DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 77.2 - - 78.3 - - 66.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 285 - - 323 - - 56 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2352 - - 6304 - - 203 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6494 - - 9589 - - 5248 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7413 - - 11365 - - 5264 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1539 - - 3777 - - 12259 - - 129 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 367 - - 532 - - 95 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 087 - - 171 - - 167 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6741 - - -3560 - - -7916 - - -5755 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14155 - - 14926 - - 13180 - - 11019 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10123 - - -5285 - - -8984 - - -9837 ODpotential blCL - - - 17536 - - 16650 - - 14248 - - 15101 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 68 - - 79 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 300 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 77.2 - - 78.3 - - 66.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 29.7 - - 38.6 - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.7 - - 74.7 - - 77.4 - - 71.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.3 - - 29.6 - - 38.5 - - 36.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 285 - - 323 - - 56 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2352 - - 6304 - - 203 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 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] 99019 4 179 2 213 3 194 3 162 99019 91615 14 229 5 249 6 171 5 219 91615 85883 12 229 8 187 4 230 5 272 85883 81123 12 220 12 244 8 252 9 223 81123 77005 13 260 14 256 9 271 6 251 77005 73360 12 265 17 242 16 270 13 294 73360 70065 11 257 15 228 17 253 16 293 70065 67043 13 268 11 257 13 252 14 272 67043 64248 18 254 18 274 16 272 11 262 64248 61533 20 239 24 258 18 279 11 248 61533 58694 18 236 28 252 28 272 22 278 58694 55766 25 245 34 240 38 252 35 255 55766 52994 34 245 38 239 45 236 38 231 52994 50502 42 242 42 236 42 235 36 224 50502 48259 44 239 43 236 43 241 40 233 48259 46223 44 243 47 242 51 244 54 235 46223 44363 51 245 55 242 60 239 68 234 44363 42652 61 241 61 239 67 235 80 233 42652 41064 70 237 66 239 70 235 86 230 41064 39582 71 235 72 239 74 236 87 228 39582 38203 69 235 77 237 79 236 84 228 38203 36889 65 237 79 237 83 235 81 228 36889 35572 62 241 79 238 83 233 77 228 35572 34222 63 243 77 240 83 233 72 230 34222 32842 62 241 71 240 80 236 67 232 32842 31419 58 238 64 239 70 240 66 231 31419 29942 54 237 57 238 56 240 64 229 29942 28417 48 236 48 235 49 237 55 227 28417 26849 42 235 41 231 43 235 45 228 26849 25241 38 232 36 229 38 232 37 231 25241 23595 36 228 34 227 34 229 31 230 23595 21905 33 225 33 226 31 228 27 226 21905 20161 28 226 29 224 26 227 22 223 20161 18400 22 228 22 220 20 217 17 203 18400 16711 17 227 17 212 19 200 18 192 16711 15171 14 209 16 199 18 194 19 183 15171 13793 14 188 16 191 17 186 20 176 13793 12554 14 181 16 189 16 183 19 174 12554 11437 13 185 13*183 15 181 18 174 11437 10427 12 192 12*182 14 178 17 174 10427 9518 9 192 11 176 14 176 16 175 9518 8701 7 164 10 172 13 174 15 177 8701 7968 8*121 9 170 12 173 15 179 7968 7300 10*092 9 169 12 172 14 182 7300 6700 10 089 8 167 11 170 14 184 6700 6193 10 087 8 166 10 169 13 185 6193 5799 10 086 8 165 10 168 11 185 5799 5526 10 084 7 164 10 168 9 181 5526 5359 9 084 7 164 9*168 6*169 5359 5264 9 083 7 163 8*167 4*164 5264 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