DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 26.4 - - 31.2 - - 29.6 - - 25.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 127 - - -13 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 2622 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 6367 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5260 - - 7683 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2592 - - 1805 - - 3737 - - 437 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 83 - - 293 - - 19 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 10 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 259 - - 239 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -4 - - -2 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2692 - - -619 - - -1319 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7953 - - 8303 - - 6581 - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6131 - - -3039 - - -3313 - - -3037 ODpotential blCL - - - 11391 - - 10722 - - 8574 - - 8298 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 76 - - 81 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.4 - - 31.2 - - 29.6 - - 25.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.6 - - 13.8 - - 19.9 - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.7 - - 29.9 - - 30.7 - - 26.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.8 - - 12.9 - - 19.1 - - 22.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 127 - - -13 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 199 - - 2622 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 3 - - 22 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95682 57 276 62 278 61 276 54 279 95682 88880 34 272 33 286 30 287 34 313 88880 83551 17 276 18 274 22 309 27 321 83551 79065 16 301 13 287 16 320 16 335 79065 75123 11 272 5 314 10 350 8 003 75123 71584 8 266 12 297 15 331 13 336 71584 68350 12 255 15 262 15 284 10 340 68350 65352 11 300 12 321 12 336 14 350 65352 62559 29 289 26 307 19 347 20 312 62559 59843 23 268 25 289 20 324 21 316 59843 57014 21 234 18 315 24 332 21 339 57014 54085 28 328 28 318 30 338 26 351 54085 51279 36 321 29 322 35 335 37 347 51279 48758 32 314 30 329 40 334 42 341 48758 46518 28 321 34 333 41 329 41 339 46518 44509 26 338 31 330 33 339 39 348 44509 42687 36 357 33 354 42 360 47 003 42687 41024 51 358 46 005 57 003 61 009 41024 39504 58 357 60 003 71 002 78 007 39504 38104 60 358 65 356 70 358 86 357 38104 36798 61 002 54 356 56 001 73 349 36798 35542 65 002 49 014 51 026 49 359 35542 34283 67 359 64 025 66 038 45 036 34283 32996 68 357 69 023 71 035 51 039 32996 31683 73 358 67 017 68 030 49 029 31683 30327 75 357 66 009 66 024 49 018 30327 28917 72 356 67 005 63 017 51 010 28917 27454 66 355 69 002 60 011 54 004 27454 25938 61 353 70 360 59 007 56 000 25938 24373 56 353 66 358 60 005 56 357 24373 22762 53 352 59 357 59 005 53 356 22762 21104 50 350 51 355 53 003 50 360 21104 19396 44 347 45 353 45 360 46 004 19396 17673 37 343 39 348 39 353 40 003 17673 16029 31 340 36 341 34 345 33 357 16029 14541 26 339 32 334 31 340 30 353 14541 13219 22 343 27 328 29 339 27 351 13219 12039 19 351 23 324 26 339 24 351 12039 10982 16 001 19 324 23 338 22 353 10982 10033 14 009 16 323 19 333 20 352 10033 9183 13 012 14 321 15 322 19 348 9183 8423 13 012 10 309 12 297 17 342 8423 7743 11 008 9*280 12 275 14 333 7743 7126 8 002 10*263 12 264 10 313 7126 6573 5 352 10 261 12 257 9 276 6573 6108 4 330 10 259 12 252 14 259 6108 5748 3 296 10 258 11 247 18 251 5748 5499 3 290 10 257 10 243 16 247 5499 5348 3 289 9 257 8*242 12*245 5348 5261 3*288 8 257 5*239 7*243 5261 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