DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.8 - - 90.2 - - 90.2 - - 81.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 422 - - 488 - - 235 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8464 - - 13774 - - 13428 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11452 - - 15901 - - 15106 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13525 - - 18835 - - 18489 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3733 - - 2481 - - 3410 - - 6234 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 642 - - 792 - - 617 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 27 - - 15 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 265 - - 277 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 9 - - -20 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2907 - - 1024 - - -256 - - -8860 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16433 - - 17812 - - 18746 - - 14124 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4795 - - 19 - - -1693 - - -11189 ODpotential blCL - - - 18320 - - 18816 - - 20182 - - 16453 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 55 - - 51 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 290 - - 170 - - 560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.8 - - 90.2 - - 90.2 - - 81.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.4 - - 29.3 - - 25.1 - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.8 - - 86.7 - - 88.0 - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.2 - - 29.0 - - 24.8 - - 37.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 422 - - 488 - - 235 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8464 - - 13774 - - 13428 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 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] 99727 29 119 22 100 26 087 27 091 99727 92141 28 109 21 103 21 098 25 089 92141 86316 23 103 22 102 21 098 19 105 86316 81499 21 113 16 096 18 099 22 104 81499 77346 14 106 14 118 13 104 18 092 77346 73674 8 085 14 118 14 117 9 093 73674 70358 11 109 9 130 8 093 7 082 70358 67319 8 094 8 129 0 249 6 027 67319 64510 2 327 3 261 3 273 6 322 64510 61803 2 310 8 224 10 232 15 256 61803 58991 12 275 10 270 12 274 18 256 58991 56083 28 260 28 270 29 270 26 275 56083 53312 36 249 40 258 38 257 35 266 53312 50810 41 251 45 253 43 256 44 264 50810 48560 50 259 55 259 53 262 53 267 48560 46508 63 260 69 262 64 268 63 269 46508 44621 73 260 78 262 75 269 75 269 44621 42876 81 260 86 261 86 267 83 268 42876 41252 86 260 85 261 87 266 80 267 41252 39736 79 259 75 262 76 266 69 268 39736 38327 66 258 62 262 62 267 55 268 38327 36993 58 259 56 261 53 267 42 268 36993 35668 51 262 50 262 46 268 33 266 35668 34318 43 264 42 263 41 268 25 262 34318 32945 37 266 36 266 37 268 26 248 32945 31533 28 267 27 268 36 263 31 226 31533 30067 22 268 21 264 35 258 32 234 30067 28551 22 269 20 263 31 259 36 251 28551 26989 24 270 23 264 30 263 31 263 26989 25383 27 269 27 266 29 268 23 297 25383 23739 28 268 29 268 31 272 26 301 23739 22053 26 270 27 269 29 272 21 300 22053 20315 23 276 23*272 23 268 12 311 20315 18551 23 281 16*279 17*268 8 322 18551 16850 22 283 10 271 10*268 7 328 16850 15295 18 283 10 269 10 268 7 329 15295 13899 14*283 10 268 10 268 7 326 13899 12643 11*281 9 265 10 270 7 313 12643 11510 9 281 9 263 10 273 7 280 11510 10487 7 279 9 262 10 276 10 251 10487 9565 6 278 8 261 10 280 13 234 9565 8739 4 276 8 260 10 282 16 225 8739 7997 2 268 8 259 10 285 19 220 7997 7323 1 258 8 258 10 287 20 217 7323 6717 1 233 8 258 10 288 20 214 6717 6204 0 191 8 257 9 290 20 213 6204 5806 1 139 8 258 9 291 19 211 5806 5530 1 121 7 257 9 291 17 210 5530 5362 1 118 7 257 9 291 15*210 5362 5264 1 120 7 257 8 292 10*209 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