DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.1 - - 87.7 - - - - - 79.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 420 - - 507 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9427 - - 13066 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12235 - - 15337 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14488 - - 18127 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3298 - - 1595 - - - - - 9559 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 665 - - 789 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 271 - - - - - 261 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -7 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -362 - - 1368 - - - - - -10065 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14850 - - 16760 - - - - - 15330 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1592 - - 357 - - - - - -13199 ODpotential blCL - - - 16080 - - 17770 - - - - - 18463 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 67 - - - - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 130 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.1 - - 87.7 - - - - - 79.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.8 - - 31.6 - - - - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.1 - - 84.3 - - - - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 31.4 - - - - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 420 - - 507 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9427 - - 13066 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 99598 28 131 22 105 27 107 99598 92010 26 113 17 095 23 094 92010 86183 17 096 18 116 21 093 86183 81355 22 109 22 109 17 099 81355 77203 22 096 17 114 11 082 77203 73551 11 081 11 113 12 083 73551 70253 5 185 12 117 9 083 70253 67216 7 158 2 177 6 054 67216 64410 2 104 9 193 5 294 64410 61707 10 265 6 233 8 256 61707 58889 18 265 17 259 15 270 58889 55974 25 267 23 264 24 279 55974 53196 32 264 33 266 34 272 53196 50690 40 270 41 267 39 273 50690 48436 49 269 47 270 47 276 48436 46389 52 269 47 274 49 281 46389 44519 50 269 49 276 47 280 44519 42803 48 270 40 276 32 287 42803 41215 36 282 25 296 24 303 41215 39739 24 293 19 313 13 319 39739 38363 13 307 12 355 9 005 38363 37050 11 328 14 015 12 032 37050 35731 13 006 16 015 14 035 35731 34377 16 020 15 017 16 034 34377 32992 14 018 11 020 14 042 32992 31563 12 354 9 031 8 036 31563 30083 12 330 10 021 4 004 30083 28555 12 314 10 006 2 063 28555 26983 12 305 8 352 4 139 26983 25369 13 301 6 313 4 256 25369 23716 13 298 7 288 11 271 23716 22019 14 289 8 284 14 272 22019 20272 16 281 13 285 18 278 20272 18504 21 282 12*292 18 279 18504 16806 25 288 10*289 10 281 16806 15257 21*289 10 286 6 294 15257 13869 16*295 10 282 6 298 13869 12621 13 298 10 278 6 291 12621 11494 10 300 11 273 7 280 11494 10476 7 297 12 269 9 273 10476 9559 5 293 12 266 11 269 9559 8735 4 290 13 264 12 268 8735 7995 3 287 13 262 13 267 7995 7321 3 285 13 261 13 267 7321 6716 2 279 13 260 14 267 6716 6204 2 277 13 259 14 266 6204 5806 2 277 13 259 13 266 5806 5530 2 277 13 258 12 264 5530 5361 2 274 13 258 9*263 5361 5264 2 273 11 258 6*261 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