DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 80.2 - - 87.0 - - 84.9 - - 78.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 171 - - 252 - - 153 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3037 - - 7648 - - 3452 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6809 - - 10525 - - 7053 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8098 - - 12709 - - 8513 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3286 - - 2820 - - 5947 - - 6129 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 339 - - 523 - - 340 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 10 - - 17 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 240 - - 280 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -3 - - -13 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2551 - - -367 - - -3992 - - -4610 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10650 - - 13076 - - 12505 - - 9875 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4853 - - -1576 - - -5963 - - -7165 ODpotential blCL - - - 12951 - - 14285 - - 14476 - - 12429 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 90 - - 80 - - 410 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.2 - - 87.0 - - 84.9 - - 78.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.5 - - 47.5 - - 48.0 - - 53.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.5 - - 84.7 - - 83.5 - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.3 - - 47.3 - - 47.9 - - 53.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 171 - - 252 - - 153 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3037 - - 7648 - - 3452 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 101 - - 101 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 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] 99729 22 092 30 103 24 098 36 093 99729 92177 31 117 25 106 20 100 28 083 92177 86377 31 109 23 104 23 100 23 093 86377 81566 24 094 25 100 26 096 23 114 81566 77421 16 086 21 097 24 093 22 107 77421 73763 13 108 19 094 18 092 18 098 73763 70458 18 110 16 105 12 096 17 092 70458 67431 17 112 16 115 10 122 12 104 67431 64637 13 109 12 122 11 122 13 131 64637 61941 7 115 7 148 7 138 6 126 61941 59146 4 175 6 168 8 184 6 239 59146 56273 10 213 8 236 8 219 12 261 56273 53555 11 231 14 257 11 266 13 266 53555 51107 20 222 22 239 25 249 19 254 51107 48909 23 212 27 213 28 225 27 230 48909 46924 23 222 26 211 27 220 29 228 46924 45110 24 231 25 222 25 225 28 228 45110 43425 23 239 29 234 27 236 29 225 43425 41846 25 242 35 233 31 235 30 229 41846 40358 29 240 33 231 31 239 30 232 40358 38959 28 235 30 233 31 243 28 230 38959 37616 24 228 29 234 29 242 26 230 37616 36263 21 224 26 233 26 240 24 234 36263 34872 18 226 21 239 22 239 21 235 34872 33449 17 222 19 236 18 238 18 239 33449 31985 14 222 16 227 14 248 17 245 31985 30468 10 225 15 217 13 253 15 245 30468 28900 13 228 14 214 13 247 12 247 28900 27283 19 224 13 224 10 238 9 242 27283 25621 21 215 15 231 10 236 12 229 25621 23924 21 218 17 226 12 250 13 230 23924 22188 21 215 17 228 14 252 13 246 22188 20402 20 207 12 228 13 242 13 251 20402 18598 17 190 10 239 15 237 15 245 18598 16869 16 182 12 241 16 227 17 234 16869 15297 13 193 10 243 16 228 16 226 15297 13893 11 218 10*243 14 236 13 220 13893 12635 12 228 10*242 11 248 11 224 12635 11501 13 235 10 242 10 260 9 239 11501 10480 10 247 10 242 10 269 8 258 10480 9561 8 263 10 241 10 273 9 274 9561 8736 6*262 10 240 12*277 9 288 8736 7995 5*243 11 240 14*280 10 305 7995 7321 5 226 11 240 16 281 12 319 7321 6716 5 219 11 239 17 280 14 328 6716 6204 4 213 11 239 17 280 14 330 6204 5806 4 206 11 238 17 279 14 331 5806 5530 4 203 11 239 17 279 14 331 5530 5361 4 201 10 238 16 279 12*331 5361 5264 3 200 9 238 14 278 9*331 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