DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.7 - - 70.3 - - 71.3 - - 61.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 445 - - 479 - - 193 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6874 - - 10932 - - 11803 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10189 - - 13539 - - 13642 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11935 - - 15993 - - 16864 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1994 - - 1781 - - 1680 - - 7572 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 610 - - 730 - - 554 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 302 - - 310 - - 012 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 24 - - 50 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2496 - - -180 - - 263 - - -9522 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14432 - - 16174 - - 16602 - - 14785 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5424 - - -1705 - - -1457 - - -14124 ODpotential blCL - - - 17359 - - 17698 - - 18321 - - 19387 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 53 - - 69 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.7 - - 70.3 - - 71.3 - - 61.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.4 - - 16.8 - - 16.0 - - 15.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.7 - - 67.1 - - 69.5 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.7 - - 16.1 - - 15.4 - - 14.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 445 - - 479 - - 193 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6874 - - 10932 - - 11803 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97622 5 231 6 002 5 075 1 085 97622 90238 6 112 4 267 4 039 5 090 90238 84548 6 107 3 161 5 030 9 066 84548 79839 6 116 7 119 2 141 10 020 79839 75797 7 086 6 116 1 031 8 037 75797 72217 3 346 6 096 3 340 8 014 72217 68976 4 245 6 019 5 040 2 037 68976 65989 2 053 6 294 13 342 9 039 65989 63215 3 355 2 248 11 320 10 012 63215 60534 10 321 7 358 8 345 12 005 60534 57752 11 324 11 326 9 346 6 011 57752 54867 13 334 13 315 16 329 11 333 54867 52114 18 327 12 312 24 309 26 312 52114 49643 26 325 20 322 25 311 24 305 49643 47420 31 310 30 317 29 315 26 314 47420 45392 32 306 35 313 31 318 32 327 45392 43548 33 309 35 312 39 325 48 332 43548 41875 36 314 40 323 48 333 58 346 41875 40336 41 318 50 330 61 342 81 349 40336 38896 44 322 56 337 80 349 90 346 38896 37546 50 327 64 340 100 350 89 346 37546 36254 56 324 67 338 104 349 88 348 36254 34956 57 322 64 334 86 349 82 349 34956 33625 59 327 58 334 71 349 70 346 33625 32268 61 328 56 338 64 348 58 344 32268 30874 62 326 57 339 57 346 52 343 30874 29433 62 323 57 339 53 347 47 346 29433 27947 62 323 57 339 52 348 41 348 27947 26415 60 326 56 340 50 348 37 350 26415 24840 58 329 53 341 49 350 36 352 24840 23224 54 329 50 340 46 353 36 353 23224 21563 49 326 45 338 43 353 35 354 21563 19851 45 321 41 336 39 347 32 355 19851 18120 42 318 35 333 28*336 30 355 18120 16460 38 318 24*325 16*319 23 351 16460 14952 34 320 16*312 15 318 13 328 14952 13605 27 320 16 311 14 317 9 315 13605 12394 17*314 15 309 13 315 9 326 12394 11301 13*308 14 306 12 312 9 337 11301 10314 10 303 13 302 11 309 10 344 10314 9424 9 301 13 299 11 305 10 351 9424 8626 8 300 12 297 11 302 11 356 8626 7909 8 300 12 295 10 300 12 000 7909 7255 8 300 12 293 10 298 12 004 7255 6669 7 300 11 291 10 296 13 007 6669 6173 7 300 11 290 9 295 12 010 6173 5788 6 299 11 289 9 293 12 012 5788 5520 6 300 11 289 9 293 10 014 5520 5357 6 300 10 289 9 293 8 014 5357 5263 6 300 9 288 8 293 5*012 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