DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 87.0 - - - - - 78.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 419 - - 492 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3795 - - 9952 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7716 - - 12749 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8856 - - 15013 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2108 - - 3635 - - - - - 11039 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 491 - - 715 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 15 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 263 - - - - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 9 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7551 - - -3508 - - - - - -10482 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16407 - - 18522 - - - - - 15746 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10471 - - -5853 - - - - - -13468 ODpotential blCL - - - 19327 - - 20866 - - - - - 18732 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 68 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 87.0 - - - - - 78.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.0 - - 22.6 - - - - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.2 - - 83.5 - - - - - 80.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.6 - - 22.1 - - - - - 27.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 419 - - 492 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3795 - - 9952 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 99236 26 098 24 117 31 077 99236 91673 19 101 16 093 20 086 91673 85862 14 120 14 094 17 100 85862 81047 16 124 12 115 16 102 81047 76894 18 113 19 113 14 079 76894 73242 11 090 19 104 10 098 73242 69951 6 102 13 108 9 109 69951 66915 8 130 6 104 7 074 66915 64104 5 078 3 119 4 017 64104 61380 9 335 3 261 5 231 61380 58551 17 281 13 289 9 270 58551 55648 17 268 28 268 22 291 55648 52892 25 290 33 271 28 289 52892 50412 36 283 42 272 43 269 50412 48190 48 275 49 272 49 251 48190 46180 57 275 60 270 54 263 46180 44333 62 274 67 269 67 265 44333 42618 62 277 67 268 73 261 42618 41020 62 280 62 269 69 260 41020 39533 60 280 59 269 66 261 39533 38148 57 278 57 269 65 260 38148 36829 54 279 54 267 59 262 36829 35509 49 280 51 266 50 264 35509 34160 42 280 44 269 43 257 34160 32788 41 275 36 267 41 246 32788 31374 40 273 33 261 35 240 31374 29906 38 275 31 268 33 240 29906 28388 34 273 31 268 35 256 28388 26824 31 273 31 265 33 270 26824 25219 28 276 33 266 25 268 25219 23578 31 278 34 274 20 262 23578 21896 37 273 37 280 15 261 21896 20163 38 264 35 282 10 271 20163 18409 35 268 31 283 10 270 18409 16725 28 276 25 282 14 264 16725 15190 22 281 19*279 17 266 15190 13815 18 289 16*272 17 267 13815 12577 15 293 15 269 18 268 12577 11459 13 292 15 267 18 268 11459 10449 11 283 15 265 19 267 10449 9538 8*264 15 263 19 267 9538 8719 6*249 15 262 20 267 8719 7983 5 235 15 261 20 267 7983 7313 4 225 15 259 20 266 7313 6710 4 220 15 258 20 265 6710 6200 3 212 14 258 19 264 6200 5804 3 206 14 257 17 262 5804 5528 3 203 14 257 15 261 5528 5360 3 201 13 257 11*259 5360 5264 3 201 12 257 7*256 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