DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - 60.5 - - 62.7 - - 62.3 - - 57.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 560 - - 593 - - 278 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5658 - - 6601 - - 6091 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9297 - - 10083 - - 9355 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10719 - - 11662 - - 11152 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1058 - - 1315 - - 2052 - - 7053 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 619 - - 664 - - 502 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 28 - - 20 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 261 - - 269 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -16 - - -19 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2426 - - -6143 - - -6264 - - -11070 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13146 - - 17806 - - 17417 - - 16334 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7411 - - -13034 - - -12712 - - -18169 ODpotential blCL - - - 18130 - - 24696 - - 23864 - - 23432 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 24 - - 71 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 62.7 - - 62.3 - - 57.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.7 - - 1.9 - - 3.4 - - 3.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.4 - - 59.6 - - 60.3 - - 58.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.2 - - 0.8 - - 2.7 - - 3.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 560 - - 593 - - 278 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5658 - - 6601 - - 6091 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 98822 21 108 22 096 20 109 26 095 98822 91301 12 075 13 089 19 101 21 114 91301 85560 13 089 11 129 10 087 20 099 85560 80814 9 127 12 123 3 096 18 092 80814 76720 14 150 7 129 10 126 12 092 76720 73097 16 134 9 174 10 120 12 114 73097 69804 7 183 13 170 5 157 13 120 69804 66760 10 193 16 171 7 212 4 199 66760 63936 10 198 16 177 12 194 11 213 63936 61208 8 192 16 212 14 219 12 222 61208 58353 22 226 22 224 24 232 16 240 58353 55367 30 216 34 231 34 232 32 231 55367 52501 37 222 40 230 42 232 39 225 52501 49922 41 231 41 231 41 237 35 231 49922 47615 45 237 47 238 44 240 40 240 47615 45526 48 237 52 233 45 237 44 240 45526 43612 48 233 46 234 40 243 42 243 43612 41854 45 233 51 251 45 252 47 248 41854 40234 45 242 57 243 51 243 52 240 40234 38743 46 243 49 230 49 239 58 231 38743 37373 47 245 43 238 49 250 56 232 37373 36082 51 247 50 253 55 259 60 258 36082 34792 54 244 57 257 61 264 68 264 34792 33467 56 242 55 262 59 262 65 262 33467 32110 57 242 54 272 55 253 55 246 32110 30712 56 242 53 273 54 248 56 246 30712 29262 56 243 52 265 53 246 58 252 29262 27765 56 244 52 258 52 246 57 253 27765 26222 57 244 52 256 53 248 56 251 26222 24637 59 243 52 253 52 251 55 250 24637 23014 60 241 54 248 51 254 55 248 23014 21350 60 237 56 242 51 256 55 245 21350 19641 60 231 56 239 50 254 52 245 19641 17919 59 228 56 240 49 254 47 251 17919 16270 57 228 54 243 44 260 41 259 16270 14773 55 232 50 250 35 272 32 268 14773 13440 50 240 43 260 25 288 18 279 13440 12250 43 251 31*264 19 288 8 294 12250 11179 29*255 28*263 19*285 7 313 11179 10213 27*255 28 262 19*282 8 314 10213 9342 27 255 28 262 19 277 9 311 9342 8560 27 255 29 261 20 271 10 306 8560 7857 27 254 28 261 21 268 11 302 7857 7217 27 254 28 260 21 266 11 299 7217 6643 27 254 28 260 21 265 12 296 6643 6156 26 253 28 260 21 263 12 293 6156 5778 26 253 27 259 20 263 11 290 5778 5515 25 253 26 259 20 262 10 287 5515 5355 23 253 24 259 19 261 8*283 5355 5263 20 252 20 258 16 261 6*281 5263 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