DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.7 - - 88.0 - - - - - 73.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 299 - - 323 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6649 - - 8255 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9829 - - 11151 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11710 - - 13316 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3718 - - 5304 - - - - - 197 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 529 - - 584 - - - - - 30 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 196 - - 222 - - - - - 185 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -9 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1012 - - -50 - - - - - -3106 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12723 - - 13367 - - - - - 8371 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2484 - - -1548 - - - - - -7218 ODpotential blCL - - - 14194 - - 14864 - - - - - 12482 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 96 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 460 - - 940 - - - - - 1110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.7 - - 88.0 - - - - - 73.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.8 - - 47.2 - - - - - 54.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.2 - - 85.5 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 46.8 - - - - - 53.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 299 - - 323 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6649 - - 8255 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 85 - - - - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 11 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] 99360 25 105 11 105 12 079 99360 91902 15 066 13 097 8 056 91902 86128 8 074 12 089 10 113 86128 81344 12 134 11 095 15 100 81344 77206 9 138 11 064 12 086 77206 73544 12 146 3 078 7 051 73544 70242 9 097 8 151 3 041 70242 67209 3 109 9 156 4 070 67209 64398 7 153 7 188 2 314 64398 61689 5 150 11 178 6 214 61689 58890 4 248 8 165 11 212 58890 56014 20 255 7 254 18 187 56014 53284 26 232 23 251 26 241 53284 50838 28 219 34 231 33 233 50838 48641 31 233 41 232 38 232 48641 46636 41 236 49 238 47 234 46636 44794 40 228 52 231 56 233 44794 43094 41 228 51 226 63 229 43094 41515 49 231 52 228 63 228 41515 40036 63 232 56 230 58 233 40036 38648 73 230 62 229 52 234 38648 37319 66 229 62 226 47 230 37319 35985 47 223 54 226 44 225 35985 34621 40 222 44 225 33 219 34621 33228 36 227 38 225 32 217 33228 31790 34 225 34 226 32 216 31790 30298 31 219 31 225 31 214 30298 28755 31 218 25 225 31 214 28755 27164 31 218 25 227 29 218 27164 25529 31 215 28 228 28 229 25529 23856 27 207 26 229 31 241 23856 22139 22 202 21 230 34 250 22139 20373 17 208 19 230 33 258 20373 18586 14 219 18 236 29 262 18586 16870 15 227 18 239 27 257 16870 15306 20 229 18 236 25 251 15306 13907 23 223 16*228 22 246 13907 12651 21*218 16*226 19 244 12651 11517 17*211 16 225 17 242 11517 10495 15 204 15 224 16 242 10495 9573 14 200 15 224 16 242 9573 8746 13 196 15 222 17 241 8746 8003 12 192 15 221 18 237 8003 7327 12 189 16 220 19 232 7327 6719 11 187 15 219 19 227 6719 6206 11 186 15 218 19 224 6206 5806 10 185 15 217 16 219 5806 5530 10 185 15 217 12 211 5530 5361 10 184 14 217 8*203 5361 5264 9 184 12 217 5*185 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