DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 89.9 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 406 - - 431 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6088 - - 10318 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9518 - - 12977 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11149 - - 15379 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3464 - - 2574 - - - - - 9006 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 568 - - 691 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 39 - - 24 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 284 - - 260 - - - - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 2 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2046 - - 733 - - - - - -7789 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13195 - - 14647 - - - - - 13053 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3853 - - -127 - - - - - -10571 ODpotential blCL - - - 15002 - - 15506 - - - - - 15835 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 78 - - - - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 270 - - - - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 89.9 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.3 - - 43.4 - - - - - 43.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.2 - - 86.8 - - - - - 84.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 43.2 - - - - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 406 - - 431 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6088 - - 10318 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 14 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 7 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] 99767 45 100 38 101 33 093 99767 92176 31 102 32 103 28 085 92176 86327 25 108 26 113 26 101 86327 81508 27 108 23 109 27 102 81508 77374 20 105 20 114 24 103 77374 73732 16 109 18 136 15 083 73732 70445 16 112 18 141 10 111 70445 67426 13 134 10 139 13 141 67426 64635 19 169 16 180 10 155 64635 61939 22 163 18 199 8 160 61939 59133 12 182 21 192 16 218 59133 56241 23 220 18 199 21 214 56241 53501 37 218 26 226 28 219 53501 51040 48 216 48 232 35 230 51040 48835 53 209 61 225 48 235 48835 46837 49 208 67 214 57 229 46837 45002 46 213 62 208 57 224 45002 43299 46 223 53 206 55 223 43299 41707 49 228 49 215 55 223 41707 40214 50 223 50 219 55 227 40214 38814 47 216 52 219 51 233 38814 37472 47 217 51 223 45 235 37472 36124 44 218 47 225 40 232 36124 34744 39 209 41 227 38 229 34744 33336 37 208 39 223 38 228 33336 31889 36 211 42 224 40 226 31889 30388 37 213 37 224 41 231 30388 28837 34 216 35 222 37 237 28837 27241 29 217 30 224 29 240 27241 25604 25 219 26 225 21 244 25604 23927 22 223 25 229 15 228 23927 22203 18 232 23 237 18 217 22203 20428 13 252 21 248 18 221 20428 18636 13 259 15 255 11 226 18636 16916 16 258 9*273 7 228 16916 15349 18 261 6*272 4 212 15349 13946 16 261 6 271 2 190 13946 12684 10 269 5 269 1 179 12684 11547 6*281 5 266 1 262 11547 10519 5*284 5 261 3 275 10519 9593 4 285 5 256 5 273 9593 8763 3 285 5 255 7 271 8763 8017 3 284 5 253 9 270 8017 7337 2 283 5 251 10 270 7337 6727 2 283 5 250 10 269 6727 6211 1 281 5 248 11 268 6211 5811 1 282 5 248 11 268 5811 5532 1 286 5 248 10 267 5532 5362 1 282 5 247 8 266 5362 5264 1 283 5 248 5*265 5264 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