DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.4 - - 81.2 - - - - - 74.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 135 - - 390 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1506 - - 6197 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5669 - - 9587 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6567 - - 11258 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1057 - - 6916 - - - - - 395 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 259 - - 563 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 22 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 079 - - 138 - - - - - 169 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 3 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -31 - - -1494 - - - - - -6646 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6598 - - 12752 - - - - - 11911 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3493 - - -2575 - - - - - -9565 ODpotential blCL - - - 10060 - - 13833 - - - - - 14829 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 75 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 1610 - - 590 - - - - - 300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.4 - - 81.2 - - - - - 74.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.3 - - 43.4 - - - - - 40.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.9 - - 78.5 - - - - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 43.2 - - - - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 135 - - 390 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1506 - - 6197 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 0 - - - - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99589 29 112 22 104 26 093 99589 92113 18 105 19 085 21 093 92113 86309 16 096 13 086 16 079 86309 81481 15 092 6 115 9 074 81481 77320 12 104 8 107 7 063 77320 73646 8 092 6 122 7 041 73646 70327 3 150 4 100 3 010 70327 67280 5 105 2 107 3 334 67280 64462 9 343 6 283 7 347 64462 61743 7 255 9 268 12 318 61743 58912 2 224 11 246 13 266 58912 55966 10 288 10 261 19 264 55966 53147 35 241 28 255 24 268 53147 50607 45 242 39 254 33 276 50607 48340 43 243 45 250 44 271 48340 46314 40 246 40 245 50 268 46314 44498 39 253 42 266 47 272 44498 42844 39 260 52 273 52 277 42844 41305 43 267 55 281 57 275 41305 39856 47 270 59 286 57 274 39856 38488 47 270 57 283 55 274 38488 37173 46 267 53 277 52 272 37173 35848 46 265 49 272 51 270 35848 34485 46 263 47 268 50 270 34485 33090 44 263 46 266 47 271 33090 31651 40 265 46 265 45 270 31651 30161 36 263 44 264 45 268 30161 28624 34 258 41 262 42 266 28624 27041 31 255 37 257 38 264 27041 25416 29 254 34 253 33 266 25416 23754 27 254 30 250 31 273 23754 22051 25 256 25 256 30 277 22051 20301 22 257 22 259 28 274 20301 18532 19 266 19 254 23 269 18532 16831 17 265 18 245 20 269 16831 15277 13 251 16 243 13 267 15277 13884 10 235 15 247 10 260 13884 12631 12 230 13 246 8 248 12631 11500 10 229 8*230 8 237 11500 10479 11 205 5*198 8 225 10479 9559 10 189 5 154 8 214 9559 8734 9 168 5 144 9 204 8734 7993 9 148 5 136 10 196 7993 7318 9 126 5 131 10 190 7318 6713 8*088 5 124 11 185 6713 6202 9*081 5 120 12 181 6202 5804 8 080 5 116 11 178 5804 5529 8 078 5 116 10 175 5529 5360 8 077 5 115 8*171 5360 5264 7 077 4 114 5*169 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