DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.4 - - 70.3 - - 68.2 - - 60.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 303 - - 17 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2020 - - 7562 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6218 - - 10559 - - 5246 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7081 - - 12623 - - 5263 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2530 - - 2800 - - 11242 - - 1675 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 554 - - 65 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 52 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 132 - - 178 - - 244 - - 064 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 12 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3297 - - 187 - - -6653 - - -3867 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10378 - - 12437 - - 11917 - - 9131 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5560 - - -800 - - -7955 - - -6461 ODpotential blCL - - - 12641 - - 13423 - - 13218 - - 11724 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 85 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 110 - - 100 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.4 - - 70.3 - - 68.2 - - 60.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.1 - - 33.7 - - 34.0 - - 38.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.4 - - 67.9 - - 67.8 - - 61.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.8 - - 33.6 - - 33.7 - - 38.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 303 - - 17 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2020 - - 7562 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 34 - - 42 - - 101 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98113 14 301 8 328 6 312 11 298 98113 90793 6 246 8 287 12 331 8 307 90793 85109 5 153 5 263 14 315 10 338 85109 80414 4 095 4 175 7 296 8 331 80414 76391 6 015 1 235 1 265 2 029 76391 72826 1 115 6 310 3 293 5 347 72826 69602 4 242 10 294 7 274 7 293 69602 66643 7 271 12 258 14 290 9 286 66643 63888 14 279 16 263 22 283 19 281 63888 61211 15 264 20 254 20 270 21 271 61211 58402 21 277 21 265 19 268 21 271 58402 55467 30 274 27 268 26 269 28 277 55467 52663 35 260 33 260 35 263 34 262 52663 50144 35 258 36 256 36 256 34 248 50144 47883 44 264 41 260 35 257 32 247 47883 45821 53 259 45 255 38 256 35 247 45821 43928 58 252 49 246 42 250 37 250 43928 42178 59 245 47 241 42 246 33 257 42178 40554 55 241 44 243 39 246 28 258 40554 39048 54 241 46 242 35 245 20 262 39048 37650 56 241 50 233 31 245 16 273 37650 36325 57 239 47 230 31 248 15 294 36325 35005 60 235 48 237 34 249 14 326 35005 33661 60 229 54 238 32 253 13 358 33661 32294 58 226 58 233 31 249 16 017 32294 30892 57 222 59 228 33 245 17 020 30892 29441 54 219 60 224 33 241 15 018 29441 27945 50 216 60 218 39 237 13 015 27945 26404 47 216 59 219 51 229 12 011 26404 24822 44 221 51 229 53 229 11 002 24822 23200 40 231 40 240 35 247 12 350 23200 21534 32 244 30 252 21 275 12 328 21534 19819 21 254 20 266 14 294 12 312 19819 18088 16 257 14 288 12 295 11 316 18088 16433 14 259 12 296 11 310 9 334 16433 14931 11 267 8 314 10 312 8 339 14931 13587 4 279 4*333 8 309 6 327 13587 12379 3 002 1*293 7 300 3 309 12379 11289 4 352 1 254 6 293 2 284 11289 10303 3 011 1 202 5 283 1 239 10303 9415 3 101 2 180 4 274 1 176 9415 8619 5 145 2 176 4 265 2 125 8619 7903 5 160 3 174 4 257 2 098 7903 7251 4*154 3 172 3 251 4 083 7251 6666 4*140 3 170 3 248 5 076 6666 6170 4 135 3 167 3 247 6 074 6170 5786 4 131 3 166 3 245 7 073 5786 5519 4 129 3 165 3 247 6 071 5519 5356 4 127 3 167 3*245 5*068 5356 5263 4 125 3 164 2*244 3*064 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