DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 - - - 88.9 - - 94.1 - - 94.7 - - 85.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 281 - - 356 - - 122 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3064 - - 7743 - - 10783 - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7023 - - 10783 - - 12429 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8125 - - 12804 - - 15844 - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4409 - - 7169 - - 5286 - - 11565 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 400 - - 588 - - 461 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 37 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 087 - - 141 - - 176 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -3 - - 6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7020 - - -4447 - - -1373 - - -10188 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15146 - - 17252 - - 17218 - - 15453 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9511 - - -5706 - - -2526 - - -13073 ODpotential blCL - - - 17636 - - 18510 - - 18370 - - 18338 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 83 - - 85 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 180 - - 310 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.9 - - 94.1 - - 94.7 - - 85.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 36.1 - - 36.9 - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.5 - - 91.4 - - 93.2 - - 88.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.3 - - 36.0 - - 36.8 - - 36.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 281 - - 356 - - 122 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3064 - - 7743 - - 10783 - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 32 - - 41 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 99440 18 098 17 112 17 091 10 113 99440 91965 11 103 9 098 12 095 14 091 91965 86163 13 106 9 160 10 057 14 084 86163 81337 13 121 10 137 4 132 10 058 81337 77186 13 120 9 106 9 148 7 072 77186 73536 10 116 10 106 8 140 6 079 73536 70249 2 093 6 090 6 139 3 036 70249 67238 5 193 1 196 5 059 5 054 67238 64456 7 146 7 155 4 263 6 358 64456 61775 12 086 4 119 9 225 8 288 61775 58992 12 001 3 336 6 228 9 226 58992 56111 19 274 14 292 13 308 6 347 56111 53365 26 248 30 249 26 268 17 296 53365 50917 23 262 27 236 30 248 23 257 50917 48738 34 279 23 259 29 250 24 241 48738 46757 45 274 32 264 37 250 28 244 46757 44941 54 261 49 253 46 246 42 244 44941 43268 49 260 54 249 51 247 53 240 43268 41711 45 265 51 249 56 247 56 239 41711 40246 46 263 44 246 53 247 54 239 40246 38864 46 263 38 241 48 246 50 237 38864 37537 41 264 37 239 44 243 45 231 37537 36202 34 263 35 239 41 241 41 232 36202 34831 33 265 31 239 37 243 36 234 34831 33429 32 264 28 238 36 243 35 234 33429 31981 27 260 25 240 32 234 35 229 31981 30482 20 259 22 242 28 216 32 223 30482 28934 17 259 17 237 26 213 25 221 28934 27339 16 258 15 233 23 213 19 218 27339 25700 16 258 13 237 21 217 18 204 25700 24022 16 255 13 244 20 218 19 194 24022 22298 15 253 14 240 18 218 19 186 22298 20523 17 261 16 245 15 229 17 180 20523 18725 21 261 19 252 12 247 15 171 18725 16997 19 272 21 252 10*247 14 169 16997 15423 13 266 18 254 6*235 12 170 15423 14015 15 239 11*253 6 229 10 170 14015 12747 16 232 5*244 4 201 8 168 12747 11601 13 225 3 215 4 180 7 171 11601 10565 7 209 3 146 4 165 6 181 10565 9631 4 179 4 138 4 158 6 200 9631 8793 4*131 4 131 4 149 6 215 8793 8040 6*102 4 126 4 144 7 223 8040 7356 7 094 4 120 4 141 7 224 7356 6740 8 086 4 117 4 136 7 224 6740 6219 8 084 4 114 4 133 6 223 6219 5815 8 083 4 111 4 132 6 223 5815 5534 8 081 4 109 4 131 5 228 5534 5363 8 081 4 108 4 131 5*241 5363 5265 7 080 4 108 4 130 4*260 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