 298 9 281 18*264 21 273 18 312 10183 9314 9 292 9 275 19 263 23 269 18 316 9314 8535 9 286 10 273 19 262 23 267 18 314 8535 7835 10 281 12*266 20 261 24 267 17 308 7835 7199 11 278 15*255 20 260 24 266 17 296 7199 6628 13 274 15 251 20 260 24 266 18 281 6628 6146 13 268 15 250 20 259 23 266 18 269 6146 5772 12 255 15 248 19 259 23 266 17 263 5772 5512 9 242 14 247 19 259 21 266 15 259 5512 5353 8*237 14 247 18 259 19*265 13*257 5353 5262 6*236 12 246 15 259 15*265 9*255 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