DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/17 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 - - - 77.6 - - 83.8 - - 82.4 - - 73.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 477 - - 516 - - 261 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6625 - - 9649 - - 8799 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10019 - - 12523 - - 11465 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11686 - - 14710 - - 13860 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1366 - - 1197 - - 1648 - - 7232 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 618 - - 719 - - 556 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 16 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 284 - - 302 - - 316 - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 21 - - -5 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5664 - - -4553 - - -4719 - - -10336 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17351 - - 19264 - - 18580 - - 15600 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12723 - - -9862 - - -9885 - - -16504 ODpotential blCL - - - 24409 - - 24572 - - 23745 - - 21768 blCL maxRH - - - 24 - - 25 - - 28 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 83.8 - - 82.4 - - 73.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.1 - - 16.1 - - 18.1 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.4 - - 80.4 - - 80.3 - - 74.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.7 - - 15.4 - - 17.6 - - 23.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 477 - - 516 - - 261 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6625 - - 9649 - - 8799 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 99051 27 096 25 101 29 096 25 104 99051 91497 26 111 18 115 18 098 21 092 91497 85716 23 114 12 124 17 085 20 087 85716 80934 19 101 20 100 15 116 16 080 80934 76827 8 105 20 096 14 118 13 078 76827 73211 12 106 16 102 12 087 9 087 73211 69934 14 080 10 095 10 056 11 090 69934 66913 9 057 5 053 8 064 10 043 66913 64118 9 078 4 160 5 012 8 043 64118 61408 10 104 1 201 5 328 4 000 61408 58590 2 012 7 241 6 308 8 321 58590 55693 12 316 10 333 6 311 8 306 55693 52955 16 315 23 297 23 303 23 321 52955 50507 19 302 29 288 33 291 35 306 50507 48314 27 303 35 291 32 285 36 290 48314 46315 31 299 39 291 35 286 35 285 46315 44476 36 298 44 284 39 286 40 290 44476 42774 44 294 48 281 46 290 45 294 42774 41192 51 292 52 284 49 296 50 301 41192 39718 53 295 54 292 54 300 55 305 39718 38336 52 297 57 295 58 301 57 306 38336 37011 51 297 58 300 59 305 59 306 37011 35676 51 301 60 307 61 309 62 308 35676 34307 52 306 63 310 64 312 63 310 34307 32907 54 309 65 312 65 314 62 310 32907 31466 56 310 65 313 64 315 60 310 31466 29976 57 309 65 313 62 315 59 311 29976 28440 58 308 63 313 61 314 60 315 28440 26860 59 308 60 313 59 315 59 318 26860 25240 57 307 57 313 55 315 55 318 25240 23580 55 306 55 312 53 315 50 317 23580 21876 54 307 55 313 53 315 47 316 21876 20119 55 309 57 316 54 319 47 316 20119 18342 54 312 57 319 53 325 48 322 18342 16638 51 314 46 320 43 328 44 331 16638 15094 45 316 27*312 24*321 30 334 15094 13721 38 317 18*302 15*306 14 313 13721 12492 25*313 17 300 15 308 11 291 12492 11384 16*298 17 300 15 309 10 306 11384 10385 13 287 17 300 15 312 11 323 10385 9484 13 285 16 300 15 315 13 334 9484 8676 12 283 16 301 16 318 14 339 8676 7949 12 282 16 302 16 320 15 343 7949 7286 12 281 16 303 16 321 16 345 7286 6691 11 280 15 304 16 323 16 348 6691 6188 11 280 15 304 16 324 16 349 6188 5797 10 279 15 305 16 324 16 351 5797 5525 10 279 15 305 15 325 14 351 5525 5359 10 279 14 305 15 325 11*351 5359 5264 9 279 13 305 13 325 8*351 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