DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.4 - - 64.1 - - 64.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 366 - - 396 - - 117 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4952 - - 6544 - - 4555 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8575 - - 9871 - - 7689 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 10013 - - 11605 - - 9616 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1671 - - 1414 - - 4247 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 512 - - 576 - - 340 - - - W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 276 - - 248 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 10 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -7 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1495 - - -771 - - -2648 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11509 - - 12376 - - 12265 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7027 - - -5127 - - -5916 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 17040 - - 16732 - - 15532 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 75 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.4 - - 64.1 - - 64.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.1 - - 27.8 - - 29.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.8 - - 61.3 - - 63.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 27.8 - - 29.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 366 - - 396 - - 117 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4952 - - 6544 - - 4555 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 17 - - - 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] 98614 21 243 20 253 19 258 98614 91220 18 246 21 253 19 254 91220 85490 16 259 19 255 17 277 85490 80732 15 252 17 237 17 283 80732 76626 10 231 15 224 17 270 76626 73000 10 270 11 223 13 250 73000 69717 11 261 10 245 10 235 69717 66683 8 241 12 270 12 267 66683 63872 14 226 15 252 19 265 63872 61171 10 209 14 237 21 256 61171 58367 19 265 22 265 23 267 58367 55452 30 262 30 260 28 267 55452 52666 34 267 31 262 28 265 52666 50160 36 266 33 272 29 269 50160 47909 37 260 36 269 35 265 47909 45861 37 257 39 262 40 261 45861 43980 39 259 43 260 44 262 43980 42238 44 263 44 263 46 263 42238 40624 48 265 46 266 47 265 40624 39127 49 266 49 266 47 267 39127 37739 50 273 46 267 46 267 37739 36423 59 275 49 271 45 269 36423 35111 57 273 52 270 46 270 35111 33771 50 273 51 271 48 270 33771 32402 42 275 47 273 48 271 32402 30990 40 276 45 277 46 272 30990 29527 44 276 44 279 43 274 29527 28019 49 274 43 280 38 278 28019 26466 53 272 42 281 35 283 26466 24872 52 272 41 280 34 284 24872 23239 50 273 41 279 34 283 23239 21562 46 277 40 278 32 282 21562 19834 43 282 38 278 30 283 19834 18088 39 285 35 278 28 285 18088 16413 35 289 31 280 24 287 16413 14896 30 295 25 290 16 303 14896 13549 23 302 19 306 11 329 13549 12344 17 305 14*308 11 333 12344 11258 13 301 13*306 8 321 11258 10278 10*285 12 300 7*300 10278 9395 10*278 11 290 8*275 9395 8602 10 275 11 275 10 258 8602 7890 10 272 11 268 11 249 7890 7242 10 270 12 264 12 246 7242 6660 10 268 12 261 13 244 6660 6167 10 266 12 258 13 243 6167 5785 9 264 12 256 13 242 5785 5519 9 264 11 255 12 242 5519 5356 9 264 11 255 12 241 5356 5263 8 263 10 254 11 240 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