DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.5 - - 87.9 - - 86.8 - - 77.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 322 - - 388 - - 56 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2554 - - 10511 - - 204 - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6681 - - 13073 - - 5248 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7615 - - 15572 - - 5265 - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2404 - - 3993 - - 15137 - - 5771 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 393 - - 670 - - 95 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 17 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 095 - - 233 - - 231 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -7 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5282 - - -75 - - -9941 - - -8212 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12898 - - 15648 - - 15207 - - 13478 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7611 - - -1094 - - -11127 - - -11583 ODpotential blCL - - - 15226 - - 16666 - - 16392 - - 16848 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 79 - - 99 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 390 - - 480 - - 300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.5 - - 87.9 - - 86.8 - - 77.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.2 - - 37.0 - - 38.1 - - 37.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.0 - - 85.0 - - 85.8 - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 36.9 - - 38.0 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 322 - - 388 - - 56 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2554 - - 10511 - - 204 - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 17 - - 94 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 99352 15 113 13 099 12 092 11 097 99352 91868 12 105 13 103 11 102 9 080 91868 86088 12 107 9 107 9 078 14 077 86088 81278 14 101 8 109 5 081 18 068 81278 77138 10 089 6 144 4 051 13 063 77138 73493 5 073 7 079 2 032 9 031 73493 70204 4 020 7 075 1 130 6 015 70204 67185 2 337 3 021 4 027 7 015 67185 64385 4 019 4 322 4 008 3 350 64385 61681 6 297 9 281 9 295 5 332 61681 58853 5 242 6 240 10 271 10 284 58853 55922 14 278 16 258 26 262 25 274 55922 53154 24 274 26 262 27 257 31 276 53154 50679 35 275 34 269 34 272 36 271 50679 48464 40 273 40 269 42 270 42 268 48464 46452 40 273 42 270 44 267 46 270 46452 44607 41 271 43 271 45 270 48 273 44607 42908 41 269 44 271 45 275 48 275 42908 41337 40 268 44 270 45 276 47 275 41337 39876 38 266 45 270 43 273 47 276 39876 38510 37 263 46 270 42 272 46 277 38510 37201 38 262 44 269 42 273 44 275 37201 35883 39 262 42 269 42 270 40 270 35883 34528 38 264 41 268 42 266 40 265 34528 33142 36 265 40 266 41 264 39 260 33142 31714 34 266 39 266 40 262 37 258 31714 30233 32 264 38 267 38 258 34 260 30233 28706 32 262 35 267 35 259 31 262 28706 27131 30 262 33 265 36 270 28 265 27131 25513 27 262 30 269 36 274 27 272 25513 23855 24 258 25 267 29 269 27 276 23855 22150 22 260 23 260 21 265 26 270 22150 20391 22 262 24 257 15 255 23 259 20391 18610 23 261 21 259 13 252 21 251 18610 16897 23 264 18*262 13 251 18 248 16897 15334 19 271 13*259 11 246 15 245 15334 13933 14 289 12 252 10 243 13 238 13933 12674 10 276 10 245 10 241 10 231 12674 11537 12 253 7 228 10 239 8 223 11537 10511 14 249 7 224 9 237 6 213 10511 9586 11 254 6 220 9 235 5 205 9586 8756 6 245 6 215 9 234 5 202 8756 8011 2*187 5 213 9 233 4 205 8011 7333 4*109 5 210 9 232 4 207 7333 6724 5 097 5 205 9 232 3 210 6724 6208 5 094 4 203 9 232 3 215 6208 5809 5 092 4 202 9 231 2 219 5809 5531 5 090 4 200 8 232 2 225 5531 5362 5 090 4 200 8*231 2*223 5362 5265 5 090 4 200 7*231 1*232 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