DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.0 - - - - - 81.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 378 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 9605 - - - - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 12324 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 14666 - - - - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3739 - - - - - 209 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 646 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 244 - - - - - 276 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 10 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2250 - - - - - -10905 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 16916 - - - - - 16171 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4327 - - - - - -14880 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18993 - - - - - 20145 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.0 - - - - - 81.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.4 - - - - - 29.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.1 - - - - - 86.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.3 - - - - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 378 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 9605 - - - - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99440 15 105 19 114 99440 91970 12 124 15 061 91970 86201 18 142 7 064 86201 81386 9 146 8 129 81386 77215 6 139 9 085 77215 73549 6 150 6 044 73549 70248 7 134 3 022 70248 67218 1 140 5 016 67218 64416 2 161 6 347 64416 61720 6 293 3 337 61720 58924 8 240 10 271 58924 56044 25 267 22 292 56044 53309 33 259 34 272 53309 50840 31 264 33 268 50840 48630 38 275 35 284 48630 46648 45 277 46 289 46648 44852 50 279 57 285 44852 43193 52 278 57 282 43193 41639 51 278 53 282 41639 40173 48 280 49 280 40173 38791 46 279 45 279 38791 37465 45 277 40 277 37465 36131 42 276 39 274 36131 34762 40 276 40 268 34762 33364 38 275 39 263 33364 31924 38 267 40 266 31924 30430 39 260 41 268 30430 28884 37 257 40 265 28884 27292 36 264 37 265 27292 25659 35 272 35 263 25659 23988 34 273 32 261 23988 22273 33 272 28 261 22273 20505 32 271 27 265 20505 18712 31 270 27 262 18712 16986 29 271 26 256 16986 15408 24*269 25 254 15408 13994 19*261 22 259 13994 12724 17 256 19 267 12724 11578 15 250 14 277 11578 10545 12 241 12 284 10545 9614 11 238 11 288 9614 8780 10 235 11 290 8780 8029 9 233 11 291 8029 7347 9 231 12 291 7347 6733 8 230 12 292 6733 6215 8 229 12 291 6215 5812 7 227 11 289 5812 5533 7 227 9 285 5533 5362 7 227 6*279 5362 5265 6 227 5*276 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