DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 - - - 78.4 - - 86.8 - - 86.9 - - 78.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 371 - - 122 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2420 - - 10984 - - 9263 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6572 - - 13436 - - 11257 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7481 - - 16045 - - 14324 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1642 - - 3218 - - 5989 - - 167 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 382 - - 671 - - 438 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 13 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 106 - - 248 - - 268 - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 4 - - -29 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4661 - - 988 - - -1859 - - -10175 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12143 - - 15058 - - 16183 - - 15440 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7100 - - -87 - - -3426 - - -13575 ODpotential blCL - - - 14581 - - 16132 - - 17750 - - 18839 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 86 - - 91 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 280 - - 150 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 86.8 - - 86.9 - - 78.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.5 - - 38.6 - - 33.8 - - 29.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.0 - - 84.1 - - 85.5 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 38.3 - - 33.5 - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 371 - - 122 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2420 - - 10984 - - 9263 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 44 - - 64 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 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] 99493 26 106 26 093 25 093 21 105 99493 91996 26 107 18 092 20 084 21 090 91996 86185 20 105 13 098 12 090 16 071 86185 81363 13 089 12 091 10 089 13 061 81363 77218 6 060 9 083 7 096 10 048 77218 73561 3 134 8 041 7 090 7 047 73561 70256 6 121 3 049 6 339 11 033 70256 67220 7 062 5 045 9 329 10 008 67220 64413 6 350 6 353 10 322 10 328 64413 61708 7 326 9 306 8 332 7 325 61708 58886 18 293 16 288 16 310 15 320 58886 55948 26 268 29 265 27 276 26 298 55948 53155 31 290 32 276 34 276 39 282 53155 50660 46 272 41 283 40 272 41 269 50660 48432 60 274 62 282 47 275 44 272 48432 46429 70 265 72 262 69 268 60 272 46429 44621 57 277 69 268 77 261 65 271 44621 42958 78 286 72 281 78 268 75 273 42958 41404 87 281 86 277 86 271 85 271 41404 39943 80 279 87 274 86 269 86 270 39943 38567 70 269 75 267 81 268 81 269 38567 37243 72 262 68 261 75 267 75 267 37243 35911 70 258 69 261 69 266 71 266 35911 34543 65 260 70 263 63 265 66 264 34543 33145 61 262 71 262 62 266 62 262 33145 31703 60 266 67 263 64 269 60 264 31703 30209 59 268 59 269 65 272 58 268 30209 28666 49 267 46 270 63 272 50 270 28666 27082 40 267 38 266 56 269 35 268 27082 25458 34 266 34 265 44 266 30 259 25458 23794 33 260 33 265 36 260 30 249 23794 22084 30 264 32 263 32 260 29 244 22084 20320 27 270 32 261 30 260 26 242 20320 18537 26 263 28 262 27 264 22 245 18537 16828 26 248 22*253 23 268 18 253 16828 15275 24 244 20*248 19*269 16 261 15275 13887 22 250 19 249 17*270 15 268 13887 12639 22 250 18 250 17 270 15 272 12639 11511 22 246 17 250 16 269 16 274 11511 10491 21 240 13 248 16 269 17 274 10491 9571 17 232 12 247 16 268 18 275 9571 8745 14 222 11 246 15 268 19 274 8745 8002 10*210 10 246 15 267 19 275 8002 7325 4*165 9 245 15 267 19 274 7325 6719 4 106 8 244 14 266 19 274 6719 6205 4 101 8 244 14 265 18 274 6205 5806 5 096 7 244 13 266 17 273 5806 5530 5 093 7 244 13 265 15 272 5530 5361 5 092 7 244 13 265 12*271 5361 5264 4 091 6 245 11 265 8*271 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