DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - 77.8 - - 86.6 - - 85.5 - - 74.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 197 - - 399 - - 172 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4271 - - 9729 - - 8885 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7831 - - 12453 - - 11245 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9332 - - 14790 - - 13946 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3546 - - 3671 - - 4740 - - 678 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 410 - - 660 - - 484 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 20 - - 21 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 247 - - 247 - - 256 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -8 - - -10 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1015 - - -143 - - -1049 - - -8454 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10347 - - 14934 - - 14996 - - 13719 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3436 - - -1009 - - -2649 - - -12334 ODpotential blCL - - - 12768 - - 15799 - - 16595 - - 17598 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 78 - - 68 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 840 - - 350 - - 240 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 86.6 - - 85.5 - - 74.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.4 - - 38.9 - - 37.6 - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.1 - - 83.8 - - 83.9 - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.2 - - 38.7 - - 37.5 - - 33.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 197 - - 399 - - 172 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4271 - - 9729 - - 8885 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99327 16 099 17 087 19 114 11 125 99327 91881 19 097 13 130 7 112 14 071 91881 86110 15 108 11 111 4 091 15 071 86110 81298 13 109 7 104 9 065 11 088 81298 77164 9 079 9 122 10 042 11 081 77164 73527 5 100 7 088 5 082 6 088 73527 70230 8 121 4 095 4 059 8 081 70230 67190 4 097 6 152 3 214 1 257 67190 64372 4 162 2 152 5 169 2 103 64372 61652 12 222 12 216 12 221 13 247 61652 58831 11 227 12 228 17 233 21 235 58831 55923 24 240 23 248 20 260 22 246 55923 53153 36 231 39 244 36 252 29 259 53153 50658 41 226 44 230 46 242 41 253 50658 48423 43 236 44 230 47 241 47 249 48423 46401 50 245 47 238 47 245 50 247 46401 44553 57 245 54 241 51 249 53 250 44553 42854 60 241 59 242 58 250 57 248 42854 41281 63 239 63 242 60 248 59 246 41281 39817 64 240 63 244 58 247 61 248 39817 38447 63 242 62 246 54 248 63 251 38447 37134 59 242 59 247 52 251 60 253 37134 35811 56 243 56 248 50 252 55 254 35811 34453 53 243 53 248 48 251 49 253 34453 33066 51 240 50 248 46 251 45 255 33066 31637 45 239 49 248 44 252 44 256 31637 30156 38 242 47 247 42 251 43 254 30156 28627 35 245 45 247 40 251 41 253 28627 27050 38 248 42 246 39 251 38 253 27050 25429 37 251 40 247 38 250 37 254 25429 23768 31 251 39 248 38 250 37 256 23768 22064 28 251 39 250 37 251 37 259 22064 20311 27 256 40 253 36 252 36 259 20311 18537 23 259 40 254 35 251 36 255 18537 16830 17 232 36 253 33 250 35 249 16830 15271 21 207 31*250 30*250 30 247 15271 13873 23 210 26*247 25*251 26 245 13873 12618 21 228 22 246 23 254 21 247 12618 11488 20 251 21 246 21 255 19 253 11488 10467 20 252 21 247 21 257 17 260 10467 9549 21*249 20 247 21 257 16 268 9549 8726 22*248 20 248 21 257 15 273 8726 7987 23 247 20 248 20 258 15 276 7987 7315 24 247 19 249 20 258 15 277 7315 6711 24 247 19 249 20 258 15 279 6711 6200 24 247 18 249 19 258 14 278 6200 5804 24 247 18 249 19 258 13 278 5804 5528 23 246 17 250 18 258 11 274 5528 5360 21 246 17 249 17 259 8*270 5360 5264 18 246 15 249 15 258 5*266 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