DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.0 - - 73.4 - - 74.1 - - 60.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 288 - - 40 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1588 - - 4319 - - 203 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5904 - - 7986 - - 5247 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6649 - - 9380 - - 5264 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 960 - - 2230 - - 6938 - - 84 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 310 - - 451 - - 85 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 14 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 067 - - 147 - - 135 - - 067 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2810 - - -3837 - - -9059 - - -6495 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9460 - - 13217 - - 14323 - - 11758 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7000 - - -7371 - - -13206 - - -13892 ODpotential blCL - - - 13649 - - 16751 - - 18470 - - 19155 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 42 - - 38 - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.0 - - 73.4 - - 74.1 - - 60.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.9 - - 33.7 - - 29.5 - - 28.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 71.1 - - 73.2 - - 65.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.7 - - 33.5 - - 29.4 - - 28.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 288 - - 40 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1588 - - 4319 - - 203 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98329 9 236 1 243 12 193 16 237 98329 90958 10 211 7 286 4 224 8 209 90958 85281 8 208 6 268 4 298 6 119 85281 80580 7 181 7 215 3 238 4 017 80580 76539 6 164 7 199 2 218 4 337 76539 72969 3 153 5 215 0 010 3 111 72969 69722 5 155 7 218 4 256 1 146 69722 66724 5 211 11 220 9 283 3 276 66724 63936 9 234 14 209 15 249 9 274 63936 61224 14 227 15 217 21 228 18 253 61224 58398 19 233 21 225 26 229 26 241 58398 55472 30 241 30 237 32 238 32 233 55472 52678 39 238 40 239 38 238 36 233 52678 50167 43 236 44 237 42 236 41 232 50167 47931 45 233 44 234 42 231 40 232 47931 45919 41 224 44 230 42 232 39 228 45919 44099 31 221 38 223 43 228 37 229 44099 42438 24 230 28 220 40 222 37 233 42438 40900 21 236 19 219 28 221 29 229 40900 39464 20 241 16 218 19 220 22 212 39464 38118 21 237 17 221 15 217 17 206 38118 36826 24 235 21 229 15 246 14 206 36826 35526 24 242 20 236 20 246 13 209 35526 34190 22 253 16 252 21 234 12 218 34190 32823 21 257 18 258 21 231 14 214 32823 31411 20 255 19 258 18 223 15 209 31411 29946 20 249 19 256 17 215 18 207 29946 28430 20 248 19 253 17 216 19 207 28430 26865 20 255 19 250 17 226 19 204 26865 25257 18 258 19 246 17 229 18 206 25257 23607 15 254 17 235 18 221 19 210 23607 21909 14 233 18 218 20 222 20 213 21909 20155 15 223 19 215 18 223 18 217 20155 18378 14 226 15 222 12 223 15 208 18378 16675 10 232 10 226 6 220 10 197 16675 15126 6 232 7 225 5 212 6 196 15126 13743 3 224 6 206 6 211 5 218 13743 12504 4 238 6 198 6 208 6 234 12504 11389 6 230 7 208 6 192 7 225 11389 10384 9 223 7 202 5 168 7 201 10384 9479 8 219 6*173 5 157 8 180 9479 8669 6 203 6*162 5 151 8 160 8669 7941 6 174 6 154 5 147 8 145 7941 7279 6 149 6 150 5 143 8 131 7279 6685 5*089 6 146 5 140 8 120 6685 6182 7*068 6 141 5 138 8 111 6182 5793 7 067 6 138 5 136 8 102 5793 5523 7 067 5 136 5 135 7 090 5523 5357 7 066 5 135 5*136 6 075 5357 5263 7 066 5 134 4*135 4*067 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