DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - 89.4 - - 95.8 - - 94.8 - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 355 - - 457 - - 188 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2974 - - 9319 - - 8050 - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7028 - - 12189 - - 10659 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8035 - - 14380 - - 13111 - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3125 - - 2627 - - 3810 - - 208 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 427 - - 681 - - 483 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 21 - - 22 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 253 - - 260 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -11 - - -19 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9306 - - -6401 - - -8615 - - -12928 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17342 - - 20782 - - 21727 - - 18194 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14539 - - -11768 - - -13192 - - -18828 ODpotential blCL - - - 22574 - - 26148 - - 26303 - - 24093 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 72 - - 81 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.4 - - 95.8 - - 94.8 - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 21.4 - - 16.2 - - 21.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.8 - - 92.8 - - 93.1 - - 86.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 21.1 - - 16.0 - - 21.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 355 - - 457 - - 188 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2974 - - 9319 - - 8050 - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 25 - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 99678 33 099 26 102 27 087 36 090 99678 92161 29 097 21 107 23 090 24 094 92161 86379 23 106 18 082 24 109 16 092 86379 81594 19 117 16 089 19 099 16 110 81594 77453 18 101 13 104 13 087 16 098 77453 73781 15 094 11 101 9 096 15 086 73781 70459 12 102 9 115 4 069 10 083 70459 67417 8 133 8 114 1 221 6 075 67417 64611 9 116 5 156 5 225 2 270 64611 61908 1 181 7 181 6 215 5 182 61908 59102 4 245 10 190 14 237 16 245 59102 56222 11 254 11 243 21 239 19 249 56222 53510 20 262 24 248 24 261 24 277 53510 51083 27 278 27 268 29 278 32 278 51083 48907 39 283 37 285 39 287 38 285 48907 46931 47 280 46 284 46 288 45 285 46931 45114 49 281 49 281 53 286 51 283 45114 43427 50 282 49 281 59 285 57 282 43427 41849 48 279 49 282 63 283 63 282 41849 40363 48 276 52 282 62 280 63 282 40363 38964 45 276 54 282 58 276 59 283 38964 37620 42 274 51 280 52 276 54 282 37620 36269 43 272 45 277 47 274 50 278 36269 34883 44 270 43 272 44 268 45 272 34883 33467 42 270 45 269 45 262 44 263 33467 32011 38 269 43 267 44 258 46 259 32011 30503 34 271 39 264 43 254 46 258 30503 28949 32 275 36 261 42 252 45 257 28949 27348 33 277 35 261 40 253 43 258 27348 25705 32 278 34 265 36 256 39 259 25705 24022 29 282 29 268 32 258 36 261 24022 22293 26 287 24 270 29 258 36 262 22293 20512 23 283 24 267 30 258 37 261 20512 18710 21 267 28 262 32 259 36 253 18710 16979 22 251 29 260 33 259 34 242 16979 15401 23 241 26*259 31 258 33 238 15401 13988 25 238 23*255 27*258 31 239 13988 12718 24 238 22 254 24*258 29 244 12718 11573 23 238 21 253 24 259 27 249 11573 10540 21 241 21 253 23 259 25 254 10540 9609 19 243 21 253 23 259 22 259 9609 8775 16*235 21 253 23 260 20 264 8775 8026 12*225 21 253 22 260 18 270 8026 7344 9 216 21 253 22 261 17 275 7344 6732 8 213 20 253 22 261 17 279 6732 6214 7 212 20 253 21 261 16 282 6214 5812 7 210 19 253 21 261 15 283 5812 5533 6 210 19 253 20 261 13 283 5533 5362 6 210 18 253 19 261 10*282 5362 5265 5 209 16 253 16 261 6*280 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