DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 72.7 - - 85.3 - - 93.9 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 85 - - 369 - - 423 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 499 - - 2714 - - 13548 - - - - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit 5247 - - 6842 - - 15624 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top 5560 - - 7775 - - 18609 - - - - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 576 - - 2490 - - 5024 - - - - - 13073 Hgt.Variab. W* 147 - - 420 - - 751 - - - - - 7 W* B/S 3 - - 10 - - 19 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction 059 - - 087 - - 225 - - - - - 250 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 1 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -3 - - -7 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5064 - - -6782 - - 1095 - - - - - -13122 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10624 - - 14558 - - 17514 - - - - - 18388 sfcLCL ODpotential -9734 - - -9083 - - -658 - - - - - -17707 ODpotential blCL 15294 - - 16858 - - 19267 - - - - - 22972 blCL maxRH 55 - - 45 - - 51 - - - - - 40 maxRH CAPE 470 - - 350 - - 310 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 72.7 - - 85.3 - - 93.9 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.7 - - 39.7 - - 34.6 - - - - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 71.6 - - 82.6 - - 90.7 - - - - - 89.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.7 - - 39.6 - - 34.4 - - - - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 85 - - 369 - - 423 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 499 - - 2714 - - 13548 - - - - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99902 38 097 31 101 34 111 29 079 99902 92352 30 100 24 106 27 104 24 086 92352 86521 25 108 20 101 15 100 21 107 86521 81703 22 106 15 110 14 091 19 116 81703 77559 19 097 18 126 11 103 19 111 77559 73888 13 097 20 100 15 130 16 068 73888 70565 13 115 11 098 15 105 6 091 70565 67517 7 106 8 115 6 113 11 092 67517 64714 7 123 5 070 8 138 4 002 64714 62029 8 039 4 265 3 104 5 216 62029 59242 10 293 9 229 8 253 4 250 59242 56361 9 232 16 246 20 256 14 291 56361 53633 21 305 17 246 28 267 26 294 53633 51198 44 302 36 295 37 286 35 278 51198 49014 63 285 54 289 49 290 33 289 49014 47025 65 283 60 285 58 290 48 308 47025 45198 69 289 63 289 64 291 58 302 45198 43498 74 293 69 294 66 294 57 300 43498 41903 77 296 74 297 68 299 54 305 41903 40405 75 296 74 299 70 303 55 311 40405 38998 65 292 67 303 69 305 56 314 38998 37648 58 285 53 305 64 309 57 315 37648 36292 58 284 42 301 49 310 56 315 36292 34902 62 284 43 294 38 305 54 315 34902 33481 54 283 52 293 36 304 52 316 33481 32017 36 279 55 291 42 305 49 317 32017 30500 29 255 43 289 45 299 47 313 30500 28937 22 228 18 286 43 298 41 308 28937 27331 15 242 12 239 35 299 32 297 27331 25688 10 258 12 236 18 287 30 292 25688 24007 12 287 10 247 13 260 29 294 24007 22282 21 289 14 263 16 257 26 289 22282 20511 27 281 19 267 18 244 25 270 20511 18722 24 281 17 254 18*243 21 255 18722 16999 14 271 17 242 14*243 17 248 16999 15425 15 222 20 240 12 240 15 245 15425 14011 12 215 18 239 11 239 13 243 14011 12741 8 200 14 234 10 233 11 242 12741 11594 9 203 12 229 8 221 9 242 11594 10559 9 217 9 230 6 211 7 242 10559 9626 5 221 5 229 5 205 7 243 9626 8789 3 180 2 166 5 200 6 245 8789 8036 5 141 4*112 4 195 6 247 8036 7352 6 093 7*092 4 189 6 249 7352 6737 9 072 8 088 4 184 6 250 6737 6217 11 070 8 087 3 180 5 252 6217 5814 11*064 8 086 3 177 5 253 5814 5534 9*059 8 085 3 176 5 252 5534 5363 8 059 7 084 3 175 4*252 5363 5265 7 059 7 083 3 173 3*250 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