DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 91.2 - - 94.6 - - - - - 85.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 407 - - 484 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6725 - - 10753 - - - - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10029 - - 13396 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11786 - - 15814 - - - - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5326 - - 3360 - - - - - 5026 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 587 - - 728 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 15 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 234 - - - - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - -5 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3105 - - -749 - - - - - -10352 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14892 - - 16564 - - - - - 15617 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4842 - - -1704 - - - - - -13805 ODpotential blCL - - - 16628 - - 17518 - - - - - 19070 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 83 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 330 - - 190 - - - - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 91.2 - - 94.6 - - - - - 85.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.7 - - 39.5 - - - - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.0 - - 91.3 - - - - - 87.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 39.3 - - - - - 34.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 407 - - 484 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6725 - - 10753 - - - - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 32 - - - - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99678 37 109 33 101 29 097 99678 92116 27 100 28 100 25 096 92116 86293 27 102 19 097 22 091 86293 81485 27 105 16 113 16 096 81485 77351 25 096 20 119 19 103 77351 73688 12 085 19 110 13 099 73688 70379 12 144 10 108 7 120 70379 67355 9 157 11 173 9 110 67355 64552 8 161 14 178 1 075 64552 61854 11 242 8 242 11 224 61854 59072 20 233 21 245 12 257 59072 56235 25 226 33 231 26 233 56235 53557 30 221 39 232 30 234 53557 51134 41 234 49 234 42 252 51134 48957 50 236 52 234 54 249 48957 46975 52 242 53 238 60 245 46975 45147 60 245 60 238 65 242 45147 43446 65 241 65 237 68 239 43446 41852 68 237 68 238 70 237 41852 40352 71 234 71 238 71 237 40352 38939 73 235 73 237 72 238 38939 37584 73 239 73 240 72 238 37584 36222 73 244 74 243 71 237 36222 34826 73 245 71 243 70 237 34826 33402 70 245 67 242 68 236 33402 31938 65 242 62 242 65 236 31938 30427 56 239 54 241 61 239 30427 28873 46 236 48 239 53 242 28873 27276 42 236 44 237 45 240 27276 25640 37 234 42 237 41 239 25640 23965 34 228 40 235 38 243 23965 22248 31 230 37 233 33 246 22248 20480 29 236 31 235 30 244 20480 18689 26 243 24 236 31 235 18689 16967 23 244 18*234 31 229 16967 15394 22 230 15*232 27 226 15394 13983 24 214 15 232 22 221 13983 12715 19*197 15 232 19 219 12715 11570 12*207 15 233 16 221 11570 10538 10 229 15 233 13 230 10538 9608 9 232 15 234 11 244 9608 8775 9 232 16 235 10 260 8775 8026 9 233 16 235 10 269 8026 7345 9 232 16 235 10 275 7345 6733 9 232 16 236 11 278 6733 6215 9 232 16 236 11 281 6215 5812 8 231 15 235 11 283 5812 5533 8 231 15 236 10 284 5533 5362 8 231 14 235 8*284 5362 5265 7 231 13 236 5*283 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