DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.6 - - 68.8 - - - - - 56.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 276 - - 325 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1936 - - 4304 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6181 - - 8024 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6997 - - 9365 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1599 - - 1904 - - - - - 133 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 341 - - 470 - - - - - 1 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 072 - - - - - 041 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2129 - - -2251 - - - - - -3712 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9126 - - 11617 - - - - - 8976 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6093 - - -5440 - - - - - -9096 ODpotential blCL - - - 13090 - - 14805 - - - - - 14359 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 53 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.6 - - 68.8 - - - - - 56.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 36.1 - - - - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.4 - - 66.4 - - - - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.8 - - 35.9 - - - - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 276 - - 325 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1936 - - 4304 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 98152 10 247 13 297 5 261 98152 90822 7 351 2 355 8 306 90822 85172 13 352 5 011 16 340 85172 80512 16 352 11 354 18 339 80512 76509 19 344 18 333 13 341 76509 72961 13 333 17 303 12 347 72961 69731 9 315 13 293 13 334 69731 66747 8 309 11 291 12 321 66747 63970 9 308 12 289 13 301 63970 61270 10 293 14 274 15 296 61270 58449 13 288 14 271 16 265 58449 55525 18 283 16 269 16 243 55525 52742 16 272 19 256 15 237 52742 50239 14 245 21 241 17 252 50239 47998 13 228 19 234 22 239 47998 45975 14 228 20 239 23 227 45975 44129 15 227 21 248 23 221 44129 42426 13 242 23 250 23 218 42426 40840 20 276 22 250 26 208 40840 39360 24 277 19 250 25 199 39360 37981 24 273 21 253 17 208 37981 36672 25 267 24 258 18 236 36672 35364 24 271 25 258 28 235 35364 34023 27 275 28 257 29 233 34023 32650 31 270 31 254 23 242 32650 31232 33 270 32 253 19 241 31232 29761 29 273 30 258 17 240 29761 28242 24 274 25 265 18 227 28242 26677 19 277 23 266 18 224 26677 25073 11 271 20 268 17 225 25073 23430 6 246 14 263 15 230 23430 21744 4 246 10 243 13 234 21744 20005 3 260 8 233 10 238 20005 18247 3 211 7 237 8 246 18247 16561 4 160 6 233 5 237 16561 15028 4 136 5 224 3 232 15028 13661 4 092 2 216 0 355 13661 12434 5 069 2 064 3 045 12434 11329 6 061 5 063 5 050 11329 10333 6 057 6 069 6 055 10333 9436 5 059 6*072 5 057 9436 8633 6 067 7*073 4 066 8633 7912 7 079 7 072 4 089 7912 7257 8*077 7 073 5 103 7257 6670 8*072 8 072 5 092 6670 6173 8 070 8 072 6 077 6173 5787 8 068 8 071 8 066 5787 5519 8 068 8 071 8 059 5519 5356 8 068 7 071 7*049 5356 5263 7 067 7 071 4*041 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