DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/13 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 - - - - - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 66.5 - - 57.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 422 - - 122 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6206 - - 4032 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 9629 - - 7343 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 11267 - - 9093 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1804 - - 2404 - - 509 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 579 - - 332 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 28 - - 22 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 249 - - 268 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -22 - - -16 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1981 - - -4795 - - -7547 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 13249 - - 13889 - - 12810 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6804 - - -8574 - - -13747 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18071 - - 17667 - - 19010 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 39 - - 63 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 66.5 - - 57.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.7 - - 23.7 - - 19.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.2 - - 65.4 - - 59.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.5 - - 23.6 - - 19.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 422 - - 122 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6206 - - 4032 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98640 20 284 22 265 22 255 98640 91247 24 271 23 283 20 277 91247 85520 17 274 14 276 16 275 85520 80754 6 280 9 281 11 284 80754 76646 5 249 11 288 13 309 76646 73028 2 323 7 321 9 314 73028 69760 10 283 7 280 7 299 69760 66763 4 174 6 224 7 263 66763 63976 5 254 2 299 6 273 63976 61276 9 231 5 262 6 248 61276 58474 11 280 8 334 5 277 58474 55551 35 234 36 263 40 266 55551 52744 46 249 56 258 55 252 52744 50220 51 253 60 255 57 252 50220 47964 55 249 61 252 57 253 47964 45920 58 247 63 247 59 249 45920 44049 61 246 64 242 60 244 44049 42316 66 244 64 241 61 242 42316 40697 72 244 67 241 64 243 40697 39178 82 246 74 242 73 245 39178 37762 93 245 83 241 87 244 37762 36421 98 243 90 240 95 241 36421 35089 100 242 95 239 97 240 35089 33734 101 241 97 239 99 240 33734 32356 100 241 97 239 99 240 32356 30936 96 241 95 240 98 239 30936 29470 91 241 93 241 94 238 29470 27962 88 240 91 242 88 238 27962 26415 85 240 87 240 82 236 26415 24833 83 238 83 237 79 233 24833 23216 79 236 78 235 76 229 23216 21557 73 234 74 233 73 226 21557 19846 68 231 69 233 70 225 19846 18110 64 230 64 232 66 224 18110 16441 58 232 58 231 61 225 16441 14919 53 236 51 227 52 227 14919 13559 47 240 43 224 43 230 13559 12342 41*244 36 226 37 240 12342 11249 33*248 32 232 33 251 11249 10266 29 249 27 245 29 263 10266 9383 29 250 24*258 26 273 9383 8592 28 249 23*265 23 281 8592 7882 28 249 23 267 22 287 7882 7235 28 249 23 268 20 290 7235 6655 28 249 22 268 19 290 6655 6163 27 249 22 269 18 286 6163 5782 26 248 22 269 17 277 5782 5517 25 248 21 269 15 269 5517 5355 24 248 19 269 12*266 5355 5263 20 248 16 269 7*262 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