DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.5 - - 87.9 - - - - - 77.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 283 - - 373 - - - - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4177 - - 10406 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7869 - - 12964 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9238 - - 15467 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3818 - - 5106 - - - - - 2454 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 443 - - 659 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 13 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 203 - - 250 - - - - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -3 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6153 - - -306 - - - - - -8496 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15392 - - 15774 - - - - - 13761 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8177 - - -1507 - - - - - -11413 ODpotential blCL - - - 17415 - - 16974 - - - - - 16677 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 92 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 360 - - 510 - - - - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.5 - - 87.9 - - - - - 77.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.1 - - 36.4 - - - - - 36.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.2 - - 85.1 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.0 - - 36.3 - - - - - 36.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 283 - - 373 - - - - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4177 - - 10406 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 67 - - - - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99429 14 119 9 148 14 101 99429 91972 11 095 18 111 8 101 91972 86177 8 114 11 096 7 102 86177 81358 7 145 6 091 9 127 81358 77232 13 161 5 127 14 100 77232 73579 10 111 5 180 10 097 73579 70260 6 127 6 152 6 095 70260 67212 4 192 3 111 7 065 67212 64392 4 131 8 162 6 303 64392 61674 5 287 0 329 11 245 61674 58852 15 233 16 260 16 251 58852 55932 23 244 27 247 24 270 55932 53136 30 240 33 234 34 263 53136 50615 34 230 33 233 37 252 50615 48361 37 234 36 242 40 252 48361 46327 41 237 43 240 45 254 46327 44476 46 238 48 243 49 254 44476 42777 52 237 52 243 54 254 42777 41203 48 233 50 241 57 250 41203 39736 46 228 44 243 55 247 39736 38369 47 224 36 244 52 243 38369 37066 43 231 32 241 48 241 37066 35759 34 243 34 239 44 239 35759 34417 30 247 36 242 43 238 34417 33042 30 248 34 248 39 239 33042 31624 30 243 32 253 35 242 31624 30154 26 236 35 256 36 239 30154 28632 22 239 40 256 37 234 28632 27060 26 239 40 253 38 234 27060 25442 32 247 33 252 36 241 25442 23787 33 256 32 253 37 251 23787 22088 32 257 33 256 35 256 22088 20337 30 254 32 262 29 264 20337 18565 27 255 31 268 23 273 18565 16859 24 257 27*268 19 283 16859 15300 23 256 20*261 15 290 15300 13903 20 250 16 257 12 293 13903 12646 17 244 13 250 11 290 12646 11513 15 241 13 249 11 284 11513 10489 14 242 12 248 12 275 10489 9567 10*230 12 246 14 267 9567 8740 7*210 12 246 16 261 8740 7997 7 206 12 245 18 257 7997 7322 7 204 11 244 20 255 7322 6715 6 202 11 244 23 256 6715 6203 6 200 11 244 24 256 6203 5805 6 200 11 243 23 255 5805 5529 6 199 10 244 19 253 5529 5361 5 198 10 244 15 252 5361 5264 5 198 9 243 9*249 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