DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 76.3 - - - - - 63.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 403 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5865 - - 8166 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9291 - - 11188 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10926 - - 13227 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2632 - - 2335 - - - - - 219 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 539 - - 625 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 23 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 264 - - - - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - -17 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3633 - - -1752 - - - - - -6260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14559 - - 14980 - - - - - 11523 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7382 - - -3965 - - - - - -11284 ODpotential blCL - - - 18308 - - 17192 - - - - - 16547 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 60 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 76.3 - - - - - 63.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.4 - - 28.2 - - - - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.9 - - 73.6 - - - - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.2 - - 28.2 - - - - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 403 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5865 - - 8166 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98609 19 268 18 272 20 269 98609 91182 20 264 19 276 15 276 91182 85447 11 264 15 266 2 311 85447 80684 6 297 8 237 7 317 80684 76591 7 290 5 306 10 300 76591 72982 6 276 11 307 8 313 72982 69701 3 342 6 302 9 322 69701 66677 9 290 8 262 8 344 66677 63873 18 283 22 274 13 293 63873 61159 31 274 30 269 29 290 61159 58332 36 257 30 263 33 280 58332 55404 36 265 33 271 39 273 55404 52613 51 277 48 275 49 276 52613 50108 69 275 66 273 65 280 50108 47874 80 272 80 271 81 278 47874 45861 87 273 88 271 89 276 45861 44028 91 273 92 273 93 277 44028 42346 92 274 92 276 94 279 42346 40787 92 276 93 279 91 279 40787 39329 91 277 92 281 86 280 39329 37964 89 278 89 280 82 279 37964 36654 85 279 86 278 79 277 36654 35337 80 278 82 277 77 274 35337 33986 74 276 77 275 76 273 33986 32606 68 275 72 273 71 274 32606 31189 62 275 65 272 63 275 31189 29725 59 276 61 274 57 275 29725 28214 57 277 58 275 54 274 28214 26657 56 277 57 275 50 274 26657 25058 55 277 56 275 47 274 25058 23418 53 277 55 275 45 274 23418 21734 50 277 51 273 43 273 21734 19999 48 276 48 271 41 272 19999 18246 46 275 45 272 40 273 18246 16566 41 273 41 274 38 274 16566 15038 37 272 35 277 36 274 15038 13674 34 273 28*275 36 272 13674 12450 32 273 23*269 34 271 12450 11346 28*272 23 267 32 271 11346 10349 26*271 23 266 30 274 10349 9452 24 270 23 264 27 278 9452 8648 24 269 23 263 24 281 8648 7926 23 268 23 262 22 282 7926 7269 23 267 23 261 21 282 7269 6679 22 266 23 260 21 282 6679 6179 22 265 23 260 20 281 6179 5791 21 265 22 259 19 278 5791 5522 20 264 21 259 16 274 5522 5357 19 264 20 259 13 271 5357 5263 16 264 17 259 6*266 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