DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.7 - - 81.1 - - 81.9 - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 387 - - 450 - - 193 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3679 - - 7727 - - 6293 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7598 - - 10883 - - 9315 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8740 - - 12788 - - 11354 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2040 - - 2060 - - 4762 - - 403 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 472 - - 636 - - 449 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 14 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 048 - - 256 - - 254 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - -7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6789 - - -5679 - - -8107 - - -11324 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15530 - - 18468 - - 19462 - - 16589 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12003 - - -10135 - - -12760 - - -17921 ODpotential blCL - - - 20743 - - 22923 - - 24114 - - 23185 blCL maxRH - - - 28 - - 25 - - 37 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.7 - - 81.1 - - 81.9 - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.8 - - 17.3 - - 13.7 - - 17.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.0 - - 78.0 - - 80.1 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.6 - - 17.2 - - 13.5 - - 17.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 387 - - 450 - - 193 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3679 - - 7727 - - 6293 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 99656 32 114 25 102 28 099 31 098 99656 92164 31 114 26 110 23 091 25 099 92164 86372 25 091 26 116 18 107 25 085 86372 81541 20 101 26 101 19 129 17 064 81541 77384 14 096 17 096 21 113 14 098 77384 73714 11 099 7 073 15 080 15 095 73714 70376 9 073 7 126 5 056 13 075 70376 67306 9 135 6 111 9 034 13 043 67306 64477 12 037 10 163 8 264 10 359 64477 61756 11 316 8 357 2 119 1 243 61756 58927 13 291 16 297 11 323 11 308 58927 56006 25 301 27 287 30 304 25 306 56006 53234 39 305 40 294 40 302 38 309 53234 50744 55 301 56 298 54 302 51 305 50744 48512 68 295 66 295 62 298 57 302 48512 46487 72 291 70 295 66 300 66 306 46487 44635 74 292 75 297 75 302 76 305 44635 42925 78 294 79 297 79 301 78 302 42925 41328 80 296 81 298 80 302 78 302 41328 39833 80 295 83 300 81 303 79 304 39833 38436 78 298 85 301 83 304 82 306 38436 37106 77 302 84 303 85 305 86 305 37106 35771 77 304 82 304 85 303 86 303 35771 34402 71 303 81 304 83 304 81 301 34402 33002 64 301 75 302 80 305 76 300 33002 31560 59 298 65 301 75 306 73 301 31560 30068 57 297 57 297 66 306 69 304 30068 28529 55 298 53 295 59 302 62 306 28529 26947 53 299 50 297 56 299 57 305 26947 25322 48 298 47 298 52 299 53 304 25322 23659 44 296 43 297 48 298 49 304 23659 21951 39 295 40 294 45 295 45 303 21951 20194 35 293 37 291 41 292 41 300 20194 18419 30 294 33 290 34 294 35 301 18419 16719 25 296 27 289 23 306 23 306 16719 15175 21 299 20 292 18 314 14 327 15175 13795 18 302 14*287 15 309 15 337 13795 12554 15 304 10*268 13 289 16 335 12554 11434 12 304 10 266 13*271 17 329 11434 10423 10 300 9 262 13*269 17 319 10423 9511 6*311 9 258 14 258 17 306 9511 8695 4*353 8 254 15 256 19 292 8695 7961 5 034 8 251 15 253 21 279 7961 7294 6 050 8 248 15 252 23 271 7294 6696 6 053 7 245 15 251 24 265 6696 6190 7 056 7 243 15 250 23 261 6190 5797 7 058 7 242 15 249 21 258 5797 5525 7 059 7 241 14 249 18 254 5525 5359 6 060 6 240 14 248 14*250 5359 5264 6 060 6 240 12 248 7*245 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