DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 78.9 - - 78.8 - - 67.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 338 - - 392 - - 126 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2407 - - 6741 - - 203 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6586 - - 10025 - - 5247 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7468 - - 11802 - - 5264 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1485 - - 3077 - - 10331 - - 418 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 392 - - 580 - - 124 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 11 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 145 - - 224 - - 207 - - 115 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -7 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9190 - - -5031 - - -10389 - - -8515 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16659 - - 16833 - - 15654 - - 13780 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15298 - - -7913 - - -12972 - - -12934 ODpotential blCL - - - 22766 - - 19715 - - 18236 - - 18198 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 40 - - 42 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 78.9 - - 78.8 - - 67.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.3 - - 22.7 - - 28.0 - - 26.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.6 - - 76.0 - - 77.2 - - 72.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.2 - - 22.6 - - 27.9 - - 26.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 338 - - 392 - - 126 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2407 - - 6741 - - 203 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 99096 8 131 5 166 7 060 4 069 99096 91692 13 163 7 163 2 242 8 068 91692 85943 7 158 7 155 2 180 6 012 85943 81164 7 132 7 172 6 166 6 338 81164 77060 3 191 1 221 8 171 6 249 77060 73428 8 215 7 234 5 264 8 218 73428 70114 6 226 9 216 8 283 7 251 70114 67060 5 190 9 217 9 264 10 264 67060 64241 6 201 7 234 8 250 9 248 64241 61513 12 239 12 245 14 251 11 246 61513 58661 17 235 19 231 21 246 16 250 58661 55695 21 238 23 234 26 240 25 247 55695 52871 26 240 26 232 30 236 33 239 52871 50344 27 242 28 229 33 234 34 235 50344 48094 29 245 29 232 34 231 33 232 48094 46061 29 242 29 233 33 227 30 229 46061 44203 26 232 27 225 29 224 31 223 44203 42492 13 225 22 216 29 222 34 217 42492 40912 6 182 18 204 29 211 40 206 40912 39454 7 172 17 204 28 212 45 214 39454 38095 8 185 17 195 29 212 61 219 38095 36792 9 198 17 177 31 210 69 211 36792 35481 9 205 16 165 32 208 67 211 35481 34136 8 213 15 164 32 208 63 213 34136 32760 8 225 14 170 31 208 58 216 32760 31342 8 233 16 179 28 205 39 213 31342 29872 8 230 17 187 25 201 36 225 29872 28351 9 238 16 194 26 200 25 212 28351 26785 15 252 16 205 28 205 27 189 26785 25180 19 250 18 210 27 211 26 197 25180 23538 22 244 17 218 24 220 19 217 23538 21851 21 243 15 231 21 233 17 234 21851 20115 21 245 16 240 19 237 15 235 20115 18362 19 248 19 244 18 242 15 240 18362 16679 20 251 23 244 20 252 17 255 16679 15145 22 251 25 246 19 252 18 249 15145 13770 25 249 24 245 16 246 16 234 13770 12534 26 246 20*239 13 239 14 221 12534 11418 24 244 17*235 10 230 13 214 11418 10411 21 242 13 229 9 229 11 211 10411 9503 18 241 13 228 8 223 8 208 9503 8689 14 234 10 223 8 219 6 204 8689 7958 9*224 10 220 7 216 4 194 7958 7293 5*196 9 218 7 213 3 173 7293 6695 4 147 8 215 6 211 3 154 6695 6190 4 138 8 214 6 209 4 143 6190 5798 4 133 7 213 6 207 4 133 5798 5525 4 127 7 212 6 207 4 126 5525 5359 4 126 7 211 6*206 4*118 5359 5264 4 125 6 210 5*207 3*115 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