DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 89.1 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 382 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7410 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 10551 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 12471 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 6410 - - - - - 114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 594 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 225 - - - - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3652 - - - - - -9190 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 16124 - - - - - 14455 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4772 - - - - - -12913 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17243 - - - - - 18177 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 300 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.1 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.1 - - - - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.2 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.0 - - - - - 31.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 382 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7410 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - - - - 56 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] 99185 9 096 8 106 99185 91729 15 114 13 083 91729 85973 13 091 11 081 85973 81182 11 064 9 073 81182 77054 2 339 9 051 77054 73419 3 179 5 011 73419 70130 4 195 6 016 70130 67103 7 170 8 006 67103 64309 4 148 3 289 64309 61608 2 112 5 259 61608 58793 11 282 7 220 58793 55881 22 266 8 292 55881 53106 33 256 33 272 53106 50617 37 254 46 270 50617 48395 45 260 59 265 48395 46383 53 263 64 259 46383 44544 58 264 66 256 44544 42858 62 263 69 257 42858 41300 68 264 76 261 41300 39845 72 264 83 263 39845 38478 67 264 81 263 38478 37164 53 263 77 263 37164 35841 43 254 70 264 35841 34483 44 249 61 264 34483 33095 46 247 52 258 33095 31665 45 247 48 248 31665 30184 42 245 50 245 30184 28652 40 245 48 248 28652 27072 38 246 41 246 27072 25449 35 246 34 242 25449 23791 33 241 32 242 23791 22090 30 238 37 240 22090 20339 30 237 37 236 20339 18568 31 237 31 230 18568 16861 31 236 26 222 16861 15302 30 230 23 217 15302 13904 26 222 21 216 13904 12647 22*222 19 223 12647 11513 17*224 16 235 11513 10490 13 225 14 249 10490 9569 13 226 13 263 9569 8743 13 226 13 272 8743 8000 12 225 13 276 8000 7325 12 225 14 277 7325 6718 12 224 14 276 6718 6205 12 224 14 276 6205 5806 11 223 13 274 5806 5529 11 223 12 272 5529 5361 11 222 9*269 5361 5264 10 223 6*267 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