DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.5 - - 85.2 - - 85.8 - - 77.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 440 - - 516 - - 246 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5009 - - 10933 - - 10625 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8687 - - 13579 - - 12885 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10070 - - 15994 - - 15686 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1930 - - 2497 - - 3019 - - 7433 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 546 - - 748 - - 580 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 34 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 19 - - 17 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 277 - - 278 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -12 - - -16 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5501 - - -1623 - - -1677 - - -10348 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15571 - - 17618 - - 17364 - - 15613 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8614 - - -3530 - - -3718 - - -13631 ODpotential blCL - - - 18684 - - 19524 - - 19404 - - 18895 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 47 - - 43 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.5 - - 85.2 - - 85.8 - - 77.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.3 - - 25.2 - - 27.1 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.6 - - 81.9 - - 83.7 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 24.8 - - 26.8 - - 27.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 440 - - 516 - - 246 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5009 - - 10933 - - 10625 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 99508 24 111 27 102 28 108 28 105 99508 91960 26 113 22 115 22 108 24 107 91960 86127 25 123 20 113 18 107 25 100 86127 81276 24 126 21 112 16 116 16 084 81276 77104 19 112 15 107 12 109 13 081 77104 73427 15 100 11 127 6 111 8 078 73427 70104 12 104 13 134 7 131 7 087 70104 67056 4 091 7 088 5 111 7 070 67056 64237 3 178 3 191 1 212 2 225 64237 61505 5 277 3 277 3 265 6 210 61505 58655 10 241 18 257 16 286 10 310 58655 55712 12 286 17 259 22 269 23 281 55712 52912 31 289 31 276 33 278 31 277 52912 50389 46 277 40 275 41 278 38 272 50389 48133 53 272 50 275 49 275 45 277 48133 46110 55 271 56 277 56 278 58 279 46110 44284 55 274 58 278 63 276 67 279 44284 42613 56 276 57 279 59 277 70 279 42613 41062 57 275 56 282 58 281 67 279 41062 39611 59 273 54 285 57 283 64 280 39611 38249 60 271 50 289 54 283 61 281 38249 36943 58 271 46 289 48 283 58 281 36943 35630 54 272 41 289 44 282 55 280 35630 34283 49 275 40 289 42 281 53 278 34283 32904 43 277 41 285 42 281 51 279 32904 31484 37 280 39 280 41 279 49 279 31484 30014 34 284 34 278 38 272 47 277 30014 28499 34 286 33 278 36 271 47 275 28499 26941 35 285 34 276 39 273 46 273 26941 25342 36 285 37 275 41 275 45 271 25342 23703 39 283 39 278 42 277 43 270 23703 22018 41 278 40 280 41 278 42 269 22018 20276 39 275 39 282 38 281 42 265 20276 18508 37 275 35 285 34 284 42 259 18508 16805 35 272 29*285 27*283 38 259 16805 15249 34 271 23*283 19*279 32 264 15249 13856 33 277 22 282 18 279 27 272 13856 12606 28 287 19 279 18 279 22 283 12606 11479 20 292 19 278 18 278 18 295 11479 10463 11*290 19 277 18 278 15 305 10463 9547 6*288 19 275 17 277 13 313 9547 8725 4 287 18 274 17 277 12 315 8725 7987 3 289 18 274 17 277 12 316 7987 7315 3 290 18 273 17 277 12 315 7315 6711 2 294 18 272 16 277 11 315 6711 6201 2 297 17 272 16 276 11 314 6201 5804 1 302 17 272 16 277 10 313 5804 5529 1 305 16 272 15 276 9 312 5529 5361 1 305 16 272 15 276 7 310 5361 5264 1 310 14 272 13 276 4*305 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