DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.8 - - 67.2 - - 68.6 - - 61.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 358 - - 227 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5898 - - 13046 - - 11701 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9356 - - 15105 - - 13689 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10959 - - 18107 - - 16762 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2785 - - 1967 - - 2425 - - 9950 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 557 - - 703 - - 583 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 14 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 251 - - 259 - - 261 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - 7 - - -13 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 615 - - 4432 - - 1267 - - -8338 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10344 - - 13676 - - 15496 - - 13602 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -630 - - 2598 - - -387 - - -10657 ODpotential blCL - - - 11589 - - 15509 - - 17149 - - 15920 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 100 - - 66 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 250 - - 260 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.8 - - 67.2 - - 68.6 - - 61.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.7 - - 25.1 - - 18.4 - - 20.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.2 - - 64.6 - - 66.7 - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.0 - - 24.5 - - 17.8 - - 19.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 358 - - 227 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5898 - - 13046 - - 11701 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 100 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 98698 23 095 22 104 22 091 17 094 98698 91192 20 098 11 081 21 076 17 082 91192 85468 18 102 15 110 19 080 21 078 85468 80738 13 111 18 101 14 101 19 093 80738 76668 15 105 17 100 17 109 18 089 76668 73073 15 100 14 088 13 097 17 085 73073 69813 10 092 15 091 6 106 12 083 69813 66818 10 095 13 100 9 086 7 099 66818 64042 11 166 10 133 5 119 6 118 64042 61339 17 151 16 158 10 157 10 155 61339 58494 14 191 16 187 6 186 10 144 58494 55512 15 194 16 201 11 213 6 216 55512 52647 13 210 21 210 21 235 16 240 52647 50062 16 224 19 217 21 240 19 246 50062 47743 18 215 19 226 22 239 21 246 47743 45640 14 228 15 232 19 227 19 245 45640 43720 20 252 19 257 16 238 22 247 43720 41954 22 251 20 259 15 246 23 245 41954 40322 23 251 22 268 15 261 20 253 40322 38805 22 251 25 270 16 273 17 266 38805 37394 19 256 24 267 20 272 20 277 37394 36057 16 259 23 262 20 273 21 274 36057 34727 17 258 23 262 19 281 21 273 34727 33378 18 264 18 259 17 285 23 274 33378 32018 18 265 12 260 16 291 21 278 32018 30632 14 258 11 280 13 311 21 281 30632 29207 9 257 11 294 12 335 26 274 29207 27740 8 270 8 317 12 319 26 272 27740 26229 11 262 7 336 15 298 26 280 26229 24677 15 252 8 303 22 285 30 282 24677 23086 14 249 11 271 22 276 29 281 23086 21450 15 248 14 255 22 274 27 282 21450 19762 17 255 14*268 19 282 26 280 19762 18053 20 260 14*273 13*290 18 285 18053 16411 20 261 14 268 12*290 9 307 16411 14914 19 265 14 263 11 275 7 303 14914 13573 17 271 14 260 11 272 9 284 13573 12366 13 272 14 258 13 261 12 273 12366 11278 11*267 14 258 13 259 14 268 11278 10295 7*258 14 256 14 257 15 267 10295 9408 7 254 14 255 14 256 16 264 9408 8613 6 251 14 254 14 254 16 263 8613 7898 6 248 14 254 14 253 17 261 7898 7247 5 248 14 254 15 253 17 260 7247 6663 5 249 14 253 14 253 17 258 6663 6169 5 249 13 253 14 252 17 256 6169 5785 4 250 13 253 14 252 16 254 5785 5519 4 250 13 253 14 252 14 251 5519 5356 4 251 12 252 13 252 11*248 5356 5263 4 250 11 253 12 252 6*245 5263 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