DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.6 - - 89.2 - - - - - 79.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 237 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2792 - - 10687 - - - - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6842 - - 12916 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7853 - - 15748 - - - - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1471 - - 1685 - - - - - 3217 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 397 - - 576 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 18 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 097 - - 201 - - - - - 068 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -21 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1600 - - 2245 - - - - - -4546 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9454 - - 13504 - - - - - 9812 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4357 - - 1041 - - - - - -7482 ODpotential blCL - - - 12210 - - 14707 - - - - - 12747 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 100 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 1170 - - 520 - - - - - 950 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.6 - - 89.2 - - - - - 79.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.9 - - 47.8 - - - - - 54.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.3 - - 87.0 - - - - - 80.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.5 - - 47.4 - - - - - 54.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 237 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2792 - - 10687 - - - - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 99 - - - - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 11 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] 99860 32 111 35 094 29 094 99860 92294 29 099 29 098 24 096 92294 86480 27 095 22 100 22 106 86480 81656 23 099 19 107 20 097 81656 77482 23 109 20 109 19 093 77482 73792 21 105 18 109 16 084 73792 70477 16 101 20 109 13 087 70477 67449 15 093 12 100 13 105 67449 64651 8 067 14 121 15 109 64651 61957 4 108 10 104 13 129 61957 59161 8 189 12 164 8 160 59161 56284 11 226 19 192 11 216 56284 53560 29 225 24 224 21 225 53560 51116 32 205 32 222 31 234 51116 48941 21 221 40 208 41 231 48941 46966 31 258 40 213 47 225 46966 45139 47 262 43 241 46 232 45139 43432 53 258 51 249 48 242 43432 41830 56 246 50 248 49 244 41830 40323 54 236 46 242 47 239 40323 38912 52 231 46 236 47 235 38912 37565 52 230 46 233 44 234 37565 36213 50 229 45 233 40 229 36213 34828 42 225 38 229 40 218 34828 33414 31 215 34 217 41 214 33414 31956 28 205 34 219 39 216 31956 30445 25 202 30 215 33 217 30445 28886 21 202 28 211 28 218 28886 27279 16 191 27 215 25 223 27279 25630 12 192 26 214 19 225 25630 23941 15 188 23 212 16 236 23941 22208 22 181 21 209 17 248 22208 20429 14 182 18 209 16 256 20429 18633 12 185 17 209 14 276 18633 16911 11 186 12*191 16 269 16911 15344 9 188 9*176 16 242 15344 13941 9 196 7 173 14 225 13941 12680 10 193 6 178 12 215 12680 11541 12 187 5 186 10 201 11541 10514 13 186 5 197 8 179 10514 9587 12 187 5 207 8 152 9587 8756 9 183 5 216 9 125 8756 8010 6*148 6 222 11 106 8010 7331 6*109 6 225 13 092 7331 6722 6 100 7 227 16 080 6722 6208 6 097 7 229 17 074 6208 5808 6 093 7 229 17 071 5808 5531 6 091 7 229 15 069 5531 5362 6 089 7 230 13*068 5362 5265 5 089 7 229 9*068 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