DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.6 - - 76.7 - - 84.2 - - 84.5 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 59 - - 356 - - 419 - - 153 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 202 - - 3837 - - 7517 - - 5399 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit 5247 - - 7694 - - 10682 - - 8495 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top 5263 - - 8898 - - 12578 - - 10460 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 670 - - 1936 - - 1680 - - 3978 - - 176 Hgt.Variab. W* 96 - - 466 - - 616 - - 395 - - 10 W* B/S 4 - - 31 - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 10 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 061 - - 225 - - 255 - - 255 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -1 - - -7 - - -11 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9081 - - -8902 - - -6829 - - -8814 - - -11284 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14345 - - 17801 - - 19408 - - 19275 - - 16549 sfcLCL ODpotential -17301 - - -15199 - - -11541 - - -13204 - - -17613 ODpotential blCL 22564 - - 24097 - - 24119 - - 23664 - - 22877 blCL maxRH 53 - - 55 - - 49 - - 39 - - 72 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 64.6 - - 76.7 - - 84.2 - - 84.5 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.7 - - 16.7 - - 16.4 - - 17.4 - - 20.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.7 - - 74.0 - - 81.3 - - 82.9 - - 77.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.6 - - 16.4 - - 16.1 - - 17.1 - - 20.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 59 - - 356 - - 419 - - 153 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 202 - - 3837 - - 7517 - - 5399 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 99714 26 107 31 108 25 105 27 113 25 118 99714 92176 30 107 26 109 24 116 23 095 26 102 92176 86364 28 098 24 113 21 115 17 107 23 091 86364 81556 23 103 21 120 17 109 17 117 17 090 81556 77408 21 097 19 116 12 109 19 101 14 098 77408 73728 11 088 18 100 13 127 9 082 11 094 73728 70409 14 103 10 096 12 107 6 077 10 076 70409 67371 17 067 13 105 8 107 4 105 10 043 67371 64559 9 025 12 047 11 081 4 128 9 061 64559 61833 9 222 4 358 7 021 9 009 11 014 61833 59003 6 039 9 284 14 298 10 326 8 347 59003 56108 28 334 18 327 16 304 18 311 21 324 56108 53374 42 314 37 326 29 319 28 313 28 313 53374 50921 49 305 46 316 40 314 38 315 31 311 50921 48722 53 304 52 309 47 310 47 314 39 315 48722 46719 56 307 54 310 48 309 49 314 42 314 46719 44872 61 308 57 311 50 314 52 319 43 320 44872 43156 66 307 60 310 53 317 54 323 49 326 43156 41552 66 305 61 307 53 315 54 322 51 326 41552 40049 63 302 57 306 52 311 53 318 50 323 40049 38645 59 301 55 307 51 310 51 314 48 319 38645 37307 59 303 54 307 49 308 48 312 45 315 37307 35967 60 302 54 305 47 305 45 312 43 312 35967 34593 60 301 54 305 46 304 44 311 42 310 34593 33192 58 303 49 307 44 303 44 309 42 308 33192 31750 53 304 42 307 42 301 43 306 40 305 31750 30259 47 305 39 306 39 299 42 303 39 304 30259 28722 43 306 37 306 37 298 41 301 39 300 28722 27139 41 305 36 306 36 300 39 301 36 298 27139 25512 39 303 34 307 34 300 37 301 35 297 25512 23842 37 303 32 310 32 302 35 300 35 296 23842 22126 34 305 29 312 29 304 33 298 35 295 22126 20356 30 308 27 309 26 304 31 297 33 294 20356 18566 28 311 25 305 25 305 29 302 30 297 18566 16846 26 312 24 302 25 308 27 311 27 304 16846 15280 24 311 22 302 22 310 22 319 22 312 15280 13882 22 310 20 305 16*306 18 319 16 320 13882 12627 18 309 18 309 10*279 14 307 16 325 12627 11496 16 305 14 312 10 267 13*280 17 321 11496 10474 14 296 11 308 10 260 13*269 18 311 10474 9554 12 287 7*285 10 253 13 264 19 297 9554 8729 9 307 5*262 10 251 14 256 21 283 8729 7988 7 333 4 251 10 249 14 253 22 273 7988 7315 6 358 3 220 10 247 14 251 23 265 7315 6710 6 019 3 210 10 247 14 250 24 258 6710 6199 7 038 2 201 10 246 14 248 23 252 6199 5802 8 053 2 190 10 245 14 247 21 248 5802 5527 7 058 2 185 10 245 13 247 18 244 5527 5360 5*061 2 181 9 245 13 247 14*241 5360 5264 4*061 2 181 9 244 11 246 7*236 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