DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - 84.5 - - 88.0 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 431 - - 451 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8420 - - 12471 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11425 - - 14772 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13481 - - 17532 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4352 - - 3178 - - - - - 8739 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 645 - - 746 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 261 - - - - - 273 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -18 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -608 - - 1457 - - - - - -10427 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14089 - - 16076 - - - - - 15692 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1820 - - -202 - - - - - -13006 ODpotential blCL - - - 15301 - - 17734 - - - - - 18270 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 88 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 580 - - 410 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 88.0 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 35.1 - - - - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.4 - - 84.9 - - - - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 34.9 - - - - - 29.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 431 - - 451 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8420 - - 12471 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 52 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 99733 35 115 25 107 32 098 99733 92184 30 103 23 106 30 094 92184 86377 27 099 26 111 24 093 86377 81543 22 098 26 108 23 093 81543 77367 18 103 21 101 14 081 77367 73701 16 108 16 091 12 094 73701 70405 12 108 7 099 12 116 70405 67380 11 142 7 124 13 108 67380 64579 7 142 9 166 8 098 64579 61876 6 148 11 184 3 270 61876 59068 11 219 18 245 17 244 59068 56163 22 254 27 252 22 244 56163 53400 32 264 39 251 33 262 53400 50921 42 259 45 257 50 265 50921 48693 54 260 54 258 62 259 48693 46658 66 258 62 254 65 255 46658 44780 68 259 65 256 69 261 44780 43031 74 262 75 261 79 264 43031 41391 75 261 77 260 84 265 41391 39854 71 260 69 259 80 266 39854 38422 63 256 62 256 66 264 38422 37066 55 250 58 247 58 261 37066 35720 50 250 52 245 51 263 35720 34357 48 247 42 248 37 260 34357 32979 47 241 35 244 33 249 32979 31565 46 242 33 244 33 245 31565 30098 41 246 33 246 33 247 30098 28578 38 249 33 244 33 244 28578 27009 37 253 34 239 34 247 27009 25396 32 250 33 237 31 257 25396 23745 29 250 27 254 28 266 23745 22050 28 256 22 270 26 269 22050 20305 28 257 19 268 24 272 20305 18536 26 258 15*265 20 277 18536 16835 23 261 13*269 17 274 16835 15280 21 263 12 268 13 268 15280 13887 20*264 12 267 10 265 13887 12634 18*264 12 265 9 265 12634 11503 15 263 12 263 8 265 11503 10482 13 263 12 261 9 265 10482 9563 11 263 12 258 9 266 9563 8738 9 265 13 256 10 268 8738 7996 9 265 13 255 11 271 7996 7322 8 265 13 254 12 275 7322 6716 8 266 13 253 13 278 6716 6204 7 266 13 253 14 279 6204 5806 7 267 12 252 14 279 5806 5530 7 266 12 252 13 278 5530 5361 7 266 12 252 10*276 5361 5264 6 267 11 252 6*273 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