DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1011z - - 1333z - - 1602z - - 1902z - - 2157z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 69.7 - - 80.9 - - 88.9 - - 91.2 - - 79.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 133 - - 381 - - 417 - - 195 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 770 - - 3578 - - 7964 - - 12109 - - 126 BL Depth Hcrit 5169 - - 7518 - - 11046 - - 13909 - - 5170 Hcrit BL Top 5831 - - 8639 - - 13025 - - 17170 - - 5187 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 601 - - 2184 - - 6202 - - 4977 - - 918 Hgt.Variab. W* 197 - - 467 - - 629 - - 564 - - 40 W* B/S 4 - - 13 - - 12 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 7 - - 10 - - 11 - - 14 BL Wind Direction 068 - - 140 - - 219 - - 233 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - -7 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4502 - - -4809 - - -3783 - - -628 - - -7043 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10334 - - 13449 - - 16809 - - 17799 - - 12230 sfcLCL ODpotential -9528 - - -7885 - - -5346 - - -2215 - - -9884 ODpotential blCL 15359 - - 16524 - - 18371 - - 19385 - - 15071 blCL maxRH 66 - - 62 - - 53 - - 60 - - 77 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 250 - - 220 - - 300 - - 440 CAPE Temp@2m 69.7 - - 80.9 - - 88.9 - - 91.2 - - 79.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 42.6 - - 39.9 - - 32.5 - - 30.3 - - 43.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 68.3 - - 79.5 - - 86.5 - - 89.3 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 42.4 - - 39.6 - - 32.3 - - 30.1 - - 42.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 133 - - 381 - - 417 - - 195 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 770 - - 3578 - - 7964 - - 12109 - - 126 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99586 24 104 20 122 14 127 12 112 20 082 99586 92968 19 099 20 109 18 128 16 115 14 089 92968 87691 15 093 18 101 19 110 17 110 11 098 87691 83229 12 087 14 095 15 093 16 102 12 109 83229 79337 12 102 11 092 11 082 13 090 13 107 79337 75871 11 094 10 088 8 080 9 075 11 085 75871 72722 10 088 9 069 8 071 5 073 10 057 72722 69824 8 064 6 069 7 030 3 057 8 025 69824 67137 7 035 4 068 7 346 4 351 6 354 67137 64533 8 000 4 351 10 324 8 334 7 321 64533 61815 10 345 7 321 12 309 12 321 6 306 61815 58990 15 331 11 315 13 296 15 303 9 298 58990 56292 21 318 17 312 15 289 16 296 20 292 56292 53878 26 310 22 306 18 287 22 285 27 279 53878 51724 29 304 26 301 23 282 28 277 34 266 51724 49774 31 300 31 298 28 279 33 276 39 252 49774 47988 32 297 35 293 35 278 37 271 34 243 47988 46326 33 295 39 287 40 275 39 271 26 249 46326 44765 34 293 41 281 43 273 41 271 26 264 44765 43293 34 291 41 277 44 273 44 271 34 275 43293 41908 34 291 38 276 44 275 46 272 46 278 41908 40575 33 290 36 275 43 276 47 273 54 276 40575 39232 30 291 33 274 41 278 46 275 59 274 39232 37850 27 292 30 272 39 278 45 276 59 273 37850 36431 24 290 28 270 38 277 43 277 55 270 36431 34956 21 285 27 266 38 273 42 277 52 256 34956 33406 20 276 26 263 36 267 40 274 51 250 33406 31774 20 265 26 262 33 262 40 271 45 252 31774 30060 19 252 25 262 30 258 41 266 34 254 30060 28264 18 250 24 264 27 259 40 262 27 250 28264 26388 21 254 24 266 26 263 36 264 22 244 26388 24424 24 256 23 268 24 268 28 266 16 236 24424 22368 23 258 22 269 22 273 23 269 8 213 22368 20267 19 262 20 269 19 276 21 271 6 151 20267 18241 17 271 20 267 16 270 16*268 6 135 18241 16394 14 278 18 261 15 257 13*252 6 157 16394 14746 13 282 17 244 14 243 11 237 7 192 14746 13275 11 277 17 229 13*238 11 234 10 216 13275 11962 9 265 16 221 11*228 11 232 15 230 11962 10794 7 231 15 219 11 223 11 231 19 239 10794 9757 10 218 13 215 10 221 11 231 23 245 9757 8843 8 206 10*199 10 219 11 230 27 249 8843 8035 8 176 7*166 10 217 11 229 30 252 8035 7313 9 149 7 142 9 216 11 229 33 255 7313 6674 9 115 7 138 9 214 10 229 36 257 6674 6142 10*078 7 134 9 213 10 229 36 260 6142 5734 10*068 7 132 9 212 10 229 33 262 5734 5454 9 068 6 131 8 212 10 229 28 262 5454 5284 9 069 6 130 8 212 10 228 23*261 5284 5187 8 068 6 129 8 211 9 228 14*257 5187 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