DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.3 - - 92.1 - - 90.8 - - 81.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 447 - - 170 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4557 - - 11168 - - 11450 - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7770 - - 13695 - - 13252 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9618 - - 16229 - - 16511 - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6171 - - 2393 - - 2621 - - 6217 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 354 - - 718 - - 525 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 17 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 200 - - 205 - - 208 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 9 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -42 - - 17 - - 8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5860 - - -1311 - - -179 - - -10407 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15479 - - 17540 - - 16690 - - 15673 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8044 - - -2632 - - -1556 - - -13780 ODpotential blCL - - - 17662 - - 18861 - - 18067 - - 19045 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 88 - - 87 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.3 - - 92.1 - - 90.8 - - 81.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.5 - - 32.6 - - 35.3 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.0 - - 89.0 - - 89.1 - - 83.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 32.4 - - 35.1 - - 30.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 447 - - 170 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4557 - - 11168 - - 11450 - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 54 - - 49 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99559 29 104 30 106 23 104 27 097 99559 92001 26 103 20 099 26 090 21 086 92001 86213 21 095 21 097 21 087 24 094 86213 81426 21 097 23 101 19 103 23 086 81426 77295 20 100 20 106 15 111 16 079 77295 73643 15 108 16 109 11 117 13 079 73643 70346 8 130 8 096 14 095 9 095 70346 67329 8 137 4 132 8 071 8 130 67329 64532 6 124 7 165 1 286 5 150 64532 61837 3 299 6 160 10 218 9 225 61837 59069 17 239 15 282 7 280 9 228 59069 56221 20 232 23 255 22 263 12 244 56221 53513 35 242 38 240 38 249 30 263 53513 51086 43 234 46 233 46 236 41 254 51086 48908 46 237 47 238 46 232 47 240 48908 46922 49 244 49 244 44 236 48 236 46922 45090 58 245 57 245 50 245 49 240 45090 43382 66 240 66 240 60 247 54 244 43382 41781 71 236 71 236 67 243 61 243 41781 40276 72 234 73 233 72 238 67 239 40276 38862 71 234 74 231 74 234 71 235 38862 37505 70 236 73 232 72 232 71 232 37505 36143 69 236 72 233 70 232 70 232 36143 34748 68 235 72 234 70 233 70 233 34748 33321 66 235 72 236 67 234 69 236 33321 31854 63 235 68 237 60 226 64 239 31854 30341 59 233 62 235 60 214 56 237 30341 28786 50 228 55 232 61 217 52 232 28786 27188 44 223 51 232 60 230 48 229 27188 25548 37 225 46 233 50 245 44 232 25548 23869 31 228 40 237 38 252 38 247 23869 22151 34 233 34 245 30 253 37 263 22151 20390 37 244 29 257 26 257 31 272 20390 18608 36 256 26 263 20 259 23 278 18608 16893 32 260 19*257 12*252 16 283 16893 15328 28 256 10*236 11*251 9 281 15328 13928 25 250 8 225 10 249 5 234 13928 12670 22 241 8 216 9 240 6 219 12670 11535 19 232 7 203 8 223 8 217 11535 10510 18*224 8 196 8 203 10 217 10510 9587 16*217 8 191 9 190 11 217 9587 8758 14 207 8 187 9 182 12 217 8758 8012 13 200 8 185 10 176 13 216 8012 7334 12 191 8 183 10 174 14 215 7334 6725 11 182 8 181 10 171 14 214 6725 6209 10 178 8 180 10 169 14 212 6209 5809 10 176 8 180 10 168 14 211 5809 5531 10 174 8 179 10 167 12 210 5531 5361 10 173 8 179 10 167 10*209 5361 5265 9 173 8 179 9 167 6*208 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