DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.0 - - 65.6 - - 57.0 - - 53.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 196 - - 25 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2762 - - 4230 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6737 - - 7748 - - 5246 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7823 - - 9291 - - 5263 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2071 - - 2637 - - 2978 - - 828 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 365 - - 394 - - 80 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 169 - - 144 - - 217 - - 254 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 9 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1571 - - 76 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9394 - - 9216 - - 5263 - - 5263 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3456 - - -919 - - -1303 - - -2136 ODpotential blCL - - - 11279 - - 10210 - - 6566 - - 7399 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 99 - - 101 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 160 - - 560 - - 460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.0 - - 65.6 - - 57.0 - - 53.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.0 - - 43.3 - - 52.1 - - 51.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 63.8 - - 56.4 - - 54.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.9 - - 43.2 - - 51.0 - - 51.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 196 - - 25 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2762 - - 4230 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 98 - - 102 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 10 - - 10 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] 98158 10 278 6 216 14 223 17 252 98158 90832 6 248 3 314 4 266 7 203 90832 85176 5 188 8 276 11 313 6 075 85176 80477 3 005 6 282 10 307 11 350 80477 76451 7 341 5 310 6 306 12 323 76451 72909 6 337 2 332 4 295 7 304 72909 69695 10 310 5 351 4 312 2 234 69695 66715 9 254 6 290 5 292 1 216 66715 63925 14 210 13 253 9 270 6 227 63925 61209 14 215 18 233 17 253 14 254 61209 58375 15 218 24 219 24 236 21 248 58375 55437 19 224 25 222 28 229 30 243 55437 52636 25 230 31 230 33 228 38 231 52636 50122 28 234 34 229 37 232 40 225 50122 47865 31 235 35 233 41 232 39 226 47865 45811 34 234 40 237 42 230 41 232 45811 43930 37 226 42 235 43 230 44 231 43930 42197 33 222 41 231 40 231 41 226 42197 40591 32 231 41 227 35 228 35 229 40591 39094 38 229 37 224 32 219 26 240 39094 37699 33 214 38 222 23 214 20 254 37699 36384 26 215 35 212 19 233 12 266 36384 35084 26 218 23 205 14 229 14 293 35084 33760 28 215 22 216 8 241 13 286 33760 32408 23 214 21 213 7 235 10 264 32408 31012 18 208 18 208 8 221 9 246 31012 29564 17 203 17 204 10 223 8 238 29564 28065 19 202 15 205 8 211 7 230 28065 26516 19 199 13 205 8 183 6 227 26516 24921 22 193 13 201 10 184 5 256 24921 23287 22 196 14 203 9 192 7 298 23287 21609 22 205 15 213 4 215 8 310 21609 19882 15 199 11 221 1 045 8 317 19882 18135 7 193 6 199 3 358 6 333 18135 16460 6 124 4 143 4 024 6 357 16460 14937 3 122 6 085 7 045 9 016 14937 13577 2 196 5 056 10 049 13 049 13577 12360 4 201 4 048 12 048 15 054 12360 11265 8 203 3 072 11 044 13 047 11265 10279 15 198 3 125 8 041 9 047 10279 9391 19 191 7*141 4 045 5 055 9391 8597 19 183 10*142 1 095 3 080 8597 7883 17*180 11 143 2 172 3 126 7883 7234 13*176 11 143 2 188 4 153 7234 6653 11 171 11 144 2 194 5 169 6653 6162 10 168 11 144 3 207 4 196 6162 5781 9 167 11 144 4 211 4 235 5781 5516 8 164 11 145 4 214 4 254 5516 5355 8 164 10 144 4*215 3*262 5355 5263 7 165 9 145 4*217 2*254 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