DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.4 - - 82.8 - - - - - 82.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 146 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8441 - - 2278 - - - - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11375 - - 6205 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13502 - - 7339 - - - - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2299 - - 5465 - - - - - 12471 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 617 - - 295 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 6 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 188 - - - - - 242 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 25 - - -14 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1229 - - -3827 - - - - - -8661 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14732 - - 11166 - - - - - 13927 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2702 - - -6101 - - - - - -11501 ODpotential blCL - - - 16204 - - 13440 - - - - - 16766 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 98 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 330 - - 1240 - - - - - 720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.4 - - 82.8 - - - - - 82.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.6 - - 51.7 - - - - - 39.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.7 - - 81.3 - - - - - 86.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 51.2 - - - - - 39.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 146 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8441 - - 2278 - - - - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 93 - - - - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 6 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] 99755 35 104 35 112 29 097 99755 92215 35 126 25 102 29 104 92215 86407 23 116 25 125 27 099 86407 81575 24 114 25 127 18 088 81575 77400 23 116 22 124 9 103 77400 73715 17 109 14 093 11 129 73715 70396 7 135 9 128 11 106 70396 67352 9 178 7 134 5 154 67352 64542 10 162 5 142 7 119 64542 61833 5 197 12 197 3 270 61833 59019 10 288 8 202 11 241 59019 56119 22 246 20 256 16 260 56119 53353 30 232 37 238 25 252 53353 50854 38 225 44 229 41 240 50854 48610 42 231 48 240 44 234 48610 46567 62 235 63 239 59 245 46567 44694 80 230 70 230 75 239 44694 42967 87 223 74 224 76 232 42967 41370 84 219 74 222 73 229 41370 39882 81 220 73 221 74 226 39882 38488 80 221 71 219 76 222 38488 37155 78 222 69 218 73 223 37155 35818 73 222 67 220 64 226 35818 34454 66 220 63 221 51 231 34454 33067 60 218 55 220 43 237 33067 31641 54 217 46 216 37 242 31641 30166 49 216 42 220 32 244 30166 28642 43 215 40 224 31 241 28642 27072 37 212 41 227 30 241 27072 25461 32 216 41 227 30 241 25461 23812 30 230 32 228 32 242 23812 22120 29 241 25 228 30 249 22120 20376 31 240 21 235 27 253 20376 18606 30 234 18 243 24 255 18606 16899 19 225 17 244 17 258 16899 15341 12 194 17 240 12 254 15341 13944 11*168 17 230 8 247 13944 12687 11*160 18 219 6 239 12687 11552 12 151 18 213 6 233 11552 10527 12 144 17 209 5 231 10527 9602 12 141 16 206 5 233 9602 8772 13 139 14 205 6 237 8772 8025 13 138 13*203 6 241 8025 7344 14 138 10*199 6 244 7344 6732 14 138 7 191 6 247 6732 6215 14 137 5 183 7 249 6215 5813 14 137 4 180 7 250 5813 5533 14 138 4 177 6 249 5533 5362 13 138 4 176 5*247 5362 5265 12 138 4 175 4*242 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