DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/12 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 - - - 26.1 - - 31.9 - - 29.3 - - 24.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 6 - - 3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 - - 5244 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 535 - - 771 - - 603 - - 223 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 70 - - 48 - - 36 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 061 - - 176 - - 208 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -130 - - -680 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5391 - - 5941 - - 5261 - - 5261 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11576 - - -10239 - - -9493 - - -10901 ODpotential blCL - - - 16837 - - 15500 - - 14754 - - 16162 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 88 - - 72 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.1 - - 31.9 - - 29.3 - - 24.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.6 - - 24.9 - - 26.0 - - 21.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 31.5 - - 32.4 - - 29.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.1 - - 24.1 - - 26.0 - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 6 - - 3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 52 - - 0 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96167 46 023 51 038 45 050 37 048 96167 89362 36 033 43 038 45 044 38 053 89362 84050 39 045 39 047 45 047 41 068 84050 79520 36 041 35 048 37 050 36 073 79520 75518 25 033 33 041 29 053 25 067 75518 71963 21 018 26 016 28 042 24 046 71963 68748 12 045 12 038 22 034 23 043 68748 65788 19 001 22 006 21 010 22 003 65788 63034 18 010 25 328 26 350 16 008 63034 60358 26 035 20 356 30 355 38 344 60358 57592 37 352 31 003 31 342 31 335 57592 54744 46 350 36 357 27 350 31 003 54744 52006 51 341 31 359 48 353 43 005 52006 49535 48 342 47 357 64 342 60 338 49535 47329 47 342 58 344 52 341 52 334 47329 45326 47 344 57 342 48 352 48 346 45326 43494 48 348 54 344 57 354 52 353 43494 41815 47 350 44 342 57 348 62 357 41815 40278 42 342 33 336 49 337 68 353 40278 38866 38 331 38 330 37 338 61 344 38866 37559 38 329 41 322 32 355 48 335 37559 36307 33 331 41 315 42 356 36 328 36307 35043 27 330 34 314 43 352 41 325 35043 33740 20 317 25 310 36 346 42 325 33740 32403 19 299 21 304 28 347 38 325 32403 31021 18 299 24 307 21 337 36 324 31021 29583 20 306 27 310 25 319 36 327 29583 28090 24 311 29 312 33 319 35 335 28090 26545 27 314 32 314 36 322 33 341 26545 24951 28 318 37 317 39 324 33 338 24951 23312 28 322 39 319 41 323 33 335 23312 21624 27 323 36 320 40 323 34 338 21624 19883 27 325 30 320 37 325 32 342 19883 18122 26 325 26 321 33 326 30 340 18122 16431 25 326 23 322 29 324 28 334 16431 14893 23 324 22 318 25 319 27 329 14893 13520 21 319 21 313 22 315 26 326 13520 12291 21 316 20 311 21 314 25 324 12291 11186 20 317 20 313 20 317 23 323 11186 10193 18 319 18 316 20 321 21 324 10193 9303 15 321 16 317 17 323 19 326 9303 8509 11 315 13 311 13 319 17 327 8509 7800 8 295 11 292 11 300 13 319 7800 7160 9 277 13 274 12 282 10 298 7160 6591 10 268 12 261 12 272 9 285 6591 6116 3 248 8 242 8 253 7 278 6116 5752 3 083 3 200 6 209 4 247 5752 5501 4 061 3 178 6 191 4 215 5501 5348 4*061 2*178 3*198 1*189 5348 5261 3*061 2*176 2*208 0*253 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