DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/11 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 24.2 - - 30.3 - - 28.7 - - 23.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 22 - - 0 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5243 - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5260 - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 671 - - 874 - - 706 - - 295 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 71 - - 10 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 054 - - 080 - - 224 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - -598 - - -118 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5260 - - 5859 - - 5380 - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9812 - - -8829 - - -8528 - - -10759 ODpotential blCL - - - 15072 - - 14090 - - 13789 - - 16020 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 76 - - 73 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.2 - - 30.3 - - 28.7 - - 23.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.9 - - 23.8 - - 24.1 - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.3 - - 29.8 - - 30.9 - - 27.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.3 - - 23.1 - - 23.7 - - 22.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 22 - - 0 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95942 44 347 46 005 50 034 47 034 95942 89098 33 351 37 356 41 020 42 015 89098 83762 24 002 29 003 36 006 41 014 83762 79256 24 014 26 002 25 006 31 014 79256 75334 21 007 17 357 28 003 31 009 75334 71843 18 013 13 007 21 353 25 000 71843 68650 21 354 22 004 18 357 26 359 68650 65684 21 344 23 359 18 355 22 347 65684 62927 21 329 23 328 19 023 14 004 62927 60233 22 315 29 325 27 350 15 017 60233 57400 25 315 29 323 32 330 29 331 57400 54473 25 318 27 315 35 327 38 333 54473 51700 30 332 30 318 39 325 40 329 51700 49229 41 320 34 320 40 323 35 329 49229 47027 43 310 36 316 38 321 37 332 47027 45037 40 306 39 317 37 323 38 322 45037 43225 38 309 40 320 34 319 33 311 43225 41570 40 314 42 328 23 331 32 341 41570 40065 42 317 42 334 40 359 33 009 40065 38678 40 316 46 341 54 357 38 023 38678 37375 39 316 42 342 51 353 44 017 37375 36119 42 317 39 345 38 352 44 018 36119 34853 39 317 40 355 30 357 37 027 34853 33551 32 316 39 354 29 358 24 034 33551 32217 28 314 36 348 30 350 17 022 32217 30841 27 315 33 339 32 343 15 004 30841 29413 27 315 33 326 33 342 19 338 29413 27933 27 311 36 319 33 345 24 335 27933 26402 28 307 37 316 30 349 24 332 26402 24821 28 306 36 310 25 347 21 326 24821 23194 25 307 32 306 23 338 21 324 23194 21516 24 302 29 307 24 325 25 324 21516 19785 24 297 27 310 23 315 28 324 19785 18033 23 297 27 310 22 313 28 324 18033 16351 20 294 23 311 21 319 25 328 16351 14821 19 294 18 304 21 324 23 333 14821 13454 19 291 16 296 19 325 21 336 13454 12230 19 278 17 291 17 324 18 333 12230 11132 19 267 18 283 16 324 13 327 11132 10146 20 263 18 276 15 324 10 321 10146 9263 19 260 17 273 14 320 8 318 9263 8477 18 254 15 267 13 309 6 313 8477 7776 13 247 12 260 12 290 6 288 7776 7144 8 233 9 242 10 267 8 257 7144 6583 5 195 6 218 9 248 10 239 6583 6112 3 098 3 114 5 222 9 215 6112 5750 6 052 4 082 2 178 6 185 5750 5500 6 052 4 081 1 155 4 168 5500 5348 5*053 4*081 1*187 2*156 5348 5261 5*054 3*080 1*224 1*259 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