DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.0 - - 88.4 - - 87.5 - - 78.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 428 - - 488 - - 232 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5845 - - 12441 - - 11674 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9347 - - 14800 - - 13684 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10906 - - 17502 - - 16735 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5488 - - 2468 - - 3110 - - 9553 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 571 - - 768 - - 587 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 28 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 15 - - 14 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 317 - - 267 - - 264 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -19 - - -11 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4685 - - -176 - - -1025 - - -9719 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15592 - - 17679 - - 17761 - - 14984 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6864 - - -2049 - - -2729 - - -12264 ODpotential blCL - - - 17770 - - 19551 - - 19464 - - 17528 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 90 - - 79 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 240 - - 210 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.0 - - 88.4 - - 87.5 - - 78.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.4 - - 28.0 - - 26.9 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.1 - - 85.0 - - 85.4 - - 79.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 27.6 - - 26.5 - - 31.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 428 - - 488 - - 232 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5845 - - 12441 - - 11674 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 62 - - 16 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99384 34 098 26 095 26 102 32 100 99384 91833 23 108 19 109 22 091 24 092 91833 86022 20 120 15 107 18 096 20 086 86022 81201 20 118 15 106 17 100 17 092 81201 77035 18 095 15 109 13 089 16 085 77035 73357 10 082 11 111 10 063 11 082 73357 70043 9 104 8 097 6 084 9 064 70043 67003 6 088 3 056 6 044 9 061 67003 64182 7 078 9 143 3 242 5 008 64182 61439 9 311 8 043 4 111 1 144 61439 58584 12 267 14 293 12 310 10 306 58584 55634 19 271 28 270 24 282 19 299 55634 52820 24 269 24 266 27 276 29 273 52820 50290 33 278 30 274 32 276 30 274 50290 48021 42 279 40 277 46 276 43 272 48021 45977 52 275 52 274 56 270 54 272 45977 44123 61 273 61 272 62 268 64 270 44123 42431 71 271 70 270 67 266 70 267 42431 40871 71 268 73 267 69 263 68 264 40871 39419 69 267 72 265 68 260 63 264 39419 38059 67 267 71 264 64 260 59 263 38059 36759 62 267 68 262 61 260 55 261 36759 35455 56 267 63 262 58 262 49 255 35455 34118 51 267 57 262 56 262 35 242 34118 32753 49 268 52 263 52 259 30 233 32753 31347 49 270 51 262 49 255 34 234 31347 29888 50 271 50 257 47 254 40 236 29888 28380 51 271 48 259 44 254 45 240 28380 26825 52 273 48 260 42 254 48 247 26825 25226 51 275 48 257 41 256 48 254 25226 23586 47 272 48 259 40 258 48 261 23586 21903 45 267 46 265 38 262 45 269 21903 20168 42 270 41 273 35 268 40 280 20168 18413 39 277 31*279 30 271 34 290 18413 16725 33 282 18*274 18*266 25 300 16725 15187 26 277 14 267 15*263 20 298 15187 13809 23 270 14 266 15 263 20 288 13809 12570 19 273 14 265 15 264 20 279 12570 11451 13*280 14 265 15 264 20 270 11451 10440 9*290 14 265 15 264 20 260 10440 9529 8 294 14 266 15 264 20 252 9529 8712 6 301 15 267 15 264 20 245 8712 7977 3 323 15 267 15 265 21 238 7977 7307 3 347 15 268 15 265 21 232 7307 6706 2 006 15 268 14 265 21 227 6706 6197 3 020 15 268 14 265 20 222 6197 5803 3 030 14 268 14 265 19 218 5803 5528 3 035 14 269 14 265 17 215 5528 5360 3 035 13 269 13 265 15*214 5360 5264 3 037 12 269 12 265 11*213 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