DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - - 72.2 - - 75.9 - - 76.4 - - 69.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 420 - - 173 - - 103 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5093 - - 10891 - - 10730 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8740 - - 12828 - - 12223 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10154 - - 15952 - - 15791 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4265 - - 2751 - - 2453 - - 8258 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 542 - - 520 - - 436 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 15 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 220 - - 231 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 15 - - 41 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2009 - - 831 - - 828 - - -7605 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12163 - - 15122 - - 14964 - - 12869 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3498 - - -43 - - -123 - - -10320 ODpotential blCL - - - 13652 - - 15995 - - 15914 - - 15584 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 97 - - 95 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 310 - - 80 - - 180 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.2 - - 75.9 - - 76.4 - - 69.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.7 - - 27.3 - - 28.5 - - 31.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 74.2 - - 75.2 - - 71.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 27.1 - - 28.3 - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 420 - - 173 - - 103 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5093 - - 10891 - - 10730 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 15 - - 88 - - 81 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99456 26 108 30 119 26 102 25 102 99456 91863 29 115 25 113 24 110 26 101 91863 86024 25 107 26 116 24 111 19 097 86024 81208 16 095 24 114 18 121 18 096 81208 77061 11 096 17 105 20 116 13 100 77061 73409 13 111 10 083 18 099 15 128 73409 70108 8 115 9 148 6 075 13 116 70108 67058 8 140 6 152 2 155 6 110 67058 64221 10 153 6 237 1 192 6 139 64221 61459 9 145 10 225 4 252 3 152 61459 58572 6 200 14 217 11 249 6 250 58572 55580 8 233 16 234 19 243 13 248 55580 52717 19 248 21 240 20 236 15 251 52717 50133 22 246 24 242 23 239 22 249 50133 47814 26 250 27 240 27 239 27 244 47814 45714 30 227 29 234 28 237 31 242 45714 43806 30 215 30 228 24 237 28 239 43806 42067 30 217 29 222 22 241 22 242 42067 40468 31 216 28 217 25 247 23 252 40468 38991 32 209 28 223 26 250 24 260 38991 37622 37 212 31 229 26 252 25 268 37622 36325 43 216 29 224 29 246 23 275 36325 35029 41 217 23 226 30 242 22 281 35029 33706 35 219 23 233 29 242 23 279 33706 32357 34 224 24 232 28 240 23 270 32357 30969 36 225 25 229 28 239 23 255 30969 29530 37 223 31 228 31 234 26 247 29530 28043 37 221 40 228 33 227 28 236 28043 26509 33 221 40 227 35 222 26 229 26509 24934 30 225 38 224 36 222 24 235 24934 23320 31 225 35 218 37 226 30 243 23320 21663 31 224 31 216 37 230 34 235 21663 19957 30 227 25 220 34 232 33 231 19957 18229 25 235 20 222 29 234 30 234 18229 16565 25 235 19*222 18*237 26 232 16565 15046 28 218 18*222 17*238 22 220 15046 13686 27 207 17 220 16 238 17 207 13686 12465 24 203 16 219 16 236 13 204 12465 11363 17 191 15 219 16 234 11 207 11363 10367 12*177 15 219 16 232 10 212 10367 9469 9*164 14 219 16 229 9 224 9469 8663 7 137 14 220 16 228 7 242 8663 7938 7 112 14 220 16 226 7 265 7938 7278 7 104 13 220 16 225 8 284 7278 6686 8 101 13 221 16 224 9 297 6686 6184 8 097 13 221 16 223 10 305 6184 5794 8 095 13 221 15 223 10 310 5794 5524 8 094 12 222 15 222 9 313 5524 5358 7 094 12 221 14 222 8*315 5358 5264 7 093 10 221 12 222 5*315 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