DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 80.6 - - 79.8 - - 66.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 371 - - 103 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3930 - - 11318 - - 13112 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7727 - - 13713 - - 14058 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8991 - - 16379 - - 18173 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3376 - - 2587 - - 1994 - - 221 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 453 - - 679 - - 466 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 18 - - 19 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 203 - - 209 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 18 - - 37 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4937 - - -501 - - 1291 - - -7711 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13929 - - 16881 - - 16883 - - 12976 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7530 - - -1851 - - 317 - - -11559 ODpotential blCL - - - 16521 - - 18230 - - 17856 - - 16823 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 52 - - 79 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 80.6 - - 79.8 - - 66.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.8 - - 23.9 - - 23.2 - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.4 - - 77.8 - - 78.6 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 23.7 - - 23.1 - - 28.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 371 - - 103 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3930 - - 11318 - - 13112 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 16 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98830 3 008 10 246 18 331 7 352 98830 91434 6 226 7 355 7 323 10 338 91434 85725 1 294 8 002 3 089 10 346 85725 80993 5 048 5 058 4 042 6 054 80993 76919 4 040 9 092 7 015 8 062 76919 73308 10 044 8 113 5 035 8 057 73308 70027 9 075 8 116 2 055 6 051 70027 67000 6 126 9 127 3 174 5 092 67000 64197 6 179 6 152 10 174 9 215 64197 61493 6 118 3 354 11 145 10 154 61493 58675 14 251 25 260 13 289 6 197 58675 55731 37 242 41 236 23 253 20 246 55731 52892 43 234 46 230 35 236 44 246 52892 50329 46 238 50 230 55 240 55 238 50329 48048 56 237 56 234 66 232 57 232 48048 46001 67 237 65 236 70 229 59 231 46001 44134 79 238 77 237 77 231 65 235 44134 42412 97 237 94 235 90 230 72 235 42412 40811 109 234 113 232 104 228 79 232 40811 39315 112 232 126 231 115 227 87 229 39315 37919 113 232 131 229 120 226 95 225 37919 36589 110 231 129 228 119 225 100 223 36589 35258 105 231 124 228 116 225 102 222 35258 33897 99 231 116 229 110 225 100 222 33897 32509 90 230 105 230 102 225 92 222 32509 31084 79 228 92 230 92 227 76 224 31084 29617 70 227 81 227 79 230 62 228 29617 28109 64 224 72 225 68 232 57 233 28109 26561 59 221 64 223 61 232 55 235 26561 24977 55 219 59 224 55 231 54 236 24977 23358 51 219 53 223 50 232 52 233 23358 21699 48 219 48 221 46 231 49 224 21699 19991 45 216 44 219 41 226 46 211 19991 18261 42 212 38 217 29*211 41 205 18261 16596 39 209 30*211 24*206 35 202 16596 15074 35 207 22*201 23 206 30 196 15074 13711 30 206 21 200 22 206 26 191 13711 12484 27 206 21 200 21 206 23 190 12484 11377 25 207 19 200 20 207 19 192 11377 10377 23 210 19 202 19 209 16 199 10377 9475 20*211 18 203 18 211 14 214 9475 8666 18*210 17 204 17 212 14 232 8666 7940 17 209 17 206 17 213 14 248 7940 7279 14 205 16 207 16 214 14 264 7279 6686 14 204 16 208 16 215 15 274 6686 6184 13 203 15 209 16 216 16 278 6184 5794 13 203 15 210 15 216 16 279 5794 5523 12 203 14 210 15 216 14 279 5523 5358 11 203 14 210 14 216 10*280 5358 5264 10 202 12 210 12 216 6*277 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