DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 58.2 - - - - - 48.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 185 - - 313 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2627 - - 3347 - - - - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6587 - - 7279 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7688 - - 8408 - - - - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2433 - - 2277 - - - - - 2120 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 343 - - 429 - - - - - 39 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 23 - - - - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 258 - - - - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -8 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1447 - - 1300 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6241 - - 7108 - - - - - 5262 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -147 - - 214 - - - - - -1602 ODpotential blCL - - - 7835 - - 8194 - - - - - 6864 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 92 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 480 - - 640 - - - - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 58.2 - - - - - 48.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.5 - - 44.8 - - - - - 44.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.5 - - 56.1 - - - - - 48.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.2 - - 44.4 - - - - - 43.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 185 - - 313 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2627 - - 3347 - - - - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 67 - - - - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 7 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] 99411 32 096 24 099 24 097 99411 91878 28 098 21 099 27 082 91878 86079 20 107 17 100 23 088 86079 81253 16 118 17 106 16 086 81253 77093 11 121 12 117 12 092 77093 73419 14 130 10 141 11 104 73419 70085 10 128 11 140 9 075 70085 67000 1 113 8 118 6 069 67000 64134 6 204 3 136 6 235 64134 61382 7 178 4 150 4 156 61382 58508 10 260 20 251 3 212 58508 55494 22 228 19 226 21 247 55494 52595 18 225 25 242 28 249 52595 49979 29 252 32 239 26 256 49979 47636 31 253 32 248 27 255 47636 45512 34 252 37 249 31 255 45512 43571 36 245 38 247 36 260 43571 41785 35 244 37 246 41 262 41785 40128 36 247 38 247 45 261 40128 38584 40 245 38 244 48 258 38584 37147 39 241 36 243 50 253 37147 35786 37 234 35 240 50 249 35786 34437 33 226 32 235 45 246 34437 33074 29 221 28 227 36 240 33074 31705 25 222 27 220 22 235 31705 30317 29 227 30 209 15 213 30317 28896 30 225 33 207 19 172 28896 27439 27 222 35 208 20 157 27439 25937 26 220 35 211 13 164 25937 24392 26 219 34 213 11 179 24392 22808 26 223 30 213 12 201 22808 21181 23 223 24 224 13 215 21181 19507 20 225 23 242 16 231 19507 17814 20 227 23 246 18 231 17814 16187 19 232 19 238 14 242 16187 14707 16 245 17 247 13 265 14707 13383 12 261 18 256 15 280 13383 12197 12 280 20 260 17 285 12197 11129 12 287 21 262 18 295 11129 10167 12 283 23 264 20 302 10167 9301 12 275 24 263 21 304 9301 8525 12 264 24*262 20 300 8525 7827 13*256 24*261 20 292 7827 7193 14*249 24 260 23 279 7193 6625 15 247 24 258 25 270 6625 6144 15 245 24 257 25 263 6144 5771 14 244 23 257 24 261 5771 5512 14 243 22 256 22 259 5512 5353 13 243 20 256 19*257 5353 5262 11 242 17 255 14*256 5262 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