DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.3 - - 92.9 - - - - - 82.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 403 - - 460 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5597 - - 17911 - - - - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9124 - - 19316 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10658 - - 22972 - - - - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 9773 - - 1441 - - - - - 15063 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 551 - - 849 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 16 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 184 - - 226 - - - - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6953 - - 3291 - - - - - -12898 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17611 - - 19682 - - - - - 18164 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8400 - - 2814 - - - - - -15363 ODpotential blCL - - - 19058 - - 20158 - - - - - 20628 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 86 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 140 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.3 - - 92.9 - - - - - 82.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.6 - - 23.1 - - - - - 20.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.4 - - 89.8 - - - - - 86.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 22.8 - - - - - 20.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 403 - - 460 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5597 - - 17911 - - - - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 45 - - - - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 99485 34 098 30 097 32 089 99485 91937 28 104 27 106 30 095 91937 86136 24 108 21 105 23 096 86136 81323 23 115 14 107 21 100 81323 77185 21 097 17 112 17 089 77185 73546 19 088 19 096 10 069 73546 70266 10 076 15 114 8 060 70266 67250 5 157 6 098 3 136 67250 64443 3 224 6 281 1 177 64443 61728 7 269 13 273 9 308 61728 58909 12 267 17 256 18 281 58909 55993 21 275 22 265 23 268 55993 53217 33 268 32 258 33 273 53217 50720 39 262 34 256 48 263 50720 48483 44 262 48 261 51 262 48483 46449 54 265 60 260 57 267 46449 44587 63 268 63 263 65 269 44587 42872 71 268 68 265 70 266 42872 41280 61 266 62 265 70 262 41280 39797 51 260 52 259 65 260 39797 38417 54 260 48 252 50 260 38417 37105 48 263 47 261 41 250 37105 35785 29 256 40 255 45 254 35785 34428 28 243 37 241 46 255 34428 33038 30 246 37 241 43 255 33038 31603 29 248 33 245 40 257 31603 30117 30 235 25 244 37 256 30117 28584 34 221 24 247 28 256 28584 27012 32 220 24 245 20 262 27012 25403 27 237 23 244 22 256 25403 23760 19 252 19*245 19 239 23760 22075 17 275 18*237 18 217 22075 20335 23 276 17 231 17 206 20335 18570 19 255 18 225 15 197 18570 16870 20 232 17 223 14 194 16870 15314 21 234 17 223 13 195 15314 13919 21 233 17 223 11 202 13919 12664 19 227 16 223 10 214 12664 11530 17*219 16 224 8 228 11530 10507 15*210 15 224 6 245 10507 9584 12 200 15 224 6 265 9584 8756 10 191 14 225 5 281 8756 8012 8 178 14 225 5 293 8012 7333 7 170 14 225 6 303 7333 6725 6 164 13 226 6 311 6725 6210 6 157 13 226 7 315 6210 5810 5 153 13 226 7 319 5810 5531 5 151 12 226 7 321 5531 5362 5 150 12 226 6*327 5362 5265 5 150 11 226 4*330 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