DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - - 81.7 - - 87.2 - - 87.4 - - 76.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 411 - - 153 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5837 - - 8586 - - 7521 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9244 - - 11537 - - 10106 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10898 - - 13647 - - 12582 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3121 - - 2086 - - 3969 - - 124 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 528 - - 639 - - 441 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 11 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 271 - - 262 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -13 - - -17 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3679 - - -3397 - - -4866 - - -9959 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14577 - - 17045 - - 17448 - - 15224 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7535 - - -7174 - - -8364 - - -14897 ODpotential blCL - - - 18433 - - 20821 - - 20946 - - 20161 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 85 - - 59 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 87.2 - - 87.4 - - 76.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 30.0 - - 28.6 - - 28.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.2 - - 84.1 - - 85.9 - - 79.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 29.7 - - 28.4 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 411 - - 153 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5837 - - 8586 - - 7521 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 39 - - 0 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 99496 22 117 15 125 16 097 15 105 99496 91987 14 117 16 117 13 086 17 111 91987 86163 12 112 11 114 9 090 14 085 86163 81327 13 103 10 116 7 134 10 063 81327 77178 8 104 7 076 7 115 9 079 77178 73525 6 087 5 078 4 098 7 073 73525 70220 7 057 4 059 5 020 8 054 70220 67186 9 336 4 075 6 352 6 011 67186 64389 7 324 11 352 8 352 5 008 64389 61699 11 320 12 308 14 317 9 329 61699 58916 17 307 11 296 15 300 16 313 58916 56035 25 307 20 300 19 317 19 299 56035 53278 33 303 24 295 24 293 26 285 53278 50791 44 291 42 282 39 286 37 283 50791 48568 44 282 46 271 45 274 45 277 48568 46573 41 291 46 278 47 277 46 279 46573 44768 50 288 54 276 48 281 48 282 44768 43105 55 282 57 272 47 280 48 279 43105 41550 56 281 55 270 46 279 47 274 41550 40084 55 281 51 272 44 278 46 273 40084 38704 51 284 48 272 42 278 46 274 38704 37378 47 286 46 272 41 279 46 275 37378 36042 44 286 44 275 40 279 45 276 36042 34671 40 287 44 275 41 275 43 275 34671 33268 37 287 43 272 44 271 43 273 33268 31821 39 285 41 273 45 270 44 273 31821 30323 41 284 39 277 46 272 44 276 30323 28777 40 286 37 280 46 274 43 277 28777 27188 35 290 36 282 43 277 42 277 27188 25556 34 287 33 284 39 279 38 276 25556 23883 35 288 31 284 35 280 34 275 23883 22165 30 290 31 284 34 279 34 276 22165 20395 27 291 29 284 33 282 34 277 20395 18604 27 293 27 284 28 288 32 277 18604 16884 26 295 23 290 19 300 26 280 16884 15318 23 301 18 297 13 311 16 287 15318 13917 19 308 13*291 12 307 9 308 13917 12660 16 309 13*288 12*303 9 323 12660 11524 12*303 12 285 11*290 9 321 11524 10499 10*289 12 275 11 280 10 310 10499 9576 9 273 12 271 12 265 11 296 9576 8747 7 265 12 267 12 260 13 285 8747 8003 5 253 12 265 12 258 14 275 8003 7326 4 245 12 263 12 255 15 268 7326 6719 3 241 12 261 13 253 15 262 6719 6205 3 235 11 260 12 252 15 258 6205 5806 3 230 11 259 12 252 14 255 5806 5530 2 226 11 259 12 251 13 252 5530 5361 2 225 10 259 12 250 10*248 5361 5264 2 227 10 258 10 251 6*245 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