DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.7 - - 62.5 - - 62.6 - - 56.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 302 - - 442 - - 206 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4375 - - 6096 - - 7483 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8053 - - 9562 - - 10281 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9436 - - 11157 - - 12544 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3149 - - 5600 - - 4669 - - 7654 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 462 - - 586 - - 487 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 29 - - 29 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 255 - - 266 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -21 - - -20 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 916 - - 755 - - 166 - - -6680 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8520 - - 10402 - - 12378 - - 11944 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -519 - - -575 - - -1134 - - -9105 ODpotential blCL - - - 9955 - - 11732 - - 13678 - - 14368 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 87 - - 92 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 360 - - 260 - - 90 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.7 - - 62.5 - - 62.6 - - 56.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.3 - - 34.8 - - 26.3 - - 22.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.5 - - 59.9 - - 61.1 - - 57.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 34.5 - - 26.1 - - 22.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 302 - - 442 - - 206 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4375 - - 6096 - - 7483 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 48 - - 68 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 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] 99000 24 103 21 096 22 094 19 109 99000 91501 16 099 15 111 16 078 21 098 91501 85745 24 111 12 133 13 089 18 092 85745 80979 16 126 11 100 11 116 15 085 80979 76873 10 136 7 103 9 094 17 084 76873 73232 10 136 8 132 8 107 9 093 73232 69939 7 131 8 128 7 112 11 112 69939 66906 7 198 5 180 2 169 6 085 66906 64081 15 188 16 196 15 203 9 218 64081 61349 18 234 15 232 17 228 15 219 61349 58486 27 250 24 228 21 241 19 244 58486 55514 25 249 27 246 29 267 28 261 55514 52690 28 264 32 262 37 275 32 267 52690 50137 30 264 33 273 34 279 37 281 50137 47833 31 278 33 280 32 278 43 286 47833 45729 39 281 36 281 39 284 48 288 45729 43792 45 277 42 283 47 286 52 291 43792 42000 46 272 49 284 53 287 58 295 42000 40336 45 268 52 284 55 289 62 294 40336 38789 44 265 53 284 57 291 61 296 38789 37352 44 263 54 280 58 292 62 300 37352 35993 45 262 50 272 57 290 68 308 35993 34643 46 261 46 266 53 288 77 311 34643 33275 45 261 45 261 49 284 83 310 33275 31891 42 261 44 255 47 276 81 309 31891 30477 40 262 44 253 44 264 71 310 30477 29025 39 261 45 252 41 266 61 308 29025 27539 40 257 45 253 41 271 54 300 27539 26020 39 254 44 255 41 274 53 295 26020 24464 37 253 43 257 41 276 55 292 24464 22874 35 249 42 259 40 276 52 295 22874 21245 35 246 41 260 40 275 46 296 21245 19569 35 245 39 262 40 274 41 293 19569 17874 32 248 33 269 36 277 39 286 17874 16248 26 258 27 276 31 277 41 281 16248 14769 24 265 25 277 31 276 41 277 14769 13447 23 268 25 273 31*275 39 278 13447 12259 24 269 25 266 30*269 35 279 12259 11187 24 269 27*258 30 268 31 281 11187 10220 24*268 28*257 29 268 28 282 10220 9348 24*266 29 256 29 267 26 282 9348 8565 23 260 29 256 29 266 26 281 8565 7861 23 258 29 255 29 266 25 280 7861 7221 23 255 29 255 29 265 25 278 7221 6644 22 254 29 255 29 265 24 277 6644 6157 22 253 29 254 28 265 23 275 6157 5778 21 252 28 254 27 265 22 274 5778 5515 20 251 27 254 26 264 19 272 5515 5355 19 251 25 254 24 264 16*272 5355 5263 16 250 21 254 20 264 11*270 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