DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - 64.4 - - 63.1 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 39 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1814 - - 202 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5848 - - 5246 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6875 - - 5263 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1534 - - 2948 - - - - - 1685 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 268 - - 90 - - - - - 38 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 2 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 087 - - 269 - - - - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 0 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1463 - - -624 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5412 - - 5887 - - - - - 5263 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -724 - - -2492 - - - - - -750 ODpotential blCL - - - 7599 - - 7755 - - - - - 6013 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 101 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 580 - - 110 - - - - - 1080 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 63.1 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.2 - - 55.1 - - - - - 59.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.0 - - 62.3 - - - - - 62.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.9 - - 54.1 - - - - - 59.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 39 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1814 - - 202 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 102 - - - - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 13 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] 99131 10 120 10 098 12 092 99131 91722 13 107 13 097 13 091 91722 85973 10 085 12 094 12 056 85973 81186 8 104 8 091 9 060 81186 77065 13 127 4 122 8 105 77065 73425 10 097 4 082 5 112 73425 70139 6 096 4 033 7 090 70139 67113 2 255 4 286 9 029 67113 64300 4 185 9 248 8 314 64300 61591 6 190 10 236 13 261 61591 58784 11 279 12 249 17 256 58784 55869 25 263 25 261 23 253 55869 53079 35 254 38 257 34 257 53079 50569 40 253 38 249 44 253 50569 48328 46 258 44 255 48 256 48328 46306 56 253 54 251 54 258 46306 44468 66 244 63 244 61 255 44468 42784 67 241 66 239 66 249 42784 41229 68 245 62 242 68 245 41229 39775 67 248 65 246 67 242 39775 38404 64 248 66 245 59 235 38404 37085 64 246 64 245 54 231 37085 35757 64 242 56 244 51 231 35757 34393 59 241 52 245 52 231 34393 32997 50 238 56 244 53 227 32997 31558 46 232 56 242 53 222 31558 30064 44 230 49 242 53 223 30064 28521 42 231 40 239 55 228 28521 26931 42 236 36 241 57 235 26931 25297 46 241 34 247 55 238 25297 23625 47 242 36 250 55 241 23625 21912 41 242 39 253 53 244 21912 20151 29 245 42 253 46 244 20151 18371 15 255 47 250 35 247 18371 16663 15 252 49 245 27 251 16663 15108 20 257 47 236 18 254 15108 13721 22 259 35 225 11 264 13721 12482 23 254 22 224 9 292 12482 11371 24 248 22 254 10 303 11371 10369 21 245 25 269 12 298 10369 9466 8 244 24 277 14 289 9466 8656 3 049 21 278 14 271 8656 7928 7 064 15 274 15 245 7928 7267 7*077 9 264 17 227 7267 6675 8*086 5 255 17 224 6675 6177 8 087 3 257 17 225 6177 5790 8 087 2 262 15 227 5790 5522 8 088 2 266 13 228 5522 5358 8 087 2*270 12 228 5358 5263 7 088 2*269 9*228 5263 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