DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 84.0 - - 80.8 - - 73.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 308 - - 316 - - 126 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4910 - - 10298 - - 4987 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8476 - - 12782 - - 8060 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9971 - - 15359 - - 10048 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7052 - - 1846 - - 4732 - - 4800 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 483 - - 623 - - 360 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 16 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 242 - - 242 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - -5 - - -39 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6073 - - 654 - - -3576 - - -7356 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16045 - - 14706 - - 13625 - - 12620 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8422 - - -119 - - -5608 - - -11169 ODpotential blCL - - - 18393 - - 15478 - - 15656 - - 16433 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 96 - - 82 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 84.0 - - 80.8 - - 73.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 37.3 - - 38.9 - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.4 - - 81.7 - - 79.3 - - 75.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 37.1 - - 38.8 - - 36.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 308 - - 316 - - 126 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4910 - - 10298 - - 4987 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 66 - - 83 - - 28 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99472 15 114 14 087 16 068 18 074 99472 91965 13 114 12 087 12 066 15 067 91965 86148 13 082 11 111 9 064 11 065 86148 81328 13 089 9 099 7 086 7 080 81328 77179 15 097 8 110 6 072 12 086 77179 73505 9 118 9 084 7 102 9 058 73505 70182 9 124 3 077 7 076 4 058 70182 67129 9 093 4 164 3 330 7 044 67129 64292 9 082 6 179 5 268 5 018 64292 61551 3 075 4 174 3 240 5 329 61551 58710 3 275 1 143 3 257 9 267 58710 55783 11 271 8 310 10 283 15 240 55783 53006 29 262 29 269 27 268 22 256 53006 50519 32 249 32 250 38 255 36 262 50519 48297 38 242 45 243 51 239 48 248 48297 46279 44 246 48 240 49 233 54 238 46279 44427 48 246 53 246 52 235 58 231 44427 42716 57 247 66 242 57 242 57 230 42716 41134 68 244 66 241 63 244 60 237 41134 39663 68 241 64 247 67 240 65 235 39663 38290 65 245 66 247 66 238 69 232 38290 36972 66 253 65 244 63 240 68 235 36972 35643 64 253 63 241 59 242 65 236 35643 34277 59 251 59 242 55 245 61 241 34277 32883 52 253 56 246 48 243 50 244 32883 31450 46 252 51 249 43 240 46 236 31450 29968 42 237 44 246 37 241 43 233 29968 28441 41 228 40 240 36 233 39 235 28441 26870 40 229 38 239 35 232 37 238 26870 25257 36 232 34 237 29 234 33 242 25257 23607 30 243 26 233 25 235 29 243 23607 21914 23 269 23 241 22 254 24 248 21914 20173 19 279 16 267 22 275 21 273 20173 18413 14 273 11 259 24 288 20 291 18413 16722 11 257 12*255 22 294 15 306 16722 15180 14 238 13*247 16 285 10 317 15180 13799 14 226 14 244 14 256 9 298 13799 12558 14 220 16 239 15 238 10 284 12558 11441 14 222 17 239 15 232 11 264 11441 10432 15*224 17 239 14*231 12 252 10432 9523 16*226 17 240 14*231 12 247 9523 8707 18 227 18 241 12 233 13 246 8707 7973 18 228 18 242 11 237 13 245 7973 7305 19 229 18 242 9 243 14 244 7305 6705 19 230 18 243 8 249 14 244 6705 6197 19 230 17 244 8 252 14 243 6197 5801 19 230 17 244 7 254 13 242 5801 5527 18 230 17 244 7 256 12 241 5527 5360 17 230 16 244 7 257 9*238 5360 5264 15 230 14 244 6 257 5*235 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