DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.8 - - 40.4 - - 41.5 - - 39.5 - - 31.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -31 - - 138 - - 190 - - 31 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 3169 - - 5305 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 6812 - - 8550 - - 5245 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top 5261 - - 8230 - - 10366 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 733 - - 3455 - - 5853 - - 8924 - - 844 Hgt.Variab. W* 25 - - 323 - - 422 - - 78 - - 12 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 18 - - 20 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 259 - - 306 - - 268 - - 276 - - 263 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - -6 - - 11 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - -236 - - 1375 - - -4739 - - -1734 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5261 - - 8466 - - 8992 - - 10000 - - 6996 sfcLCL ODpotential -2247 - - -2355 - - 170 - - -5808 - - -4144 ODpotential blCL 7508 - - 10585 - - 10196 - - 11069 - - 9405 blCL maxRH 95 - - 60 - - 75 - - 68 - - 77 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 150 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.8 - - 40.4 - - 41.5 - - 39.5 - - 31.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.2 - - 22.0 - - 20.6 - - 14.3 - - 19.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.9 - - 39.0 - - 40.0 - - 39.0 - - 32.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.9 - - 21.0 - - 20.2 - - 14.1 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -31 - - 138 - - 190 - - 31 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 200 - - 3169 - - 5305 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 80 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 96993 27 077 26 084 24 066 29 077 21 066 96993 89928 31 088 24 102 22 092 25 085 26 076 89928 84367 26 084 23 109 17 099 26 096 23 077 84367 79692 19 078 19 110 8 108 23 095 16 100 79692 75642 8 105 13 100 10 147 12 085 14 075 75642 72040 4 130 5 081 4 104 7 151 6 020 72040 68766 5 299 2 308 5 332 9 148 5 235 68766 65764 9 306 10 259 13 275 4 214 9 244 65764 62978 16 292 12 247 15 249 9 250 16 272 62978 60277 26 264 19 254 21 238 21 243 28 249 60277 57470 34 260 28 270 21 263 23 253 28 264 57470 54557 37 256 35 257 37 260 29 265 34 264 54557 51753 30 265 35 247 34 242 30 259 35 270 51753 49208 25 287 30 262 33 259 45 265 45 268 49208 46911 50 286 48 276 49 267 56 259 47 264 46911 44806 62 265 63 262 59 260 55 260 46 266 44806 42869 58 258 61 256 58 259 54 264 51 268 42869 41092 55 266 54 261 57 265 55 271 59 265 41092 39451 66 271 63 276 62 277 59 283 55 268 39451 37932 79 269 88 281 81 283 91 273 79 278 37932 36547 89 266 111 272 103 274 116 259 100 267 36547 35263 99 258 124 259 118 261 117 251 102 256 35263 33993 115 253 129 252 114 255 106 248 96 252 33993 32692 123 254 117 256 100 260 90 261 88 257 32692 31365 121 254 98 260 79 265 97 278 86 276 31365 30004 118 254 93 263 75 276 105 283 93 284 30004 28595 111 255 102 265 84 280 108 286 95 286 28595 27136 100 255 116 265 96 277 110 287 92 290 27136 25630 92 256 120 266 103 275 110 286 88 291 25630 24077 86 254 107 270 103 276 108 286 81 287 24077 22478 84 250 79 272 91 278 103 284 78 284 22478 20836 83 250 58 265 70 279 102 282 77 292 20836 19159 75 251 58 256 47 283 79 291 60 306 19159 17489 72 259 52 264 32 287 48 308 30 319 17489 15901 60 275 39 275 25 287 28 318 19 322 15901 14458 42 285 30 280 23 287 17 327 13 330 14458 13169 31 289 27 280 21 288 13 326 10 332 13169 12013 27 298 26 285 20 286 13 322 10 333 12013 10973 26 309 25 294 20*284 13 316 11 330 10973 10035 30 317 24 303 20*278 13 308 13 326 10035 9191 30 319 23 309 20 273 14 296 14 322 9191 8435 28 317 22*310 20 270 16 287 15 318 8435 7755 25 315 21*310 20 267 17 282 15 312 7755 7138 23 309 19 308 20 266 17 280 17 304 7138 6584 21 296 18 306 20 266 17 279 18 293 6584 6116 22 280 17 304 20 265 17 278 19 284 6116 5754 22 270 16 304 20 264 17 278 18 277 5754 5502 19 264 16 303 19 264 16 277 15 270 5502 5349 15 262 15 302 18 264 15 276 12*267 5349 5261 10*259 12 301 15 263 12*276 7*263 5261 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