DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.7 - - 74.9 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 310 - - 370 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2320 - - 5519 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6493 - - 9025 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7381 - - 10580 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1240 - - 2201 - - - - - 209 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 375 - - 532 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 27 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 10 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 251 - - - - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -7 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6342 - - -5921 - - - - - -8057 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13724 - - 16502 - - - - - 13321 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11993 - - -10412 - - - - - -16330 ODpotential blCL - - - 19374 - - 20992 - - - - - 21593 blCL maxRH - - - 28 - - 28 - - - - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.7 - - 74.9 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.2 - - 20.6 - - - - - 23.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.4 - - 72.2 - - - - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 20.5 - - - - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 310 - - 370 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2320 - - 5519 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98992 6 304 6 223 11 312 98992 91519 12 244 8 279 8 314 91519 85743 12 235 9 277 4 315 85743 80957 7 193 8 227 8 347 80957 76857 4 200 6 198 7 329 76857 73261 1 342 2 215 4 327 73261 70011 6 075 3 284 9 328 70011 67016 11 035 3 134 9 313 67016 64236 18 321 13 358 4 297 64236 61544 18 279 20 307 13 317 61544 58742 18 278 21 287 21 300 58742 55846 26 293 26 287 28 300 55846 53093 35 291 35 293 33 303 53093 50633 42 286 43 294 40 297 50633 48436 47 282 49 291 34 306 48436 46449 53 281 54 287 40 319 46449 44637 59 283 49 292 39 311 44637 42959 64 284 38 301 32 305 42959 41385 67 284 29 324 33 319 41385 39910 69 283 38 337 36 323 39910 38530 67 281 42 331 32 323 38530 37212 62 279 44 319 28 322 37212 35887 61 280 42 316 24 329 35887 34528 62 281 35 335 22 336 34528 33139 59 282 36 355 20 338 33139 31707 53 283 37 351 21 340 31707 30220 46 286 39 344 24 339 30220 28680 41 292 37 340 27 337 28680 27090 43 294 33 323 28 337 27090 25453 43 291 34 311 27 337 25453 23774 42 292 34 311 25 331 23774 22048 39 295 31 312 25 318 22048 20271 36 296 31 308 27 313 20271 18473 32 296 31 304 27 315 18473 16749 28 295 28 304 24 316 16749 15184 24 296 25 305 19 310 15184 13788 20 298 21 306 13 301 13788 12541 16 298 16 304 10 310 12541 11418 13 298 11*287 10 323 11418 10405 11 298 10*264 11 321 10405 9493 9 296 10 258 13 310 9493 8676 7 289 11 254 16 296 8676 7943 5*268 11 250 20 284 7943 7278 3*207 11 249 24 274 7278 6682 3 191 11 246 27 264 6682 6180 3 186 11 244 27 256 6180 5791 3 177 10 243 25 251 5791 5521 3 173 10 242 20 246 5521 5357 3 171 10 241 15 244 5357 5263 2 168 9 241 7*239 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