DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 0654z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 53.4 - - 64.7 - - 73.0 - - 74.3 - - 64.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 109 - - 349 - - 434 - - 226 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 969 - - 5140 - - 9834 - - 10967 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit 5246 - - 8708 - - 12585 - - 13098 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top 6030 - - 10201 - - 14895 - - 16028 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 968 - - 2457 - - 2380 - - 2500 - - 3792 Hgt.Variab. W* 202 - - 512 - - 682 - - 570 - - 14 W* B/S 7 - - 13 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 7 - - 13 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 066 - - 245 - - 241 - - 246 - - 032 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -2 - - -5 - - 8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 38 - - 506 - - 1256 - - 957 - - -3856 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5992 - - 9695 - - 13639 - - 15072 - - 9119 sfcLCL ODpotential -2903 - - -721 - - 6 - - -269 - - -6493 ODpotential blCL 8933 - - 10922 - - 14889 - - 16297 - - 11756 blCL maxRH 88 - - 93 - - 88 - - 71 - - 83 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 150 - - 110 - - 40 - - 270 CAPE Temp@2m 53.4 - - 64.7 - - 73.0 - - 74.3 - - 64.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 45.2 - - 40.2 - - 30.9 - - 25.9 - - 42.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 52.2 - - 62.3 - - 70.0 - - 72.3 - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.6 - - 39.9 - - 30.6 - - 25.6 - - 42.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 109 - - 349 - - 434 - - 226 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 969 - - 5140 - - 9834 - - 10967 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 54 - - 74 - - 51 - - 0 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 7 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] 99247 35 110 35 101 32 111 26 091 32 097 99247 91717 32 104 30 099 27 106 28 093 27 106 91717 85947 25 105 26 107 25 103 22 096 23 096 85947 81156 23 097 21 115 19 093 20 101 16 089 81156 77028 18 088 17 112 11 118 16 084 15 097 77028 73382 9 112 16 092 17 135 6 103 15 076 73382 70068 8 132 10 094 13 110 10 144 7 110 70068 67013 5 137 10 106 8 129 5 168 7 130 67013 64172 6 146 1 120 4 130 3 144 5 138 64172 61413 7 142 10 199 7 209 3 225 5 194 61413 58520 4 198 12 183 13 225 7 236 8 177 58520 55509 11 216 13 205 14 222 8 226 6 205 55509 52636 13 209 16 214 14 225 11 242 12 242 52636 50056 15 215 19 220 20 228 17 249 15 251 50056 47756 18 225 19 228 21 229 19 241 16 255 47756 45681 20 224 20 238 19 231 17 235 18 257 45681 43793 15 227 18 236 15 241 19 269 21 254 43793 42073 9 253 9 232 16 266 21 288 23 264 42073 40499 3 264 4 293 10 298 19 300 26 261 40499 39044 11 022 8 345 17 359 16 316 21 256 39044 37689 23 020 20 023 22 015 21 326 19 262 37689 36393 21 020 37 027 27 015 23 327 17 267 36393 35088 19 026 35 030 29 019 18 341 15 273 35088 33751 20 035 27 033 27 026 13 010 13 278 33751 32383 23 031 22 038 22 021 11 011 11 286 32383 30972 21 025 17 040 19 010 11 345 10 292 30972 29511 16 022 14 041 14 012 12 344 9 291 29511 28007 12 021 10 043 9 012 9 345 9 297 28007 26463 5 343 6 045 4 306 10 353 7 330 26463 24880 4 267 1 137 4 238 4 337 5 319 24880 23256 10 255 3 256 5 270 8 242 3 274 23256 21586 17 248 12 267 13 270 13 241 8 253 21586 19869 17 235 14 256 21 247 19 241 21 236 19869 18142 9 238 10 252 21 240 23 236 32 238 18142 16486 8 262 8 267 17 242 20*236 31 238 16486 14977 10 265 9 264 14*240 16*238 27 237 14977 13626 12 265 11 260 14*240 15 239 21 236 13626 12412 13 271 12 258 14 240 14 241 18 236 12412 11315 14 273 12 257 13 240 13 244 15 236 11315 10325 14 271 11*252 13 240 13 246 11 236 10325 9432 12 267 9*246 13 241 12 249 5 235 9432 8631 9 257 8 244 12 241 11 250 0 043 8631 7912 7 240 8 243 12 241 11 253 5 047 7912 7258 5 230 7 244 12 241 11 255 8 044 7258 6671 1 168 7 246 12 242 10 256 10 038 6671 6175 5*067 6 246 11 242 10 258 12 035 6175 5789 5*065 6 248 11 242 10 258 12 033 5789 5521 5 066 5 250 11 242 9 258 11 033 5521 5357 5 065 5 249 10 242 9 259 10 032 5357 5263 4 066 5 249 9 242 8 259 7*032 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