DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 - - - 69.0 - - 73.6 - - 71.3 - - 60.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 408 - - 459 - - 167 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5405 - - 6666 - - 4357 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8974 - - 10031 - - 7764 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10466 - - 11727 - - 9418 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2349 - - 2089 - - 3323 - - 373 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 546 - - 609 - - 378 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 19 - - 21 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 273 - - 260 - - 249 - - 246 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -8 - - -18 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6243 - - -6280 - - -8052 - - -10114 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16710 - - 18008 - - 17471 - - 15378 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12332 - - -11557 - - -13507 - - -18283 ODpotential blCL - - - 22798 - - 23284 - - 22925 - - 23546 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 41 - - 55 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 73.6 - - 71.3 - - 60.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.5 - - 12.1 - - 12.5 - - 11.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.3 - - 70.7 - - 69.8 - - 62.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.2 - - 11.9 - - 12.4 - - 11.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 408 - - 459 - - 167 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5405 - - 6666 - - 4357 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 99198 13 132 7 133 3 050 11 105 99198 91760 5 135 9 098 7 142 10 067 91760 86000 9 141 5 165 7 053 5 078 86000 81204 10 136 8 169 3 102 3 022 81204 77055 6 166 4 115 5 148 5 145 77055 73376 10 180 4 182 1 112 6 132 73376 70052 8 187 7 198 2 297 3 054 70052 67006 11 198 12 210 10 237 7 268 67006 64182 7 201 10 218 10 205 13 232 64182 61444 14 242 18 238 18 260 19 250 61444 58590 22 236 24 227 27 242 27 247 58590 55634 23 252 22 251 24 245 27 245 55634 52813 36 251 31 259 30 258 28 260 52813 50282 40 252 39 255 37 258 36 262 50282 48027 44 252 41 257 38 266 36 262 48027 45994 47 259 44 259 40 264 37 262 45994 44142 50 254 39 266 37 267 35 267 44142 42448 48 270 39 276 36 274 34 276 42448 40886 54 276 41 280 36 280 30 281 40886 39430 52 272 41 278 32 287 31 292 39430 38070 43 277 38 280 32 297 33 296 38070 36769 41 294 35 293 34 300 33 292 36769 35458 44 301 36 306 37 299 35 290 35458 34110 45 300 39 309 38 299 38 288 34110 32729 46 295 40 310 38 296 39 288 32729 31305 48 291 38 307 36 293 40 286 31305 29828 51 290 36 299 34 291 40 283 29828 28302 53 289 38 289 33 290 39 281 28302 26727 53 289 41 284 32 288 39 279 26727 25108 50 288 43 284 35 286 39 280 25108 23451 47 285 41 283 37 287 37 283 23451 21754 45 281 38 281 35 285 34 286 21754 20010 41 280 35 277 33 280 32 286 20010 18248 35 278 32 270 30 279 29 284 18248 16560 34 272 32 271 26 282 23 279 16560 15027 35 272 30 280 20 291 18 273 15027 13659 32 276 24 287 15 304 12 266 13659 12432 26 283 19*283 14 304 9 267 12432 11326 21*287 18*275 15 285 9 274 11326 10329 18*286 18 273 17 269 10 277 10329 9431 18 283 19 267 17*266 13 276 9431 8627 18 278 20 260 19*257 16 274 8627 7906 18 274 20 257 21 251 20 271 7906 7251 19 269 20 255 21 250 24 269 7251 6665 19 267 20 253 21 248 26 265 6665 6170 19 265 20 252 21 247 25 261 6170 5785 18 264 20 251 21 247 23 257 5785 5518 17 262 19 250 20 246 19 252 5518 5356 17 262 18 250 19 246 14*250 5356 5263 15 261 16 249 16 245 8*246 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