DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 68.3 - - - - - 63.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 217 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1945 - - 3295 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5975 - - 7121 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7006 - - 8356 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1190 - - 3290 - - - - - 876 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 281 - - 383 - - - - - 24 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 094 - - 220 - - - - - 051 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1430 - - 926 - - - - - -523 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5577 - - 7431 - - - - - 5787 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1355 - - -898 - - - - - -4175 ODpotential blCL - - - 8361 - - 9254 - - - - - 9438 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 96 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 1000 - - 1020 - - - - - 1570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 68.3 - - - - - 63.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.5 - - 53.5 - - - - - 56.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 66.5 - - - - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.1 - - 52.6 - - - - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 217 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1945 - - 3295 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 84 - - - - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 12 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] 99639 25 128 20 105 24 103 99639 92128 18 109 16 116 13 118 92128 86327 15 122 12 136 15 118 86327 81488 15 132 11 155 11 097 81488 77304 10 122 9 157 6 108 77304 73616 10 132 9 140 3 104 73616 70292 8 135 11 146 1 250 70292 67234 7 135 9 153 5 174 67234 64398 4 175 8 213 5 267 64398 61668 7 213 9 211 9 247 61668 58842 14 243 12 224 15 232 58842 55905 22 253 18 243 17 231 55905 53089 34 241 33 243 26 246 53089 50557 42 224 40 233 34 239 50557 48292 41 216 42 228 38 232 48292 46235 40 217 45 221 39 223 46235 44346 41 220 47 218 42 222 44346 42608 48 223 52 222 49 227 42608 41008 61 224 62 223 59 227 41008 39526 73 223 69 223 60 224 39526 38149 70 224 62 222 53 225 38149 36841 65 223 57 224 48 227 36841 35532 62 221 52 226 48 228 35532 34189 58 222 48 225 47 227 34189 32814 54 226 43 227 44 225 32814 31395 51 228 38 234 39 226 31395 29921 44 228 32 241 31 228 29921 28399 37 224 28 246 25 231 28399 26830 30 220 26 244 23 236 26830 25219 24 232 22 241 20 245 25219 23568 20 232 19 244 19 249 23568 21872 18 230 20 249 20 253 21872 20124 18 236 20 259 20 261 20124 18358 20 243 19 257 21 268 18358 16668 21 249 18 260 24 270 16668 15133 21 254 16 269 23 268 15133 13759 21 258 17 278 18 261 13759 12522 20 261 18 275 14 251 12522 11407 17 264 19 266 11 238 11407 10399 13 264 16 255 10 222 10399 9491 7 265 14 243 9 202 9491 8677 4 296 11*233 9 181 8677 7946 4 001 9*225 9 159 7946 7282 5*041 6 219 9 136 7282 6687 5*081 6 218 9 110 6687 6184 5 092 5 219 10 086 6184 5794 5 096 5 217 11 066 5794 5523 5 100 4 218 11 056 5523 5359 5 100 4 217 9 053 5359 5263 5 100 4 220 5*051 5263 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