DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 93.0 - - - - - 82.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 381 - - 456 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3967 - - 11946 - - - - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7818 - - 14347 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9028 - - 17007 - - - - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2331 - - 3683 - - - - - 11138 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 482 - - 739 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 16 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 158 - - 246 - - - - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -4 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4012 - - -832 - - - - - -11789 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13041 - - 17840 - - - - - 17055 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6237 - - -3113 - - - - - -15386 ODpotential blCL - - - 15265 - - 20120 - - - - - 20651 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 42 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 470 - - 80 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 93.0 - - - - - 82.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.0 - - 32.0 - - - - - 26.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.4 - - 89.8 - - - - - 86.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 31.7 - - - - - 26.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 381 - - 456 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3967 - - 11946 - - - - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 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] 99607 28 104 28 101 33 097 99607 92075 28 109 26 099 24 091 92075 86267 26 114 26 103 25 103 86267 81455 27 109 24 111 22 102 81455 77315 22 101 20 116 18 098 77315 73655 15 097 17 121 15 112 73655 70340 8 101 16 122 12 093 70340 67302 6 103 12 140 3 077 67302 64501 4 217 6 126 4 168 64501 61803 9 179 8 236 8 194 61803 59020 5 177 13 240 16 228 59020 56146 18 242 23 237 20 234 56146 53401 30 232 39 237 27 247 53401 50946 29 220 42 224 35 245 50946 48758 28 229 37 217 47 236 48758 46768 33 237 33 232 58 231 46768 44932 40 240 41 242 51 227 44932 43220 46 238 48 241 50 234 43220 41621 50 236 54 238 59 241 41621 40123 53 236 58 236 66 240 40123 38717 56 237 62 235 68 237 38717 37370 58 238 62 234 68 237 37370 36015 60 240 61 235 67 238 36015 34628 59 242 58 237 63 241 34628 33216 57 241 55 238 57 245 33216 31767 56 242 52 242 48 246 31767 30273 51 243 45 247 40 245 30273 28733 45 240 41 246 34 239 28733 27150 39 237 38 249 31 237 27150 25527 34 236 31 252 31 236 25527 23865 32 236 25 251 32 233 23865 22156 24 246 25 251 31 232 22156 20395 25 255 27 247 30 242 20395 18614 29 257 26*247 24 251 18614 16901 29 254 23*249 15 242 16901 15339 27 252 20 248 12 230 15339 13940 25 247 17 246 11 222 13940 12682 24 245 16 246 11 218 12682 11546 22 239 15 244 11 217 11546 10520 18 227 15 245 9 218 10520 9595 11*212 14 244 9 222 9595 8765 8*198 14 244 8 226 8765 8019 6 181 13 245 7 232 8019 7339 5 151 13 245 6 238 7339 6728 5 145 13 245 6 246 6728 6212 5 140 13 245 6 252 6212 5811 5 134 12 245 5 258 5811 5532 5 131 12 245 5 259 5532 5362 4 130 12 245 4*255 5362 5265 4 131 11 245 3*249 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