DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.6 - - 44.9 - - 52.0 - - 45.3 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -59 - - 67 - - 64 - - -24 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 201 - - 201 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 5245 - - 5246 - - 5245 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top 5261 - - 5262 - - 5262 - - 5262 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 513 - - 1605 - - 5293 - - 1896 - - 203 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 101 - - 99 - - 12 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 16 - - 12 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 239 - - 250 - - 283 - - 261 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - -6 - - -6 - - -4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - -1236 - - -3262 - - -1215 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5261 - - 6498 - - 8525 - - 6478 - - 5262 sfcLCL ODpotential -8456 - - -6873 - - -4728 - - -3792 - - -3769 ODpotential blCL 13717 - - 12135 - - 9990 - - 9054 - - 9031 blCL maxRH 82 - - 80 - - 85 - - 89 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.6 - - 44.9 - - 52.0 - - 45.3 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.3 - - 34.8 - - 33.0 - - 35.3 - - 37.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.3 - - 44.2 - - 51.2 - - 46.7 - - 41.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.3 - - 34.6 - - 32.8 - - 35.3 - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -59 - - 67 - - 64 - - -24 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 201 - - 201 - - 201 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 28 - - 21 - - 38 - - 54 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 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] 96383 26 056 17 022 21 355 31 353 38 337 96383 89348 24 029 17 024 17 355 27 357 31 353 89348 83847 15 006 16 024 13 013 18 340 28 006 83847 79244 24 012 22 356 13 357 12 340 20 005 79244 75251 22 343 18 340 23 336 17 357 15 002 75251 71722 18 354 17 009 23 349 24 358 21 346 71722 68533 29 014 27 006 21 353 22 358 15 347 68533 65571 33 342 24 329 24 342 18 346 15 332 65571 62817 23 316 24 302 22 331 25 331 24 326 62817 60160 13 254 9 339 15 311 24 329 29 337 60160 57377 18 337 25 000 17 324 22 328 39 332 57377 54487 53 318 43 317 32 316 38 304 40 314 54487 51735 62 311 48 316 43 312 41 306 44 299 51735 49257 60 311 57 319 59 318 54 322 48 313 49257 47046 67 315 76 320 72 319 69 322 71 324 47046 45085 78 310 87 314 84 318 85 320 89 322 45085 43333 79 304 93 306 96 313 103 317 102 318 43333 41726 73 299 95 300 103 307 107 304 109 314 41726 40222 66 298 93 298 105 304 103 300 109 311 40222 38808 64 301 84 296 104 304 94 303 105 309 38808 37477 67 306 87 299 101 305 91 304 99 307 37477 36199 71 310 91 303 99 306 92 305 95 309 36199 34912 75 312 92 306 97 307 91 306 95 314 34912 33587 78 314 89 309 94 305 92 307 96 318 33587 32230 78 314 84 310 92 303 92 309 98 319 32230 30829 77 312 80 309 89 302 92 310 98 318 30829 29373 74 310 78 306 86 302 92 310 95 315 29373 27870 73 308 79 304 83 303 91 311 93 313 27870 26322 72 307 79 303 80 304 89 311 91 311 26322 24732 74 306 77 305 79 307 88 311 89 311 24732 23100 76 307 75 306 80 309 87 313 89 311 23100 21422 77 308 74 307 78 308 84 314 89 313 21422 19693 76 308 73 306 73 307 76 315 85 315 19693 17949 73 306 71 302 68 306 68 314 73 317 17949 16283 70 303 70 299 63 305 61 312 60 320 16283 14773 68 300 69 299 57 306 56 312 52 321 14773 13429 66 298 67 301 52 307 51 313 47 320 13429 12228 63 299 64 305 45 309 43 314 41 318 12228 11149 61 300 58 310 37 311 36 316 35 315 11149 10178 57 300 51 313 29 313 28 317 31 313 10178 9306 54 299 42 313 23 313 21 320 28 312 9306 8526 49 295 33 310 19 308 17 323 24 312 8526 7827 43 286 27 300 18 300 15 320 21 312 7827 7192 40 272 25 285 17 291 15 305 16 311 7192 6622 40 258 26 268 17 288 16 287 12 309 6622 6140 39 249 26 256 16 287 17 277 11 300 6140 5767 34 246 25 253 16 285 16 270 12 282 5767 5509 25 242 24 252 15 285 15 265 12 268 5509 5352 21 241 21*251 14 284 12*262 10*262 5352 5262 13*239 16*250 12*283 8*261 6*260 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