DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.6 - - 76.7 - - 73.6 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 232 - - 297 - - 40 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1763 - - 6568 - - 203 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6004 - - 9759 - - 5247 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6824 - - 11629 - - 5264 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 986 - - 3807 - - 9901 - - 92 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 312 - - 525 - - 85 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 16 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 147 - - 246 - - 255 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -5 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5786 - - -3539 - - -8815 - - -6158 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12611 - - 15168 - - 14079 - - 11422 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9449 - - -5593 - - -10876 - - -10460 ODpotential blCL - - - 16273 - - 17222 - - 16140 - - 15723 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 69 - - 80 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.6 - - 76.7 - - 73.6 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 28.0 - - 29.9 - - 30.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.6 - - 74.4 - - 73.0 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 27.8 - - 29.8 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 232 - - 297 - - 40 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1763 - - 6568 - - 203 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98383 5 211 8 228 2 267 6 321 98383 91052 6 272 5 218 7 299 4 330 91052 85354 6 145 3 300 3 098 3 004 85354 80610 11 131 0 044 5 057 4 028 80610 76552 5 094 5 103 5 047 3 067 76552 72981 2 059 3 085 4 023 3 009 72981 69730 2 099 2 127 5 265 7 331 69730 66727 5 269 7 253 7 238 10 250 66727 63927 11 231 16 227 11 258 8 243 63927 61204 12 233 21 222 23 249 20 258 61204 58368 18 222 22 221 29 234 25 246 58368 55417 26 235 25 234 30 235 31 242 55417 52597 34 232 31 238 29 244 29 239 52597 50065 37 231 39 237 33 249 27 244 50065 47808 41 230 43 235 38 253 28 251 47808 45777 41 231 42 238 41 253 30 260 45777 43932 42 237 40 239 42 250 36 264 43932 42241 41 234 37 241 40 247 39 259 42241 40675 37 225 36 245 41 249 40 254 40675 39211 34 224 38 246 47 250 42 250 39211 37842 33 231 40 249 48 249 44 247 37842 36538 32 234 41 252 46 249 46 245 36538 35230 30 234 41 252 44 250 45 241 35230 33891 31 237 38 249 43 248 44 238 33891 32521 29 241 36 245 43 243 45 238 32521 31109 27 238 36 241 44 241 46 240 31109 29647 28 236 34 239 44 242 46 243 29647 28137 28 236 33 237 44 243 46 247 28137 26583 27 234 33 235 41 243 43 249 26583 24989 25 229 32 237 38 241 40 251 24989 23357 25 221 31 241 37 238 41 253 23357 21680 26 212 31 242 37 239 44 254 21680 19954 25 214 32 244 41 244 48 252 19954 18211 25 229 33 244 43 243 48 245 18211 16545 26 241 32 242 42 238 42 233 16545 15028 27 243 32 243 40 237 37 231 15028 13669 25 236 30 244 37 238 32 236 13669 12448 23 225 25*242 32 241 27 241 12448 11347 22 217 19*244 27 245 23 245 11347 10353 20 213 17 246 23 250 20 248 10353 9456 19 215 17 246 22 252 18 253 9456 8652 19 217 17 246 22 253 16 259 8652 7930 18 211 16 247 22 254 16 264 7930 7271 14*200 16 246 21 254 15 269 7271 6680 7*166 16 246 21 255 15 271 6680 6180 6 148 16 246 21 255 14 273 6180 5791 6 142 15 246 20 255 13 272 5791 5522 5 138 15 246 19 255 11 268 5522 5358 5 136 14 246 18*255 8*263 5358 5263 5 134 13 246 14*255 6*262 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