DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/21 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1011z - - 1332z - - 1600z - - 1900z - - 2219z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.8 - - 75.9 - - 83.0 - - 83.8 - - 69.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 88 - - 416 - - 454 - - 171 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 125 - - 3382 - - 7137 - - 7121 - - 125 BL Depth Hcrit 5169 - - 7389 - - 10406 - - 9870 - - 5169 Hcrit BL Top 5186 - - 8443 - - 12198 - - 12182 - - 5186 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1073 - - 1820 - - 2197 - - 2093 - - 70 Hgt.Variab. W* 93 - - 470 - - 620 - - 448 - - 0 W* B/S 4 - - 31 - - 28 - - 33 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 070 - - 116 - - 252 - - 210 - - 219 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7337 - - -6568 - - -4094 - - -5680 - - -8210 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12523 - - 15012 - - 16293 - - 17863 - - 13397 sfcLCL ODpotential -13896 - - -11288 - - -7665 - - -9561 - - -14688 ODpotential blCL 19082 - - 19731 - - 19863 - - 21743 - - 19874 blCL maxRH 65 - - 63 - - 48 - - 43 - - 41 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 64.8 - - 75.9 - - 83.0 - - 83.8 - - 69.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.6 - - 28.2 - - 29.3 - - 23.0 - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.9 - - 75.3 - - 82.1 - - 82.6 - - 72.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.6 - - 28.2 - - 29.2 - - 23.0 - - 29.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 88 - - 416 - - 454 - - 171 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 125 - - 3382 - - 7137 - - 7121 - - 125 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 99532 15 109 16 106 11 119 11 075 13 079 99532 92984 14 105 13 097 11 113 12 124 8 094 92984 87765 13 092 10 100 9 096 9 095 8 113 87765 83333 11 085 10 107 7 087 9 072 10 111 83333 79453 9 084 11 115 5 079 5 046 11 098 79453 75982 5 071 10 112 4 095 2 033 10 087 75982 72808 2 064 5 126 1 057 1 024 6 067 72808 69872 2 320 1 113 1 210 4 301 2 359 69872 67144 4 263 7 298 2 296 5 293 5 297 67144 64502 4 252 10 276 6 289 7 292 8 282 64502 61750 8 292 10 266 9 282 9 287 9 279 61750 58902 16 298 12 279 13 281 11 293 10 281 58902 56199 19 292 17 297 15 282 15 294 11 282 56199 53779 19 283 21 296 16 288 17 287 12 282 53779 51620 18 279 20 290 17 301 16 286 12 277 51620 49668 16 288 17 287 14 311 13 302 9 274 49668 47882 16 305 11 287 8 309 9 309 5 316 47882 46236 17 319 7 305 5 350 4 304 6 011 46236 44708 18 328 10 356 13 022 9 026 11 026 44708 43281 19 331 15 010 19 030 13 044 12 040 43281 41941 20 332 20 017 22 036 15 053 12 056 41941 40644 20 327 22 019 23 038 17 054 11 070 40644 39325 21 321 21 017 21 037 18 053 10 077 39325 37952 21 313 20 016 18 035 17 051 10 083 37952 36531 22 307 17 016 15 027 16 048 9 091 36531 35043 23 305 15 015 11 017 12 048 7 102 35043 33477 22 307 14 013 8 011 7 061 7 098 33477 31831 21 311 13 012 6 018 5 076 6 101 31831 30102 19 318 13 012 6 034 3 094 6 144 30102 28291 18 327 13 011 7 043 2 138 8 178 28291 26398 17 333 12 008 7 042 1 151 8 190 26398 24419 16 328 11 359 7 030 2 334 5 168 24419 22352 18 316 9 341 7 006 4 318 3 152 22352 20240 19 303 11 317 7 337 5 308 2 176 20240 18201 16 291 13 303 9 316 6 309 0 249 18201 16341 15 282 13 297 10 311 7 329 2 030 16341 14686 15 276 13 300 10 314 7 341 6 026 14686 13214 14 273 12 302 8*311 5*333 9 013 13214 11906 11 276 10 305 5*290 2*310 7 011 11906 10745 8 289 8 305 5 265 2 229 3 033 10745 9717 5 313 5 305 4 259 2 216 2 112 9717 8811 4 340 2*307 4 252 3 208 2 173 8811 8010 3 005 1*114 4 245 3 203 3 205 8010 7294 5 044 2 115 4 240 3 200 5 219 7294 6661 9 056 3 117 4 236 3 196 7 223 6661 6133 11 057 3 117 4 233 3 195 8 224 6133 5729 9 062 3 117 4 231 3 194 9 224 5729 5451 6 067 3 116 4 229 3 192 10 221 5451 5282 5*068 4 117 4 230 3 192 8*218 5282 5186 5*070 3 117 4 229 3 193 6*219 5186 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