DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.4 - - 47.7 - - 51.8 - - 47.9 - - 37.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -24 - - 224 - - 370 - - 101 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 2794 - - 4877 - - 3832 - - 200 BL Depth Hcrit 5245 - - 6751 - - 8524 - - 7076 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top 5262 - - 7855 - - 9938 - - 8893 - - 5261 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 360 - - 1141 - - 1555 - - 2307 - - 1675 Hgt.Variab. W* 25 - - 363 - - 513 - - 307 - - 8 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 31 - - 29 - - 25 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 235 - - 269 - - 273 - - 267 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 19 - - 12 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 14 - - -11 - - -11 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -1907 - - -2331 - - -3178 - - -4087 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5262 - - 9762 - - 12269 - - 12071 - - 9348 sfcLCL ODpotential -6773 - - -8008 - - -7416 - - -8110 - - -10845 ODpotential blCL 12035 - - 15863 - - 17354 - - 17003 - - 16106 blCL maxRH 69 - - 46 - - 51 - - 73 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.4 - - 47.7 - - 51.8 - - 47.9 - - 37.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.7 - - 23.1 - - 16.0 - - 13.2 - - 14.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.8 - - 46.1 - - 49.5 - - 47.0 - - 39.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.2 - - 22.3 - - 15.8 - - 12.9 - - 14.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -24 - - 224 - - 370 - - 101 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 2794 - - 4877 - - 3832 - - 200 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96326 2 138 4 038 6 116 6 172 2 354 96326 89172 3 118 5 133 5 149 3 043 6 021 89172 83643 3 065 8 126 7 174 6 201 5 346 83643 79028 3 325 4 121 7 163 5 259 3 274 79028 75019 4 304 5 214 10 225 13 244 10 266 75019 71452 8 260 8 219 6 229 7 223 17 271 71452 68201 7 297 4 297 21 266 25 269 16 272 68201 65210 23 272 28 256 41 258 37 266 29 273 65210 62462 34 258 38 254 34 264 34 282 29 276 62462 59815 34 264 36 268 37 278 40 286 33 282 59815 57030 36 277 37 278 42 273 39 265 41 274 57030 54099 46 286 40 283 40 271 42 261 47 267 54099 51286 61 282 52 283 48 278 51 272 56 268 51286 48761 70 271 67 273 64 275 61 276 59 269 48761 46506 67 267 73 264 74 268 68 273 62 273 46506 44466 63 274 72 262 74 265 71 269 67 271 44466 42608 65 279 72 265 76 267 72 268 69 271 42608 40908 72 280 72 270 78 266 75 270 74 278 40908 39349 77 277 74 272 79 267 80 274 89 280 39349 37916 79 275 77 272 81 269 89 274 92 272 37916 36591 83 275 79 272 82 271 89 270 88 269 36591 35334 88 274 79 274 82 273 82 268 89 273 35334 34077 87 272 79 277 81 276 80 272 89 273 34077 32783 79 271 79 281 80 279 82 275 87 270 32783 31458 73 276 79 283 80 279 84 278 88 269 31458 30090 73 285 79 285 80 279 82 278 87 270 30090 28672 75 292 80 288 80 278 76 273 87 273 28672 27209 74 294 79 288 78 277 74 265 84 274 27209 25705 71 292 75 286 76 274 76 262 80 273 25705 24163 67 288 70 280 75 270 78 262 77 273 24163 22587 64 282 68 274 74 268 78 266 75 273 22587 20971 63 278 67 272 73 270 76 271 73 274 20971 19307 62 277 66 273 71 272 74 277 71 275 19307 17624 60 276 65 274 68 274 70 280 67 275 17624 16010 58 273 64 274 65 275 65 280 64 275 16010 14542 56 270 63 273 61 276 61 280 59 275 14542 13235 56 269 62 272 58 278 56 281 55 276 13235 12066 55 270 60 273 53 280 49 282 52 276 12066 11016 54 272 58 274 45 280 40 280 48 275 11016 10071 53 274 56 276 36*278 31 275 44 275 10071 9221 51 276 52 277 31*275 26*269 39 277 9221 8460 48 277 45*276 31 274 26*268 35 281 8460 7776 44 276 37*273 30 274 26 267 31 284 7776 7155 40 273 34 270 30 273 25 267 26 285 7155 6598 37 268 32 268 29 273 25 267 22 281 6598 6126 34 263 31 268 28 273 25 267 19 275 6126 5760 28 258 29 267 27 273 24 266 16 268 5760 5506 20 249 27 266 26 272 23 266 13 261 5506 5350 16*245 25 266 24 272 21 266 10 254 5350 5261 7*235 19 266 20 272 17 266 5*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