DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 77.5 - - 73.6 - - 65.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 389 - - -2 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4109 - - 6893 - - 203 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7916 - - 10146 - - 5247 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9170 - - 11954 - - 5264 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1784 - - 3922 - - 11466 - - 384 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 482 - - 584 - - 56 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 10 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 136 - - 177 - - 180 - - 143 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -471 - - 55 - - -4466 - - -3041 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9641 - - 11900 - - 9731 - - 8305 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3036 - - -1024 - - -6373 - - -6940 ODpotential blCL - - - 12206 - - 12978 - - 11637 - - 12204 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 83 - - 100 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 420 - - 840 - - 1360 - - 780 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 77.5 - - 73.6 - - 65.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.1 - - 43.2 - - 48.8 - - 47.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.7 - - 74.6 - - 73.5 - - 68.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.0 - - 43.1 - - 47.7 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 389 - - -2 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4109 - - 6893 - - 203 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 32 - - 102 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 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] 99036 1 244 3 094 8 005 6 047 99036 91635 5 097 5 114 3 053 3 019 91635 85918 3 090 0 283 5 075 7 042 85918 81169 3 187 3 341 5 024 11 035 81169 77054 7 231 6 318 4 019 3 277 77054 73407 7 209 11 251 9 293 6 354 73407 70102 5 233 10 235 10 270 8 307 70102 67061 8 257 8 232 9 269 4 258 67061 64242 12 246 9 228 12 227 9 251 64242 61501 11 225 13 225 9 219 9 215 61501 58636 20 234 18 230 18 240 7 229 58636 55674 32 232 27 234 32 233 26 228 55674 52843 35 232 37 231 44 239 38 228 52843 50287 38 235 45 237 50 241 41 241 50287 47995 44 236 51 240 52 242 52 240 47995 45923 49 235 52 237 53 242 58 237 45923 44041 48 231 49 231 54 238 60 235 44041 42326 44 232 46 229 52 232 57 234 42326 40747 43 238 47 231 45 233 51 235 40747 39279 44 235 48 232 40 241 47 240 39279 37908 43 231 50 228 40 245 49 246 37908 36603 42 232 47 216 40 245 51 248 36603 35298 41 234 45 211 41 242 50 248 35298 33961 38 233 44 214 41 235 47 249 33961 32593 34 232 43 219 39 226 43 249 32593 31184 30 235 40 222 33 219 39 249 31184 29724 27 234 36 224 30 219 35 248 29724 28215 26 234 34 226 34 218 34 247 28215 26658 25 238 32 228 32 217 33 250 26658 25056 24 239 32 230 33 217 29 251 25056 23416 23 240 32 229 32 218 28 241 23416 21737 20 239 30 227 29 216 26 230 21737 20018 16 234 26 227 28 215 20 221 20018 18284 15 239 22 226 26 216 20 224 18284 16616 15 243 21 223 24 216 21 225 16616 15094 16 243 20 218 21 212 21 220 15094 13728 18 246 18 212 19 204 20 215 13728 12501 20 236 16*201 18 196 21 213 12501 11393 17 209 13*188 18 189 22 211 11393 10392 14 191 13 184 18 186 24 209 10392 9490 10*178 12 181 17 185 25 205 9490 8680 9*163 11 177 17 184 26 200 8680 7951 9 140 11 175 17 183 27 196 7951 7287 9 135 11 173 17 182 26 194 7287 6691 9 133 10 171 16 182 25 191 6691 6187 9 131 10 169 15 182 21 189 6187 5796 8 129 9 167 14 181 17 185 5796 5524 8 128 9 167 13 181 12 178 5524 5358 8 128 9 167 12*181 8*171 5358 5264 7 127 8 167 9*180 3*143 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