DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/18 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 0740z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 29.9 - - 38.2 - - 44.6 - - 45.1 - - 38.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 106 - - 406 - - 490 - - 205 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1306 - - 4342 - - 7249 - - 7504 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit 5244 - - 8136 - - 10531 - - 10288 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top 6367 - - 9403 - - 12310 - - 12565 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2317 - - 2402 - - 1508 - - 1644 - - 6962 Hgt.Variab. W* 221 - - 509 - - 640 - - 485 - - 10 W* B/S 3 - - 12 - - 52 - - 38 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 14 - - 8 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 061 - - 071 - - 061 - - 283 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 4 - - -7 - - -2 - - -8 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1606 - - -1769 - - -1520 - - -1684 - - -7987 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7973 - - 11173 - - 13831 - - 14249 - - 13248 sfcLCL ODpotential -4327 - - -5966 - - -8808 - - -8293 - - -15279 ODpotential blCL 10694 - - 15369 - - 21118 - - 20858 - - 20540 blCL maxRH 54 - - 48 - - 57 - - 67 - - 66 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.9 - - 38.2 - - 44.6 - - 45.1 - - 38.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 13.8 - - 7.7 - - 2.0 - - 0.7 - - -1.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 28.8 - - 35.6 - - 41.7 - - 43.4 - - 40.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 12.7 - - 6.5 - - 1.4 - - 0.1 - - -2.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 106 - - 406 - - 490 - - 205 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1306 - - 4342 - - 7249 - - 7504 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 97593 9 267 20 268 18 277 20 278 17 290 97593 90308 6 224 11 238 16 284 14 277 11 302 90308 84670 7 236 6 158 9 243 10 254 10 282 84670 79969 6 267 5 272 4 214 6 275 7 292 79969 75905 8 256 12 234 12 262 12 288 8 298 75905 72292 7 285 2 242 12 247 13 275 12 277 72292 69014 19 284 10 280 14 269 15 296 14 289 69014 66006 23 260 18 277 19 275 22 292 18 286 66006 63207 16 276 21 280 20 279 23 289 19 282 63207 60478 28 292 27 291 27 291 28 290 27 289 60478 57628 36 287 35 287 35 290 35 287 36 287 57628 54666 42 285 41 287 42 287 39 289 39 284 54666 51830 47 282 47 286 45 284 43 285 39 283 51830 49267 48 285 50 286 47 282 45 282 40 282 49267 46964 51 288 52 284 49 284 47 282 41 284 46964 44876 56 288 53 284 52 285 52 284 46 284 44876 42973 61 288 55 286 60 285 60 286 51 285 42973 41234 66 290 61 290 69 284 68 289 59 287 41234 39639 72 289 73 290 76 285 83 288 71 289 39639 38171 77 291 81 286 84 285 94 286 84 288 38171 36812 84 292 82 286 85 282 100 284 96 285 36812 35522 90 293 84 289 81 283 102 282 100 282 35522 34231 94 292 87 292 81 286 97 280 99 281 34231 32911 94 291 90 291 82 285 91 282 98 281 32911 31562 92 291 91 289 81 284 89 285 97 282 31562 30172 92 290 90 289 81 285 89 286 97 283 30172 28730 92 291 89 289 82 286 87 287 94 285 28730 27243 91 291 89 290 82 287 84 288 89 288 27243 25715 91 293 86 290 80 287 81 288 83 290 25715 24148 89 294 84 291 78 288 78 287 79 291 24148 22549 84 296 81 295 75 288 75 286 75 289 22549 20916 75 297 72 297 71 288 72 286 72 286 20916 19242 62 297 59 294 63 288 68 287 66 285 19242 17558 48 303 45 293 51 288 57 288 56 286 17558 15951 32 319 28 302 34 292 39 290 42 287 15951 14498 17 332 14 317 16 294 19 294 28 289 14498 13205 7 343 6 313 4*295 5*287 14 297 13205 12048 3 009 4 278 1*036 4*285 9 301 12048 11006 3 047 2 260 1 051 4 284 6 300 11006 10066 5 055 2*076 2 061 4 286 5 298 10066 9219 8 059 5*076 2 064 3 284 3 296 9219 8460 13 070 7 074 2 065 2 281 1 280 8460 7777 17 073 8 072 3 065 2 279 1 129 7777 7156 18 072 8 072 3 063 1 276 2 126 7156 6598 17*067 8 071 3 063 1 278 4 123 6598 6126 15*063 8 069 3 061 1 268 4 121 6126 5760 14 062 8 069 3 061 1 272 5 122 5760 5506 14 061 8 068 3 062 0 265 5 123 5506 5350 13 060 8 068 3 060 0 273 5 121 5350 5261 11 060 7 068 3 063 0 258 4*121 5261 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