DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.3 - - 89.2 - - 91.0 - - 84.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 396 - - 206 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5169 - - 8383 - - 9673 - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8776 - - 11354 - - 11997 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10230 - - 13444 - - 14734 - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2534 - - 4073 - - 3431 - - 10184 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 533 - - 626 - - 529 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 34 - - 19 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 250 - - 259 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -1 - - 6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -810 - - 449 - - 383 - - -8389 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11040 - - 12996 - - 14351 - - 13655 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3015 - - -606 - - -850 - - -11153 ODpotential blCL - - - 13245 - - 14050 - - 15584 - - 16418 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 92 - - 87 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 720 - - 930 - - 600 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.3 - - 89.2 - - 91.0 - - 84.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.8 - - 50.0 - - 45.9 - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.5 - - 86.3 - - 89.0 - - 86.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 49.9 - - 45.8 - - 42.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 396 - - 206 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5169 - - 8383 - - 9673 - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 67 - - 47 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 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] 99818 31 087 36 102 28 109 28 106 99818 92250 23 105 24 110 24 087 30 095 92250 86419 23 124 21 100 23 092 30 095 86419 81600 28 121 23 102 17 100 23 100 81600 77458 23 113 20 112 13 099 20 094 77458 73791 20 104 21 124 10 118 16 080 73791 70475 16 103 15 113 12 129 8 099 70475 67440 10 107 9 132 8 112 10 134 67440 64636 7 108 12 182 1 079 6 120 64636 61935 3 119 10 188 9 195 5 252 61935 59145 6 274 8 238 10 201 12 240 59145 56266 20 233 19 239 17 254 20 257 56266 53529 22 229 24 237 28 247 30 251 53529 51090 22 239 27 241 32 242 35 246 51090 48923 26 253 31 248 35 241 40 241 48923 46950 34 257 39 251 38 246 43 243 46950 45123 36 256 41 249 43 247 48 249 45123 43418 38 259 46 259 46 250 51 251 43418 41817 42 259 53 262 51 257 54 256 41817 40313 46 255 57 259 56 260 59 259 40313 38904 49 252 59 257 59 258 60 260 38904 37558 45 255 50 258 56 257 56 264 37558 36213 38 261 44 267 49 263 54 270 36213 34838 35 262 40 272 43 268 52 272 34838 33432 34 265 33 267 37 265 44 265 33432 31982 34 272 32 257 34 255 42 255 31982 30478 32 274 33 260 37 255 43 255 30478 28925 32 276 33 265 39 258 41 258 28925 27323 31 279 30 267 38 258 38 256 27323 25677 27 281 26 266 34 256 35 255 25677 23989 21 279 23 263 29 255 33 257 23989 22257 17 284 18 260 27 259 31 261 22257 20478 15 293 16 265 25 265 28 267 20478 18684 14 305 13 281 20 276 23 275 18684 16962 15 312 10 301 9 290 12 289 16962 15392 12 315 9 301 8*283 8 298 15392 13985 9 319 7*286 7*278 8 293 13985 12719 8 326 6*266 7 273 8 284 12719 11577 6 326 6 261 7 268 8 276 11577 10545 4*311 6 256 7 262 9 269 10545 9615 4*301 6 251 7 258 10 265 9615 8780 3 296 6 248 7 255 10 263 8780 8030 3 290 6 246 7 252 11 262 8030 7348 3 288 6 243 7 249 11 261 7348 6735 3 287 6 241 7 248 12 260 6735 6216 2 286 6 239 7 247 12 259 6216 5813 2 286 6 238 7 247 11 259 5813 5533 2 290 6 238 7 246 10 257 5533 5363 2 288 6 238 7 246 8*255 5363 5265 2 290 5 237 6 246 5*253 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