DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 80.5 - - 91.1 - - 95.4 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 94 - - 415 - - 423 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 985 - - 6957 - - 11689 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 5247 - - 10225 - - 14090 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 6046 - - 12018 - - 16750 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1449 - - 3839 - - 2900 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 190 - - 598 - - 715 - - - - - - W* B/S 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 6 - - 17 - - 19 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 181 - - 227 - - 236 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg 4 - - -4 - - -5 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5863 - - -3185 - - 858 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11909 - - 15204 - - 15893 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -9868 - - -5201 - - 170 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 15914 - - 17219 - - 16580 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 80 - - 81 - - 93 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 40 - - 150 - - 430 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 80.5 - - 91.1 - - 95.4 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 46.6 - - 42.2 - - 43.3 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 79.3 - - 88.1 - - 92.4 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 46.5 - - 42.0 - - 43.1 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 94 - - 415 - - 423 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 985 - - 6957 - - 11689 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 20 - - 22 - - 71 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 7 - - 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] 99582 33 106 31 101 31 106 99582 92066 28 094 32 096 29 110 92066 86272 26 097 28 098 28 098 86272 81479 25 100 21 104 21 095 81479 77354 22 099 20 119 14 106 77354 73706 18 093 21 111 14 122 73706 70409 14 110 13 126 12 099 70409 67394 12 095 11 135 8 154 67394 64609 4 050 6 117 8 143 64609 61914 6 203 4 179 9 171 61914 59134 5 216 7 202 12 184 59134 56286 9 260 13 233 18 235 56286 53587 27 236 35 228 43 231 53587 51161 35 243 39 238 48 239 51161 48981 50 253 54 252 58 250 48981 46999 66 252 69 253 68 253 46999 45170 74 250 76 250 76 252 45170 43467 71 249 75 246 78 248 43467 41872 66 247 73 243 75 243 41872 40374 63 242 71 241 74 242 40374 38966 59 239 66 240 72 243 38966 37618 58 239 63 238 70 243 37618 36262 56 244 60 243 66 244 36262 34872 51 247 56 253 58 247 34872 33452 45 242 49 250 49 249 33452 31991 48 236 45 245 46 245 31991 30481 49 238 39 245 44 245 30481 28924 47 249 34 245 37 247 28924 27322 36 252 32 242 33 240 27322 25679 31 250 33 241 33 236 25679 23999 29 244 34 242 35 237 23999 22274 27 236 32 242 34 239 22274 20499 20 240 30 235 29 240 20499 18706 18 247 24 238 24 234 18706 16983 18 240 19 241 20*233 16983 15411 19 222 19 240 20*233 15411 14002 19 221 21 233 20 234 14002 12736 20 231 21*231 20 234 12736 11592 21 235 19*229 20 235 11592 10560 21 233 18 228 19 236 10560 9628 19 226 18 226 19 237 9628 8792 15 219 18 226 19 238 8792 8041 12 221 17 226 19 238 8041 7356 11 222 17 226 19 239 7356 6741 12 215 17 226 18 239 6741 6221 9*203 16 226 18 239 6221 5816 7*183 16 226 17 239 5816 5536 6 182 15 226 17 239 5536 5364 6 180 14 226 16 239 5364 5265 5 178 13 226 14 239 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