DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/30 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 72.2 - - 71.4 - - 59.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 283 - - 35 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1810 - - 5491 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6050 - - 8888 - - 5247 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6871 - - 10552 - - 5263 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1832 - - 2074 - - 7539 - - 167 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 319 - - 486 - - 81 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 14 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 089 - - 247 - - 242 - - 214 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4673 - - -2348 - - -7586 - - -4920 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11544 - - 12900 - - 12850 - - 10183 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10243 - - -6489 - - -12246 - - -12057 ODpotential blCL - - - 17114 - - 17041 - - 17509 - - 17320 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 70 - - 73 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 72.2 - - 71.4 - - 59.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.7 - - 33.7 - - 33.2 - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.0 - - 69.9 - - 70.7 - - 62.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.6 - - 33.6 - - 33.1 - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 283 - - 35 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1810 - - 5491 - - 202 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97885 15 266 16 314 6 317 13 307 97885 90674 6 313 7 310 10 284 9 328 90674 85065 3 351 5 205 13 309 6 006 85065 80391 3 103 7 200 8 289 5 348 80391 76359 6 321 7 261 9 284 7 343 76359 72796 19 289 12 295 9 277 7 270 72796 69575 22 273 24 278 25 299 15 327 69575 66612 21 265 26 263 32 283 27 305 66612 63863 21 279 22 257 28 265 26 279 63863 61185 26 280 23 281 26 257 27 278 61185 58386 30 276 31 280 32 269 36 277 58386 55494 33 269 35 269 34 274 35 277 55494 52751 33 269 36 268 33 281 35 285 52751 50291 34 278 35 273 34 279 36 284 50291 48086 36 280 35 277 35 277 36 283 48086 46081 35 278 37 281 36 279 37 291 46081 44248 33 278 38 281 37 282 38 296 44248 42564 28 280 34 276 35 288 35 302 42564 41005 23 286 26 270 34 293 34 312 41005 39546 19 292 21 275 32 294 37 317 39546 38177 18 302 21 287 31 296 38 317 38177 36863 18 310 23 296 31 299 36 316 36863 35543 21 314 25 299 30 302 35 316 35543 34187 23 315 26 300 30 304 34 317 34187 32801 24 315 26 300 29 305 33 318 32801 31373 24 316 26 301 28 308 32 318 31373 29892 24 315 25 302 28 313 30 316 29892 28364 24 310 24 302 29 317 29 313 28364 26792 25 307 24 305 28 315 30 311 26792 25177 25 305 24 308 27 309 30 310 25177 23522 25 303 24 307 26 305 28 308 23522 21822 26 301 26 304 26 304 25 310 21822 20072 27 302 28 300 26 306 21 315 20072 18302 28 304 30 298 26 313 20 325 18302 16606 26 306 29 300 26 322 20 337 16606 15064 22 307 26 305 25 326 18 342 15064 13691 18 307 22 311 20 330 12 340 13691 12462 14 305 15 310 17 329 8 359 12462 11356 11 301 10*287 13 319 7 000 11356 10357 8 303 8*267 10 294 7 344 10357 9457 6 323 8 262 11 268 8 318 9457 8650 5 353 7 252 11 260 10 290 8650 7925 4 039 7 245 12 252 12 273 7925 7266 5*086 6 240 12 249 15 263 7266 6675 5*088 6 236 12 247 17 255 6675 6176 5 089 6 230 12 245 18 248 6176 5789 5 090 5 227 12 245 18 242 5789 5520 5 091 5 226 11 243 14 235 5520 5357 5 091 5 225 11*243 9 226 5357 5263 5 091 5 224 9*242 5*214 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