DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 76.7 - - 88.8 - - 92.8 - - - - - 81.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 59 - - 347 - - 412 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 203 - - 3932 - - 7707 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit 5247 - - 7759 - - 10828 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top 5264 - - 8993 - - 12768 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1109 - - 4318 - - 5355 - - - - - 3855 Hgt.Variab. W* 96 - - 466 - - 618 - - - - - 17 W* B/S 3 - - 22 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 4 - - 11 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction 055 - - 122 - - 244 - - - - - 287 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 8 - - -5 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6879 - - -6159 - - -2970 - - - - - -7256 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12144 - - 15153 - - 15739 - - - - - 12521 sfcLCL ODpotential -11288 - - -8813 - - -4507 - - - - - -10090 ODpotential blCL 16552 - - 17806 - - 17275 - - - - - 15354 blCL maxRH 96 - - 84 - - 95 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 60 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 76.7 - - 88.8 - - 92.8 - - - - - 81.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 42.2 - - 40.3 - - 41.5 - - - - - 44.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 75.8 - - 86.1 - - 89.8 - - - - - 81.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 42.0 - - 40.1 - - 41.2 - - - - - 44.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 59 - - 347 - - 412 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 203 - - 3932 - - 7707 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 85 - - 38 - - 81 - - - - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 99835 43 108 40 106 33 110 33 092 99835 92262 36 106 36 109 28 104 27 088 92262 86428 31 110 28 111 27 105 27 092 86428 81594 30 114 21 117 22 105 28 100 81594 77445 27 096 21 125 17 120 20 099 77445 73781 17 100 23 118 20 134 16 109 73781 70475 17 118 17 107 18 136 21 124 70475 67470 15 120 7 088 8 125 17 109 67470 64688 12 146 15 173 14 199 2 115 64688 61987 11 148 22 150 19 185 17 199 61987 59190 4 224 9 189 18 181 23 190 59190 56320 32 225 30 225 19 189 25 195 56320 53609 44 215 43 213 31 221 27 209 53609 51177 47 217 49 212 52 223 39 218 51177 48993 53 217 54 215 62 218 48 221 48993 47002 49 212 55 211 58 210 53 225 47002 45170 38 216 47 213 47 203 53 223 45170 43468 45 232 42 223 42 209 51 215 43468 41877 47 229 45 226 44 218 47 204 41877 40386 45 224 47 230 49 224 43 205 40386 38985 43 223 47 226 47 222 40 214 38985 37641 41 220 41 222 40 216 41 213 37641 36288 39 216 38 223 38 214 39 204 36288 34897 39 213 34 213 38 213 37 207 34897 33474 33 205 34 197 38 213 36 216 33474 32007 29 200 33 197 37 215 36 218 32007 30491 26 218 32 201 35 214 32 215 30491 28930 23 229 30 209 32 212 31 214 28930 27321 23 225 26 214 28 206 35 216 27321 25669 23 222 23 206 25 198 35 216 25669 23974 26 211 25 199 25 186 31 214 23974 22234 29 206 25 197 24 178 30 213 22234 20445 25 205 25 202 22 179 29 212 20445 18640 24 204 26 211 22 188 29 203 18640 16912 20 198 25 212 20 196 30 194 16912 15340 15 183 19 208 16 198 28 191 15340 13933 14 171 12 198 9*203 22 193 13933 12670 13 168 12 189 7*213 16 196 12670 11530 9 173 11 187 7 223 11 200 11530 10503 6 168 9 181 8 232 6 216 10503 9577 4 135 7*175 10 239 5 275 9577 8747 5 101 5*158 13 248 7 299 8747 8003 7 089 4 132 14 250 9 301 8003 7326 9 086 4 121 15 251 12 298 7326 6719 10 075 4 117 15 252 14 295 6719 6205 11 060 4 111 16 252 15 295 6205 5807 10 057 4 108 16 252 14 293 5807 5530 7 056 4 106 16 252 13 291 5530 5361 6*055 4 105 15 252 11 288 5361 5264 5*055 3 104 14 252 7*287 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