DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.2 - - 42.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 49 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 201 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5245 - - 5245 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 5261 - - 5262 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1526 - - 2962 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 94 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 3 - - 9 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 225 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5261 - - 5262 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -176 - - -774 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 5437 - - 6036 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.2 - - 42.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.1 - - 38.3 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 41.2 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 37.2 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 49 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 201 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 102 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97417 17 316 20 300 97417 90256 14 319 14 318 90256 84702 10 296 16 307 84702 80092 4 352 9 273 80092 76135 1 331 2 036 76135 72619 8 192 3 359 72619 69416 10 189 9 235 69416 66480 4 196 9 212 66480 63762 6 221 12 203 63762 61113 13 225 12 213 61113 58330 20 221 24 226 58330 55431 23 226 28 226 55431 52648 30 230 36 228 52648 50129 32 228 37 220 50129 47864 38 227 36 220 47864 45799 46 225 35 223 45799 43894 51 221 38 224 43894 42121 53 219 43 220 42121 40462 54 218 44 218 40462 38903 53 219 45 218 38903 37438 55 220 47 219 37438 36040 60 217 53 218 36040 34646 62 213 58 216 34646 33233 66 217 60 217 33233 31804 71 221 66 217 31804 30352 73 220 74 215 30352 28871 72 217 78 212 28871 27364 68 217 76 210 27364 25834 63 218 70 209 25834 24275 64 216 68 208 24275 22685 61 215 68 207 22685 21053 44 207 62 210 21053 19376 36 209 52 222 19376 17687 30 201 28 227 17687 16068 24 189 21 206 16068 14595 25 212 22 190 14595 13280 29 234 16 198 13280 12104 23 257 9 248 12104 11047 14 282 1 179 11047 10093 5 350 10 097 10093 9237 5 066 11 109 9237 8471 6 102 7 130 8471 7784 4 129 3 163 7784 7161 3 248 2 262 7161 6602 6 268 2 252 6602 6129 7 262 2 244 6129 5762 7 256 2 237 5762 5507 6 250 2 228 5507 5351 5 248 2*229 5351 5262 5*248 2*225 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