DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 81.7 - - 88.4 - - - - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 454 - - 489 - - - - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5755 - - 9367 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9297 - - 12266 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10816 - - 14428 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2316 - - 1772 - - - - - 5888 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 579 - - 700 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 23 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 282 - - - - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -12 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4925 - - -3281 - - - - - -8715 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15742 - - 17710 - - - - - 13980 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10669 - - -7898 - - - - - -14930 ODpotential blCL - - - 21485 - - 22326 - - - - - 20194 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 56 - - - - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 88.4 - - - - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.5 - - 28.0 - - - - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.6 - - 85.3 - - - - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 27.5 - - - - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 454 - - 489 - - - - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5755 - - 9367 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 99001 27 107 22 091 27 098 99001 91434 25 100 26 098 26 080 91434 85643 18 087 27 084 23 074 85643 80880 18 084 18 082 18 081 80880 76787 20 083 15 086 18 079 76787 73173 16 082 9 082 19 067 73173 69909 18 081 11 076 19 048 69909 66913 15 057 9 054 13 033 66913 64131 11 063 7 040 8 042 64131 61428 7 032 7 356 4 355 61428 58620 7 005 10 332 15 331 58620 55751 7 315 11 322 14 323 55751 53049 15 331 22 323 9 336 53049 50626 26 342 24 319 20 353 50626 48454 38 346 31 330 34 334 48454 46477 40 343 40 336 43 327 46477 44662 41 337 44 336 49 330 44662 42981 40 331 46 334 52 331 42981 41412 40 329 45 330 53 328 41412 39938 40 330 43 327 53 325 39938 38554 41 332 41 323 53 323 38554 37226 41 332 40 320 53 322 37226 35890 42 331 40 318 52 320 35890 34518 43 328 40 316 51 317 34518 33115 45 324 41 315 49 314 33115 31670 45 321 42 316 46 313 31670 30175 45 320 43 317 45 314 30175 28632 45 320 46 317 45 315 28632 27042 45 321 49 314 47 314 27042 25408 43 319 50 311 49 311 25408 23735 39 313 49 309 51 309 23735 22016 39 309 48 310 51 307 22016 20247 40 310 47 312 50 306 20247 18460 39 312 42 312 47 305 18460 16747 37 312 34 310 45 305 16747 15190 32 312 24*302 42 307 15190 13801 27 309 22*296 39 309 13801 12557 20 304 22 293 33 310 12557 11439 15*286 22 290 28 308 11439 10430 14*269 23 284 25 304 10430 9520 14 263 23 280 26 301 9520 8705 16 248 24 278 26 300 8705 7972 16 245 24 276 26 297 7972 7304 17 243 24 275 26 295 7304 6705 17 242 24 273 26 292 6705 6196 17 241 24 272 25 289 6196 5802 16 240 23 272 23 286 5802 5528 16 240 23 271 20 283 5528 5360 15 240 22 271 17*282 5360 5264 13 239 19 271 12*281 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