DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0950z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 69.2 - - 80.9 - - 85.7 - - 83.4 - - 71.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 113 - - 409 - - 480 - - 164 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 853 - - 4885 - - 9061 - - 5551 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit 5247 - - 8566 - - 12004 - - 8657 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top 5914 - - 9946 - - 14122 - - 10612 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 812 - - 3120 - - 4044 - - 5812 - - 501 Hgt.Variab. W* 193 - - 530 - - 687 - - 409 - - 9 W* B/S 4 - - 9 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 10 - - 22 - - 21 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 252 - - 242 - - 245 - - 254 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 3 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - -3 - - -20 - - -30 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2076 - - -2036 - - -1431 - - -5194 - - -8009 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7990 - - 11983 - - 15554 - - 15807 - - 13274 sfcLCL ODpotential -6210 - - -4415 - - -4964 - - -7882 - - -12205 ODpotential blCL 12124 - - 14361 - - 19086 - - 18494 - - 17469 blCL maxRH 62 - - 56 - - 29 - - 23 - - 18 maxRH CAPE 760 - - 670 - - 140 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 69.2 - - 80.9 - - 85.7 - - 83.4 - - 71.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 52.0 - - 46.2 - - 35.1 - - 31.9 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 67.9 - - 78.0 - - 82.6 - - 81.8 - - 75.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 51.9 - - 46.0 - - 34.7 - - 31.6 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 113 - - 409 - - 480 - - 164 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 853 - - 4885 - - 9061 - - 5551 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 7 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 99412 30 106 23 115 18 083 26 097 25 092 99412 91976 29 108 19 112 17 088 21 094 21 100 91976 86208 22 092 18 113 17 109 18 090 19 090 86208 81410 15 094 18 103 13 120 17 075 14 113 81410 77282 12 108 13 107 11 116 8 086 14 100 77282 73627 12 110 12 148 3 095 2 123 7 095 73627 70322 12 099 11 148 7 165 1 298 5 115 70322 67285 4 081 6 109 12 183 3 270 5 056 67285 64470 3 277 4 022 9 143 10 217 7 288 64470 61751 4 272 5 329 1 061 6 199 11 268 61751 58938 11 268 10 299 6 307 8 270 18 252 58938 56046 21 259 25 276 22 288 17 289 20 249 56046 53286 24 253 31 253 29 254 29 267 25 260 53286 50794 27 257 30 244 34 247 40 258 38 261 50794 48555 30 262 34 255 39 249 48 259 48 258 48555 46516 37 260 39 258 43 257 54 262 53 258 46516 44633 42 258 41 258 46 259 56 262 55 261 44633 42880 47 257 42 257 47 258 58 262 57 262 42880 41244 50 256 43 256 48 258 59 262 57 261 41244 39718 51 253 45 254 50 258 58 262 56 263 39718 38302 50 251 45 254 49 257 55 263 52 265 38302 36959 47 252 43 255 46 255 49 260 49 264 36959 35624 45 255 41 257 43 254 46 255 47 261 35624 34261 45 257 40 260 42 256 45 255 45 261 34261 32872 45 257 41 260 41 258 45 256 44 262 32872 31441 44 258 41 261 40 260 44 257 44 261 31441 29959 42 258 41 263 38 260 43 258 44 260 29959 28430 40 258 39 264 35 258 40 258 42 259 28430 26858 38 258 37 261 33 255 36 257 39 257 26858 25246 37 255 36 259 32 254 32 258 36 256 25246 23600 35 250 36 255 30 253 30 260 34 257 23600 21914 32 248 33 252 29 252 29 263 32 259 21914 20180 29 248 31 248 29 250 28 263 30 258 20180 18425 28 246 30 239 29 247 28 262 30 258 18425 16737 27 241 27 238 30 245 28 260 30 256 16737 15196 25 245 25 236 29*245 27 258 31 253 15196 13814 21 251 23 239 26*246 26 256 32 253 13814 12572 17 250 22 245 25 246 25 254 31 257 12572 11451 19 253 20 256 22 245 23*254 30 261 11451 10439 18 266 14*262 22 245 22*254 29 267 10439 9526 12 280 10*253 22 245 22 254 27 272 9526 8708 7 303 10 248 22 245 22 254 25 277 8708 7972 6 312 10 245 21 245 22 254 23 281 7972 7303 6 293 11 242 21 245 22 254 21 284 7303 6703 10 262 11 240 21 245 21 254 20 286 6703 6195 12*256 11 238 21 244 21 254 18 285 6195 5800 10*254 11 236 20 244 21 254 16 283 5800 5526 9 252 11 236 19 244 20 254 12 279 5526 5360 8 251 10 235 19 244 19 254 9*273 5360 5264 7 251 10 235 16 244 16 254 5*265 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