DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 = 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 - - - 87.8 - - 92.9 - - 92.1 - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 194 - - 144 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3148 - - 12866 - - 10533 - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7061 - - 14490 - - 12392 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8209 - - 17927 - - 15594 - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4921 - - 2213 - - 4670 - - 200 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 394 - - 570 - - 484 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 19 - - 21 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 148 - - 267 - - 257 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 14 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -37 - - -12 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8829 - - -1153 - - -2658 - - -10086 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17039 - - 19081 - - 18253 - - 15352 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11698 - - -2456 - - -4209 - - -13625 ODpotential blCL - - - 19907 - - 20383 - - 19803 - - 18890 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 98 - - 88 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.8 - - 92.9 - - 92.1 - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.0 - - 26.4 - - 29.5 - - 31.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.6 - - 91.0 - - 90.8 - - 83.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 26.1 - - 29.2 - - 31.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 194 - - 144 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3148 - - 12866 - - 10533 - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 94 - - 51 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99671 24 113 22 110 21 097 21 081 99671 92182 22 106 14 106 18 091 20 092 92182 86377 23 099 16 118 12 092 19 097 86377 81529 16 099 18 102 12 099 16 076 81529 77363 14 120 16 072 16 103 10 076 77363 73705 17 123 6 086 11 096 10 100 73705 70385 12 097 9 134 4 104 9 055 70385 67311 7 074 8 089 6 137 3 033 67311 64461 6 022 5 067 3 149 3 104 64461 61714 12 300 13 262 8 305 8 332 61714 58882 15 280 10 256 9 279 10 281 58882 55980 24 286 24 279 23 289 19 303 55980 53239 29 277 32 265 33 273 37 291 53239 50790 30 280 33 259 41 266 48 279 50790 48604 38 285 36 272 47 267 55 271 48604 46620 52 289 44 279 52 270 58 270 46620 44801 59 284 52 280 57 276 58 276 44801 43117 63 279 57 279 61 281 59 281 43117 41548 64 279 59 278 62 280 58 283 41548 40075 62 280 59 277 60 277 55 282 40075 38691 59 283 57 278 56 276 51 280 38691 37362 57 284 53 280 48 278 47 279 37362 36024 51 284 48 281 44 280 43 279 36024 34651 41 281 42 280 40 279 40 281 34651 33249 35 275 38 278 35 275 38 282 33249 31805 33 269 35 275 34 274 37 279 31805 30313 28 268 31 272 31 272 38 277 30313 28774 22 271 28 271 30 272 40 275 28774 27189 22 273 29 275 31 272 39 274 27189 25562 30 279 32 278 35 271 35 276 25562 23897 39 282 33 279 39 271 33 282 23897 22189 43 280 36 279 38 278 33 283 22189 20431 44 280 37 278 38 282 34 279 20431 18649 39 282 33*278 36 280 34 273 18649 16932 35 286 26*277 32*275 34 265 16932 15364 32 287 22 274 26*267 34 262 15364 13958 27 287 21 272 24 262 32 263 13958 12694 22 293 20 268 22 259 30 266 12694 11553 18 299 19 266 22 258 27 267 11553 10524 14 303 19 264 21 256 24 267 10524 9597 10 300 18 262 21 255 22 266 9597 8766 6*282 18 261 20 254 22 266 8766 8019 3*244 18 261 20 254 22 266 8019 7339 3 165 18 260 20 253 22 266 7339 6728 3 144 18 260 19 253 21 266 6728 6211 3 139 17 259 19 252 20 264 6211 5810 4 132 17 260 18 252 18 260 5810 5531 4 128 17 259 18 252 15 254 5531 5362 4 126 16 259 17 252 12*249 5362 5265 3 126 14 260 14 252 7*245 5265 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