DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/20 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.0 - - 95.0 - - 95.4 - - 86.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 429 - - 188 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4555 - - 10538 - - 12109 - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8279 - - 13155 - - 13865 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9616 - - 15599 - - 17170 - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4131 - - 2484 - - 2353 - - 10897 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 505 - - 695 - - 554 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 40 - - 29 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 231 - - 224 - - 065 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -6 - - 6 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5522 - - -1160 - - 257 - - -9764 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15138 - - 16760 - - 16914 - - 15029 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8318 - - -2577 - - -994 - - -12768 ODpotential blCL - - - 17934 - - 18176 - - 18164 - - 18033 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 71 - - 87 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.0 - - 95.0 - - 95.4 - - 86.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 39.0 - - 38.8 - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.1 - - 91.8 - - 93.4 - - 90.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 38.7 - - 38.6 - - 39.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 429 - - 188 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4555 - - 10538 - - 12109 - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 49 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99519 30 105 29 108 20 109 33 080 99519 92032 28 104 28 102 26 091 29 105 92032 86272 24 115 26 088 21 101 24 093 86272 81479 25 099 24 102 24 093 16 102 81479 77345 24 087 24 116 19 102 20 085 77345 73695 18 104 20 108 18 107 17 073 73695 70404 17 099 17 102 21 095 16 096 70404 67382 11 091 20 095 19 098 16 105 67382 64585 11 128 11 084 12 092 14 099 64585 61898 10 110 8 139 4 089 8 094 61898 59133 9 309 7 354 1 067 5 145 59133 56295 24 250 23 291 16 292 7 317 56295 53611 30 243 29 256 27 267 21 263 53611 51214 35 253 35 250 29 263 25 256 51214 49063 42 250 39 254 32 260 25 264 49063 47091 37 248 38 250 33 248 29 256 47091 45266 35 259 33 250 32 237 28 250 45266 43572 35 265 32 263 26 238 27 241 43572 41989 34 270 31 271 24 249 21 241 41989 40501 35 272 34 266 25 257 20 251 40501 39098 35 259 34 249 29 259 24 254 39098 37750 37 241 38 243 32 247 26 247 37750 36391 38 242 41 236 31 235 27 243 36391 34996 38 252 36 238 29 234 26 241 34996 33570 36 260 31 248 29 238 24 239 33570 32103 34 265 28 250 28 243 22 242 32103 30583 32 268 25 251 24 249 19 249 30583 29015 31 270 22 255 20 250 15 250 29015 27397 29 267 20 258 16 245 15 242 27397 25738 27 261 17 251 16 235 18 232 25738 24043 25 260 16 262 15 244 19 226 24043 22311 26 262 19 261 15 253 17 227 22311 20532 25 258 20 259 13 251 14 243 20532 18734 20 250 19 258 11*250 13 260 18734 17006 15 250 15*258 7*233 11 233 17006 15431 14 266 8*253 6 222 9 211 15431 14020 13 283 5 240 6 220 6 193 14020 12750 10 283 4 237 5 219 5 166 12750 11603 7 270 4 233 4 219 4 136 11603 10568 3*314 3 228 3 219 4 111 10568 9634 2*034 3 223 2 221 5 097 9634 8796 3 060 2 217 2 225 6 089 8796 8043 4 068 2 211 1 227 7 084 8043 7358 5 071 2 203 1 239 8 081 7358 6741 5 072 2 194 1 242 8 080 6741 6221 5 074 1 186 1 272 8 078 6221 5816 5 074 1 178 1 281 9 076 5816 5535 5 074 1 171 1 294 8 074 5535 5364 5 075 1 174 0 288 7*069 5364 5265 5 075 1 170 0 291 5*065 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