DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/02 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 - - - 37.9 - - 37.9 - - 28.9 - - 27.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 391 - - -22 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3410 - - 4816 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7262 - - 8500 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8471 - - 9877 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4386 - - 4725 - - 1517 - - 388 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 406 - - 522 - - 35 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 27 - - 34 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 255 - - 265 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -22 - - -15 - - -7 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1537 - - 1707 - - 1 - - -199 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6935 - - 8170 - - 5261 - - 5460 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -738 - - 0 - - -1897 - - -3061 ODpotential blCL - - - 9209 - - 9877 - - 7158 - - 8322 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 84 - - 83 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 190 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 37.9 - - 28.9 - - 27.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.7 - - 20.3 - - 26.0 - - 22.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 35.9 - - 29.2 - - 29.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 19.8 - - 25.4 - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 391 - - -22 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3410 - - 4816 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 35 - - 33 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 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] 96381 13 221 14 263 14 276 17 277 96381 89210 6 197 6 224 6 270 9 295 89210 83754 4 215 9 227 6 273 9 298 83754 79245 5 293 7 247 11 209 7 218 79245 75321 11 258 18 262 13 285 10 254 75321 71827 15 237 17 246 16 235 19 247 71827 68653 13 283 14 271 13 216 19 228 68653 65695 29 271 29 271 24 293 8 248 65695 62915 28 259 27 267 29 282 15 272 62915 60197 32 272 31 278 28 270 23 269 60197 57347 38 280 43 277 34 256 38 251 57347 54370 45 280 44 269 37 259 32 256 54370 51506 46 275 40 268 39 269 35 275 51506 48926 46 274 41 278 38 277 37 281 48926 46618 44 276 45 280 40 282 36 284 46618 44524 46 279 45 277 40 282 35 287 44524 42606 49 277 45 278 42 285 36 293 42606 40834 54 273 48 279 45 286 39 295 40834 39190 59 267 52 275 47 284 40 294 39190 37659 63 260 53 272 46 283 40 295 37659 36235 65 255 53 269 45 283 40 294 36235 34883 64 253 51 268 42 282 39 291 34883 33537 65 252 49 268 40 283 35 293 33537 32172 65 250 49 267 40 283 35 303 32172 30798 63 247 46 264 36 276 32 303 30798 29407 60 245 43 260 24 275 24 317 29407 27986 56 242 41 256 27 300 28 334 27986 26536 54 237 37 251 27 286 24 336 26536 25067 53 228 27 244 14 270 16 346 25067 23586 54 221 14 243 13 091 7 330 23586 22080 53 219 14 358 17 085 2 301 22080 20530 52 221 24 359 6 081 1 248 20530 18931 49 228 20 349 7 332 6 320 18931 17312 43 239 15 330 11 327 14 308 17312 15758 35 252 15 302 16 328 17 305 15758 14341 28 265 17 291 24 330 18 338 14341 13075 26 275 20 282 26 335 23 348 13075 11937 25 280 23 274 25 340 24 351 11937 10912 25 280 26 267 25 344 26 349 10912 9986 25 277 28*262 25 345 26 343 9986 9153 25*272 30*259 24 342 26 336 9153 8406 26*268 32 257 22 332 25 329 8406 7735 27 264 35 255 22 315 24 320 7735 7124 29 261 35 254 24 297 23 310 7124 6576 29 259 36 254 29 282 21 297 6576 6111 29 258 35 254 30 274 20 285 6111 5751 28 258 35 254 29 270 19 274 5751 5501 27 257 33 254 26 267 16 266 5501 5348 25 257 31 254 22*266 13*262 5348 5261 20 256 24 254 15*265 8*257 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