DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.0 - - 89.4 - - - - - 81.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 435 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2934 - - 13718 - - - - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7009 - - 15782 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7995 - - 18779 - - - - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2758 - - 1596 - - - - - 9747 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 431 - - 761 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 28 - - 19 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 124 - - 236 - - - - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -7 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3989 - - 4377 - - - - - -10393 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11985 - - 14403 - - - - - 15659 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6437 - - 2145 - - - - - -13565 ODpotential blCL - - - 14432 - - 16634 - - - - - 18830 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 66 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 970 - - 1020 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.0 - - 89.4 - - - - - 81.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.5 - - 44.0 - - - - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.3 - - 86.2 - - - - - 85.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 43.8 - - - - - 31.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 435 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2934 - - 13718 - - - - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 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] 99807 38 114 29 115 35 097 99807 92309 34 113 27 108 30 098 92309 86520 28 118 28 111 22 095 86520 81697 21 112 24 116 17 095 81697 77540 15 110 22 106 14 096 77540 73870 12 118 11 090 15 117 73870 70545 11 124 8 130 12 087 70545 67488 10 126 10 137 5 120 67488 64667 8 114 12 164 3 054 64667 61951 3 182 8 162 6 236 61951 59131 13 299 10 283 6 206 59131 56225 26 257 28 257 24 281 56225 53465 28 253 33 249 33 268 53465 50985 30 266 39 255 41 264 50985 48761 41 272 38 266 52 263 48761 46735 50 274 54 271 56 266 46735 44868 56 275 62 272 60 269 44868 43138 56 274 65 274 62 271 43138 41533 53 273 65 276 57 273 41533 40037 49 271 59 274 51 275 40037 38641 40 274 52 276 45 274 38641 37307 35 276 47 280 41 271 37307 35972 30 272 39 277 37 269 35972 34605 27 273 32 277 33 274 34605 33210 22 275 26 277 30 276 33210 31770 16 272 21 275 28 272 31770 30278 15 270 14 269 28 274 30278 28739 16 264 10 265 28 278 28739 27156 16 254 12 271 26 278 27156 25532 15 241 13 268 26 275 25532 23871 12 236 14 263 24 272 23871 22169 6 231 16 257 23 270 22169 20415 5 249 13*252 24 266 20415 18637 8 230 11*255 23 262 18637 16923 12 216 11 254 20 264 16923 15358 13 219 10 250 15 263 15358 13956 11 220 10 248 10 258 13956 12694 7 220 9 247 7 250 12694 11556 4 220 7 231 6 248 11556 10527 4 227 7 225 6 253 10527 9600 4 229 6 217 6 260 9600 8768 3*222 6 211 6 266 8768 8020 2*174 6 207 7 273 8020 7340 2 136 5 202 7 277 7340 6729 3 123 5 198 7 282 6729 6212 3 118 5 194 7 284 6212 5811 3 116 5 192 7 287 5811 5532 3 113 4 190 6 288 5532 5362 3 110 4 190 5*289 5362 5265 3 109 4 189 4*287 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