DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 73.7 - - 88.1 - - 91.9 - - 89.9 - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 24 - - 338 - - 428 - - 166 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 203 - - 6043 - - 10953 - - 8135 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit 5247 - - 9404 - - 13496 - - 10638 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top 5264 - - 11104 - - 16014 - - 13196 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 280 - - 6253 - - 3045 - - 4037 - - 196 Hgt.Variab. W* 71 - - 533 - - 704 - - 465 - - 12 W* B/S 2 - - 10 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 10 - - 22 - - 22 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 260 - - 259 - - 262 - - 268 - - 264 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 6 - - -18 - - -20 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8620 - - -7282 - - -2826 - - -5662 - - -11231 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 13885 - - 18386 - - 18841 - - 18859 - - 16496 sfcLCL ODpotential -13017 - - -9346 - - -5144 - - -8735 - - -16267 ODpotential blCL 18281 - - 20450 - - 21158 - - 21931 - - 21531 blCL maxRH 99 - - 67 - - 42 - - 34 - - 22 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 73.7 - - 88.1 - - 91.9 - - 89.9 - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.7 - - 24.8 - - 26.3 - - 24.5 - - 23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 73.1 - - 85.5 - - 89.0 - - 88.5 - - 80.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.6 - - 24.5 - - 26.0 - - 24.2 - - 23.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 24 - - 338 - - 428 - - 166 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 203 - - 6043 - - 10953 - - 8135 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 97 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99621 23 118 20 120 22 095 20 099 20 112 99621 92102 17 100 18 111 17 108 16 114 13 089 92102 86270 13 109 13 093 17 126 10 090 15 090 86270 81420 16 098 6 101 9 104 13 095 13 066 81420 77266 13 078 9 151 1 278 12 065 12 079 77266 73603 10 037 13 118 6 169 5 011 13 065 73603 70283 4 057 6 063 12 121 8 213 6 007 70283 67243 5 088 2 115 4 091 6 161 4 225 67243 64429 3 304 2 240 2 257 1 272 3 156 64429 61702 1 285 6 226 11 227 8 310 1 316 61702 58870 5 338 8 302 6 245 12 300 7 289 58870 55963 22 293 21 285 16 293 16 290 14 272 55963 53219 25 289 24 273 25 279 27 284 27 288 53219 50760 27 288 25 269 29 270 34 273 37 277 50760 48556 36 282 34 270 36 265 40 265 43 267 48556 46562 47 276 48 274 48 269 50 271 50 267 46562 44739 56 273 61 273 59 272 59 273 57 268 44739 43052 60 273 67 270 65 271 63 270 61 268 43052 41477 61 274 67 270 66 268 65 268 63 267 41477 40000 60 272 64 271 64 267 64 267 63 266 40000 38614 58 270 59 271 60 267 60 267 63 266 38614 37284 56 271 54 271 55 268 57 266 61 265 37284 35948 52 272 50 272 52 269 51 267 57 265 35948 34577 48 272 48 272 50 270 47 268 53 266 34577 33179 44 272 46 273 47 272 44 268 46 266 33179 31742 42 272 45 274 45 273 42 269 41 267 31742 30256 40 272 43 274 44 273 41 271 39 267 30256 28722 38 273 39 272 41 274 38 271 38 267 28722 27140 36 274 35 270 37 273 34 270 37 267 27140 25514 34 275 31 272 33 272 32 268 35 268 25514 23848 31 269 29 271 30 271 30 267 33 269 23848 22137 29 269 29 267 30 269 29 267 30 267 22137 20376 38 276 30 264 31 266 29 266 29 261 20376 18592 42 272 31 264 31 263 29 264 28 257 18592 16877 35 266 31 260 29*265 28 265 27 258 16877 15312 29 260 30 254 27*264 25 268 26 263 15312 13911 24 255 29 254 26 264 22*270 24 268 13911 12653 21 259 25 261 25 264 22*271 22 274 12653 11519 17 257 19*268 22 263 22 270 20 280 11519 10495 12 240 15*266 21 263 22 269 19 286 10495 9573 11 260 12 263 21 262 22 269 19 289 9573 8745 12 272 10 259 21 262 22 267 20 289 8745 8002 10 278 10 258 21 261 22 267 21 287 8002 7326 7 286 9 256 21 260 22 266 22 284 7326 6718 5 283 9 255 20 260 22 266 24 281 6718 6205 4 255 8 254 20 259 22 265 24 278 6205 5806 7 244 8 253 19 259 21 265 23 275 5806 5529 9 252 8 253 19 259 21 265 19 271 5529 5361 9*256 7 252 18 258 19 265 15*268 5361 5264 5*260 7 252 16 258 16 264 8*264 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