DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 85.2 - - 91.7 - - 90.0 - - 79.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 323 - - 423 - - 166 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3795 - - 11133 - - 9369 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7629 - - 13634 - - 11601 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8856 - - 16194 - - 14430 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4148 - - 4180 - - 4837 - - 485 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 450 - - 704 - - 488 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 17 - - 19 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 260 - - 258 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 13 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -15 - - -13 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8239 - - -3111 - - -4076 - - -10798 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17096 - - 19306 - - 18507 - - 16062 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10866 - - -4041 - - -5991 - - -14658 ODpotential blCL - - - 19722 - - 20235 - - 20421 - - 19922 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 84 - - 72 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 91.7 - - 90.0 - - 79.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 24.0 - - 26.1 - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.5 - - 88.8 - - 88.4 - - 81.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.8 - - 23.7 - - 25.9 - - 27.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 323 - - 423 - - 166 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3795 - - 11133 - - 9369 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 35 - - 0 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99476 22 125 19 101 15 090 24 072 99476 92010 20 095 14 108 14 073 14 075 92010 86237 13 080 12 087 12 080 12 105 86237 81406 12 099 10 079 13 091 14 083 81406 77235 9 091 6 094 11 097 13 060 77235 73573 6 101 7 112 7 067 11 066 73573 70270 6 074 8 100 7 057 8 072 70270 67228 2 067 6 080 6 031 8 079 67228 64397 1 072 6 060 3 041 7 034 64397 61670 4 342 4 038 1 104 7 328 61670 58856 8 313 1 158 1 344 8 303 58856 55969 16 289 15 302 8 298 9 272 55969 53237 24 265 29 266 24 284 17 292 53237 50779 27 262 28 264 32 274 30 275 50779 48575 35 262 35 261 40 261 41 262 48575 46576 43 269 40 262 46 252 48 253 46576 44741 52 265 50 262 51 255 49 250 44741 43042 62 261 63 262 60 260 53 256 43042 41462 65 260 72 259 69 256 64 257 41462 39985 68 259 70 256 73 252 72 251 39985 38598 71 258 68 254 73 251 78 247 38598 37267 69 258 66 253 72 248 76 244 37267 35927 62 259 61 254 70 249 70 244 35927 34553 54 257 54 254 60 252 62 245 34553 33153 50 256 49 253 55 252 58 246 33153 31711 43 256 43 252 51 253 57 244 31711 30218 35 255 38 250 45 253 52 249 30218 28681 30 255 34 255 39 256 41 258 28681 27100 30 255 35 257 34 264 35 263 27100 25476 31 257 36 258 33 266 29 263 25476 23811 31 259 31 259 33 263 28 255 23811 22101 32 262 27 263 32 260 28 250 22101 20341 32 270 28 272 30 265 22 263 20341 18562 34 275 29 275 28 270 20 269 18562 16854 32 279 27*275 25 272 20 270 16854 15295 27 273 23*275 22*270 19 270 15295 13898 22 258 19 273 19*264 18 268 13898 12643 18 258 18 270 19 263 18 266 12643 11511 15 270 16 260 19 261 19 265 11511 10489 13 279 16 257 19 260 19 266 10489 9568 9*272 16 255 19 257 20 268 9568 8741 6*249 16 252 19 256 21 269 8741 7999 5 226 16 251 19 255 22 270 7999 7324 5 209 16 250 19 254 23 268 7324 6717 4 202 16 249 19 254 23 266 6717 6204 4 196 16 248 19 253 23 263 6204 5806 4 193 15 247 19 253 22 261 5806 5529 4 191 15 247 18 253 18 258 5529 5361 4 189 14 247 17 252 14 255 5361 5264 4 190 13 246 15 252 8*252 5264 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