DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/02 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 71.6 - - 70.7 - - 62.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 196 - - 422 - - 116 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2409 - - 8609 - - 7109 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6438 - - 11573 - - 9583 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7470 - - 13670 - - 12170 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2866 - - 1774 - - 3223 - - 3386 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 336 - - 647 - - 395 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 28 - - 21 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 239 - - 245 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 13 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -27 - - -14 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -813 - - -1041 - - -3596 - - -7421 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8283 - - 14711 - - 15767 - - 12685 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3735 - - -4353 - - -6814 - - -10500 ODpotential blCL - - - 11205 - - 18023 - - 18984 - - 15763 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 83 - - 84 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 570 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 71.6 - - 70.7 - - 62.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.0 - - 24.7 - - 19.3 - - 25.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.9 - - 69.1 - - 69.5 - - 63.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.8 - - 24.4 - - 19.0 - - 24.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 196 - - 422 - - 116 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2409 - - 8609 - - 7109 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 33 - - 36 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 98966 5 017 7 083 6 051 2 300 98966 91564 2 259 8 001 11 022 10 033 91564 85832 6 110 4 067 9 005 14 034 85832 81090 9 113 9 112 2 085 9 039 81090 77010 9 058 2 082 6 099 6 037 77010 73389 6 007 2 200 4 114 3 089 73389 70090 10 210 2 240 1 016 6 107 70090 67037 11 170 9 224 7 304 4 042 67037 64201 5 243 12 224 18 241 9 298 64201 61454 13 293 10 243 17 206 14 236 61454 58581 25 244 19 244 22 222 17 213 58581 55576 37 234 46 236 29 232 21 217 55576 52686 52 229 47 230 39 238 33 246 52686 50090 46 229 37 231 47 238 46 244 50090 47793 39 238 41 240 46 242 45 249 47793 45723 43 241 49 244 51 242 49 254 45723 43829 47 236 55 245 54 239 54 251 43829 42088 53 235 57 245 51 239 53 248 42088 40482 64 236 57 249 50 246 53 246 40482 38996 69 232 64 247 54 248 51 244 38996 37620 67 238 65 242 55 244 52 243 37620 36316 79 246 58 241 55 242 57 242 36316 35014 84 240 57 242 54 240 58 242 35014 33680 80 240 58 240 55 236 53 243 33680 32316 75 244 59 237 55 237 46 243 32316 30910 74 245 55 235 51 239 45 241 30910 29454 73 242 50 233 47 236 47 239 29454 27953 72 238 50 235 46 233 47 241 27953 26407 70 236 50 240 45 233 43 240 26407 24819 65 234 48 243 43 231 42 242 24819 23190 59 231 47 241 41 229 43 245 23190 21519 55 229 47 238 39 225 43 243 21519 19805 50 226 46 237 38 225 43 242 19805 18082 46 222 43 238 40 233 47 243 18082 16435 44 220 41 239 41 231 46 235 16435 14933 43 221 39*236 36 227 44 225 14933 13588 42 223 32*233 30 229 41 220 13588 12376 40 223 29 235 28*232 36 219 12376 11283 38 223 28 236 27*234 31 220 11283 10296 36 230 28 237 24 240 27 226 10296 9407 34 241 28 239 22 244 23 240 9407 8611 31 249 28 241 21 246 22 255 8611 7896 29*247 28 242 21 247 23 265 7896 7246 27*243 27 242 21 249 23 271 7246 6662 26 242 27 243 20 249 22 276 6662 6169 25 241 27 243 19 250 21 277 6169 5785 24 241 26 244 19 250 18 276 5785 5519 23 240 25 244 18 250 14 275 5519 5356 21 239 24 244 17 250 11*273 5356 5263 16 239 20 244 14 250 6*270 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