DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - 80.2 - - 81.3 - - 83.1 - - 75.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 420 - - 322 - - 251 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7502 - - 9929 - - 11057 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10673 - - 12497 - - 13247 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12563 - - 14990 - - 16118 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6522 - - 4052 - - 2987 - - 8797 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 617 - - 620 - - 592 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 22 - - 17 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 262 - - 259 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -20 - - -16 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1286 - - 179 - - 108 - - -9094 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13850 - - 14811 - - 16010 - - 14358 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2932 - - -921 - - -1190 - - -11910 ODpotential blCL - - - 15495 - - 15911 - - 17308 - - 17174 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 99 - - 83 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 360 - - 100 - - 30 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.2 - - 81.3 - - 83.1 - - 75.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.1 - - 34.0 - - 30.4 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 78.9 - - 81.0 - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 33.7 - - 30.1 - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 420 - - 322 - - 251 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7502 - - 9929 - - 11057 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 96 - - 33 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 99328 30 096 33 111 21 096 29 099 99328 91778 24 106 24 083 23 119 19 097 91778 85974 21 117 12 102 22 098 19 105 85974 81159 19 106 9 123 11 082 18 096 81159 77000 15 109 10 143 7 073 16 078 77000 73317 12 113 11 110 6 155 9 056 73317 69981 10 107 8 085 9 119 7 044 69981 66927 8 108 3 050 8 030 9 083 66927 64098 5 130 2 206 8 315 9 015 64098 61354 2 223 7 239 15 243 11 275 61354 58500 19 290 18 268 11 268 14 264 58500 55535 23 269 22 274 21 279 22 283 55535 52709 25 268 30 268 29 269 30 274 52709 50188 33 275 30 268 27 267 27 267 50188 47941 40 279 30 284 27 281 27 273 47941 45916 47 281 36 283 31 280 30 273 45916 44081 49 274 41 290 32 296 31 289 44081 42411 44 272 46 291 43 306 37 298 42411 40870 47 279 43 289 40 298 40 299 40870 39425 44 277 36 295 28 300 39 295 39425 38063 37 293 35 308 28 302 38 290 38063 36755 40 308 37 296 30 298 39 288 36755 35438 42 302 40 291 32 293 39 287 35438 34086 44 294 40 290 35 289 37 287 34086 32704 45 294 39 286 35 286 34 285 32704 31280 44 291 42 284 35 283 35 281 31280 29805 46 290 44 285 35 282 39 275 29805 28285 46 291 44 284 34 283 39 267 28285 26722 39 292 40 284 33 278 39 263 26722 25118 35 280 33 280 35 269 40 266 25118 23480 39 270 30 266 39 264 42 266 23480 21800 35 267 34 263 40 262 42 258 21800 20077 29 267 32 266 37 257 44 241 20077 18336 27 268 26 270 33 254 42 236 18336 16660 28 268 26 268 25*255 36 239 16660 15131 28 271 25*266 19*256 30 242 15131 13761 25*280 24*265 18 257 25 247 13761 12530 19*282 24 264 18 257 19 253 12530 11420 15 276 23 262 17 258 15 257 11420 10416 13 270 22 262 17 259 13 262 10416 9511 12 265 22 261 17 259 11 265 9511 8698 11 257 22 261 16 260 11 270 8698 7967 11 250 21 261 16 260 10 275 7967 7301 11 248 21 260 16 261 9 281 7301 6702 11 245 21 260 15 261 9 286 6702 6195 11 243 20 260 15 261 8 290 6195 5801 10 242 19 260 15 262 8 294 5801 5528 10 241 19 259 14 261 7 297 5528 5360 10 240 18 260 14 262 6*298 5360 5264 9 240 16 259 12 262 4*299 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