DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - - 77.7 - - 85.0 - - 86.5 - - 75.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 184 - - 138 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2584 - - 9949 - - 11301 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6700 - - 12125 - - 12950 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7645 - - 15010 - - 16362 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2684 - - 5136 - - 3890 - - 169 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 393 - - 513 - - 488 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 10 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 080 - - 258 - - 278 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 33 - - 11 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3141 - - 656 - - 791 - - -8281 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10786 - - 14354 - - 15572 - - 13546 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5315 - - -422 - - -351 - - -11286 ODpotential blCL - - - 12960 - - 15432 - - 16713 - - 16550 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 98 - - 86 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 490 - - 340 - - 160 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 85.0 - - 86.5 - - 75.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.5 - - 40.0 - - 36.1 - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.3 - - 83.1 - - 85.0 - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.2 - - 39.8 - - 35.9 - - 35.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 184 - - 138 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2584 - - 9949 - - 11301 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 93 - - 42 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99453 18 124 13 099 22 093 20 096 99453 91954 17 089 16 102 13 074 19 075 91954 86170 12 098 11 100 11 091 14 082 86170 81364 9 106 8 094 6 087 13 081 81364 77226 11 095 9 103 6 052 11 053 77226 73567 12 080 10 077 7 053 9 052 73567 70253 11 027 5 045 6 023 9 028 70253 67215 10 349 10 347 11 356 11 028 67215 64401 6 280 12 278 12 335 13 005 64401 61690 10 299 10 273 17 315 17 334 61690 58878 21 298 23 306 25 307 27 314 58878 55968 27 308 31 293 30 296 30 299 55968 53198 38 290 33 290 34 291 34 294 53198 50714 45 281 37 295 37 298 37 295 50714 48503 52 276 45 299 44 302 45 302 48503 46511 61 279 59 287 61 291 59 294 46511 44701 75 282 74 284 73 288 68 292 44701 43029 83 282 85 286 77 294 70 292 43029 41468 91 281 97 288 84 296 70 295 41468 40000 94 277 98 286 88 296 74 295 40000 38619 93 278 95 285 88 294 76 295 38619 37292 92 281 92 286 84 293 75 296 37292 35959 85 280 88 284 80 291 73 297 35959 34590 82 276 87 284 78 290 70 296 34590 33189 79 273 84 282 76 290 66 296 33189 31743 78 276 77 281 72 289 62 294 31743 30245 70 279 71 279 64 289 58 293 30245 28697 63 275 66 275 58 287 50 291 28697 27104 60 272 64 275 56 282 46 289 27104 25470 55 273 59 278 53 285 44 291 25470 23797 49 275 50 279 46 287 40 292 23797 22082 42 273 42 278 36 284 36 286 22082 20320 35 274 35 280 27 286 32 281 20320 18544 25 278 25 282 19 289 21 282 18544 16842 20 282 21 281 18*287 11 296 16842 15289 18 276 17*275 17*281 12 302 15289 13896 17 280 16*273 16 281 13 297 13896 12643 15 296 13 267 16 281 13 294 12643 11512 14 311 12 262 16 280 14 290 11512 10490 11 313 11 258 16 279 15 287 10490 9569 10 305 10 255 16 277 15 284 9569 8743 7 291 9 253 16 277 15 283 8743 8000 2*285 9 251 16 276 16 281 8000 7325 2*079 8 250 15 276 16 279 7325 6718 4 081 8 249 15 275 16 277 6718 6204 4 081 7 247 15 275 16 274 6204 5806 4 080 7 247 14 275 15 271 5806 5530 4 080 7 247 14 275 13 268 5530 5361 4 078 7 247 13 275 10 264 5361 5264 4 080 6 247 12 274 6*261 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