DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - 79.1 - - 83.0 - - 82.2 - - 74.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 480 - - 526 - - 255 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8961 - - 10285 - - 8733 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11921 - - 13054 - - 11397 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14022 - - 15346 - - 13794 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2063 - - 1691 - - 2595 - - 5901 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 684 - - 738 - - 550 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 20 - - 18 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 271 - - 272 - - 276 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -8 - - -18 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4279 - - -4061 - - -5665 - - -12240 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18302 - - 19408 - - 19460 - - 17505 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8846 - - -7786 - - -9939 - - -17360 ODpotential blCL - - - 22868 - - 23132 - - 23733 - - 22624 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 44 - - 35 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 83.0 - - 82.2 - - 74.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.0 - - 14.6 - - 13.8 - - 15.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.9 - - 79.7 - - 80.1 - - 75.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.5 - - 14.0 - - 13.3 - - 15.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 480 - - 526 - - 255 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8961 - - 10285 - - 8733 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 99348 30 113 31 104 29 113 33 107 99348 91776 27 112 27 117 18 107 26 105 91776 85958 23 123 23 104 19 108 20 108 85958 81140 19 120 18 107 21 104 18 108 81140 76989 19 126 12 122 14 096 15 088 76989 73325 14 117 12 130 9 145 10 047 73325 70009 12 123 8 105 9 104 7 060 70009 66964 9 099 3 133 2 062 7 060 66964 64143 2 039 2 189 0 070 2 342 64143 61413 3 312 3 196 6 230 6 264 61413 58567 13 269 10 280 6 302 3 329 58567 55626 16 264 21 273 25 281 20 301 55626 52832 28 296 27 274 31 278 30 282 52832 50329 40 293 35 290 39 293 38 286 50329 48100 49 287 48 288 51 290 49 285 48100 46096 55 283 57 283 58 286 57 284 46096 44273 63 285 63 285 62 289 62 285 44273 42595 69 287 67 287 67 289 64 286 42595 41036 73 288 70 286 69 287 63 286 41036 39579 72 288 70 286 68 285 61 285 39579 38212 70 289 70 287 66 284 57 284 38212 36902 67 290 69 287 64 283 56 284 36902 35585 65 290 66 286 62 283 56 283 35585 34234 62 290 63 287 61 282 57 280 34234 32852 59 291 61 290 59 282 56 278 32852 31429 56 289 58 291 56 283 54 278 31429 29956 51 287 54 290 53 284 50 279 29956 28435 49 289 49 289 50 284 47 280 28435 26869 47 290 46 287 46 285 43 279 26869 25258 44 290 44 285 43 285 40 278 25258 23608 40 287 41 284 41 284 38 277 23608 21911 37 285 38 282 38 281 36 277 21911 20163 35 282 36 280 36 278 34 276 20163 18397 32 281 33 281 33 278 30 275 18397 16703 28 282 27*285 26 284 26 276 16703 15161 22*282 20*277 19*286 20 279 15161 13782 17*275 20 274 17*283 14 287 13782 12543 17 274 20 273 17 281 11 299 12543 11426 16 273 20 272 17 281 11 304 11426 10418 16 272 20 271 17 278 11 302 10418 9509 16 272 20 270 18 276 12 296 9509 8694 17 271 20 270 18 274 14 289 8694 7962 17 270 20 270 18 273 15 283 7962 7296 17 270 20 270 19 272 16 280 7296 6698 17 269 19 270 18 271 17 277 6698 6192 16 269 19 269 18 271 17 275 6192 5799 16 269 19 269 18 270 16 274 5799 5526 15 268 18 269 17 270 15 272 5526 5359 15 269 17 269 17 270 12*270 5359 5264 13 269 15 269 14 269 7*267 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