DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 92.3 - - 96.3 - - 95.2 - - 87.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 352 - - 111 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7494 - - 14055 - - 11988 - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10633 - - 15921 - - 13259 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12555 - - 19116 - - 17049 - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5206 - - 1811 - - 4943 - - 5079 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 602 - - 716 - - 462 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 16 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 243 - - 242 - - 175 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -5 - - 13 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2033 - - 2586 - - 589 - - -9211 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14589 - - 16531 - - 16460 - - 14476 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3778 - - 1670 - - -673 - - -11803 ODpotential blCL - - - 16333 - - 17446 - - 17722 - - 17068 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 96 - - 98 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 640 - - 480 - - 460 - - 490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.3 - - 96.3 - - 95.2 - - 87.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.1 - - 41.3 - - 40.8 - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 89.3 - - 93.6 - - 93.8 - - 90.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.0 - - 41.2 - - 40.7 - - 42.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 352 - - 111 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7494 - - 14055 - - 11988 - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 85 - - 93 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 99700 32 102 26 102 26 093 32 093 99700 92152 26 104 25 092 27 092 30 092 92152 86337 28 104 22 097 26 087 24 101 86337 81543 26 104 20 112 18 092 19 092 81543 77408 22 103 20 118 13 109 18 088 77408 73736 17 113 16 099 12 115 11 100 73736 70424 14 108 9 112 10 082 8 117 70424 67395 7 136 7 119 7 088 8 075 67395 64599 6 172 6 271 4 341 6 035 64599 61900 1 275 5 223 7 256 5 270 61900 59111 12 265 11 247 13 260 13 269 59111 56250 19 254 19 252 20 271 22 268 56250 53538 25 252 26 251 32 255 37 256 53538 51111 29 256 28 250 39 248 40 252 51111 48940 38 260 39 259 40 252 37 252 48940 46963 44 258 50 258 43 256 40 253 46963 45138 50 256 57 257 50 259 48 256 45138 43440 56 255 61 258 62 259 57 259 43440 41851 60 256 67 261 69 258 64 259 41851 40360 62 258 72 261 69 257 66 257 40360 38958 61 258 70 261 67 252 63 250 38958 37613 57 256 63 260 67 251 60 247 37613 36259 52 256 54 258 61 255 56 248 36259 34872 49 257 48 257 50 250 51 248 34872 33455 44 256 42 254 44 245 46 245 33455 31999 40 250 39 247 40 245 44 244 31999 30491 39 245 36 245 35 243 43 248 30491 28937 39 248 35 248 30 240 37 248 28937 27339 37 256 32 252 26 244 28 240 27339 25702 33 257 27 253 24 252 23 242 25702 24027 27 259 23 248 23 246 20 245 24027 22311 23 259 20 241 24 242 22 249 22311 20547 21 261 22*248 23 241 22 251 20547 18759 21 270 21*249 21*241 20 248 18759 17034 22 274 19 249 18*240 15 242 17034 15458 21 265 17 245 16 240 12 233 15458 14044 20 251 17 244 15 240 12 229 14044 12770 19*242 16 243 14 240 12 223 12770 11621 17*235 16 242 14 241 13 218 11621 10582 14 229 15 241 13 242 14 212 10582 9646 11 223 15 241 12 243 15 205 9646 8806 10 220 15 240 12 244 15 200 8806 8051 9 217 15 240 12 245 16 194 8051 7363 8 215 15 239 11 246 17 189 7363 6745 7 213 14 239 11 246 18 184 6745 6223 7 211 14 239 11 246 17 181 6223 5817 6 209 14 239 10 246 16 179 5817 5536 6 209 13 239 10 247 14 177 5536 5364 5 208 13 239 10 247 11*175 5364 5265 5 209 12 239 9 247 6*175 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