DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 90.5 - - 95.9 - - - - - 85.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 361 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4990 - - 11105 - - - - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8618 - - 13520 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10051 - - 16166 - - - - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4458 - - 2733 - - - - - 4894 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 519 - - 668 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 148 - - 29 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 088 - - 220 - - - - - 019 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 25 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4517 - - -112 - - - - - -6725 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14569 - - 16278 - - - - - 11991 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6552 - - -816 - - - - - -9336 ODpotential blCL - - - 16603 - - 16982 - - - - - 14601 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 98 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 170 - - - - - 580 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.5 - - 95.9 - - - - - 85.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.5 - - 42.1 - - - - - 51.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.8 - - 93.0 - - - - - 85.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.4 - - 41.9 - - - - - 51.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 361 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4990 - - 11105 - - - - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 94 - - - - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 10 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] 99663 30 114 27 113 33 096 99663 92072 30 107 28 105 24 092 92072 86247 26 108 27 094 25 099 86247 81443 21 110 22 098 25 089 81443 77328 20 108 20 107 22 081 77328 73704 20 099 20 098 17 091 73704 70428 22 101 17 110 16 097 70428 67419 17 102 21 129 18 095 67419 64641 13 098 15 113 11 099 64641 61970 14 125 7 141 9 108 61970 59192 12 074 10 173 2 251 59192 56330 8 278 3 233 10 231 56330 53637 16 250 15 303 10 229 53637 51225 22 238 23 264 7 261 51225 49049 24 229 34 236 22 252 49049 47059 21 232 36 220 28 244 47059 45231 18 241 33 212 30 238 45231 43543 20 251 23 230 35 224 43543 41965 25 256 32 259 32 223 41965 40475 26 262 27 257 29 243 40475 39073 25 263 19 248 27 251 39073 37728 26 263 17 255 28 251 37728 36372 25 259 19 258 30 250 36372 34978 20 236 23 252 32 251 34978 33551 17 222 25 245 30 257 33551 32080 20 218 24 240 26 254 32080 30557 24 209 21 232 26 253 30557 28988 23 200 19 222 27 257 28988 27373 21 199 20 219 25 261 27373 25717 17 205 22 220 22 256 25717 24023 16 212 22 218 20 245 24023 22287 15 223 18 225 19 223 22287 20505 15 254 15 240 22 210 20505 18707 16 257 15 242 19 210 18707 16981 10 223 12*221 13 189 16981 15408 8 201 8*206 11 191 15408 13997 3 192 8 206 8 202 13997 12728 2 135 7 207 6 212 12728 11582 2 105 5 211 3 221 11582 10548 2*048 4 217 1 330 10548 9616 1*042 3 225 4 018 9616 8780 0 078 3 237 8 021 8780 8029 0 104 2 250 10 021 8029 7346 0 124 2 264 14 019 7346 6733 1 102 2 279 17 018 6733 6215 1 104 2 287 18 017 6215 5813 1 097 2 291 18 017 5813 5534 1 091 2 295 16 018 5534 5363 1 092 2 295 14*018 5363 5265 1 091 2 299 10*019 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