DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 71.4 - - - - - 59.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 405 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4637 - - 7232 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8298 - - 10433 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9698 - - 12293 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2385 - - 2015 - - - - - 201 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 488 - - 600 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 18 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 265 - - - - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -10 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4081 - - -2630 - - - - - -7138 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13780 - - 14924 - - - - - 12402 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7989 - - -5794 - - - - - -13537 ODpotential blCL - - - 17687 - - 18087 - - - - - 18800 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 39 - - - - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 71.4 - - - - - 59.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.5 - - 24.0 - - - - - 24.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.2 - - 68.8 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.3 - - 23.8 - - - - - 24.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 405 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4637 - - 7232 - - - - - 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] 99010 10 186 5 199 9 259 99010 91591 3 212 4 205 5 266 91591 85853 3 126 7 170 4 007 85853 81077 7 098 6 138 7 017 81077 76982 9 107 4 102 3 013 76982 73381 8 102 5 099 6 074 73381 70117 8 087 8 147 10 043 70117 67109 9 074 7 099 3 041 67109 64320 6 225 5 349 2 028 64320 61612 10 204 10 247 9 269 61612 58792 21 242 24 253 22 270 58792 55873 30 242 32 247 28 268 55873 53086 33 242 38 252 36 268 53086 50575 39 253 44 257 45 267 50575 48319 46 256 49 259 55 266 48319 46273 53 256 54 257 64 269 46273 44403 60 257 59 258 77 270 44403 42678 70 256 68 262 86 268 42678 41072 75 254 75 263 84 266 41072 39570 76 254 78 262 80 268 39570 38170 76 256 79 262 78 271 38170 36838 79 258 79 264 78 275 36838 35509 80 259 82 265 78 276 35509 34151 78 257 84 264 78 275 34151 32767 75 256 81 263 78 276 32767 31343 71 256 77 262 75 277 31343 29868 69 257 74 263 66 281 29868 28348 65 258 70 264 49 285 28348 26788 62 258 68 264 36 293 26788 25186 59 258 64 266 29 298 25186 23543 56 260 56 270 23 298 23543 21852 52 264 44 275 27 296 21852 20105 48 267 41 280 29 297 20105 18333 43 267 40 281 27 293 18333 16631 37 268 36 282 27 289 16631 15081 33 270 31 288 25 292 15081 13699 29 271 23 291 15 303 13699 12465 24 271 19*286 8 337 12465 11355 20 268 18*277 9 338 11355 10354 17*264 18 275 9 325 10354 9453 15*260 18 269 10 306 9453 8645 14 258 18 266 13 289 8645 7921 13 256 18 263 15 277 7921 7262 12 255 18 261 17 269 7262 6673 11 253 18 260 19 262 6673 6174 10 251 18 258 20 256 6174 5788 10 250 18 257 20 251 5788 5520 9 249 17 257 17 246 5520 5357 9 249 16 257 13*243 5357 5263 8 248 14 256 7*239 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