DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.5 - - 81.0 - - - - - 64.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 446 - - 555 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6756 - - 7849 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10096 - - 11077 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11817 - - 12910 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4392 - - 5594 - - - - - 4115 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 608 - - 688 - - - - - 47 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 29 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 246 - - - - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 18 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -17 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1735 - - -2502 - - - - - -4463 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13553 - - 15413 - - - - - 9727 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3890 - - -3853 - - - - - -7645 ODpotential blCL - - - 15707 - - 16763 - - - - - 12908 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 81 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 50 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.5 - - 81.0 - - - - - 64.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.6 - - 30.8 - - - - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.4 - - 77.8 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 30.8 - - - - - 40.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 446 - - 555 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6756 - - 7849 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 25 - - - - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 6 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] 99372 32 106 27 109 27 083 99372 91832 26 106 25 107 22 083 91832 86025 18 125 17 112 16 096 86025 81196 12 139 15 130 16 107 81196 77019 13 119 13 118 13 083 77019 73329 10 134 8 094 7 107 73329 69995 11 156 1 311 11 121 69995 66924 10 137 10 189 11 092 66924 64086 4 120 8 185 2 085 64086 61338 10 235 8 244 4 245 61338 58470 15 224 13 246 9 228 58470 55492 17 232 15 238 15 239 55492 52638 27 250 26 235 23 243 52638 50069 35 247 35 242 31 243 50069 47776 33 236 39 245 38 238 47776 45705 32 239 41 238 41 233 45705 43825 39 242 42 233 45 232 43825 42104 47 233 51 233 52 229 42104 40512 48 227 59 223 57 223 40512 39030 48 226 61 216 59 219 39030 37649 50 230 59 217 64 219 37649 36337 52 233 58 220 70 218 36337 35027 52 233 59 222 74 214 35027 33690 52 234 57 225 77 211 33690 32327 48 234 54 227 73 213 32327 30928 46 236 50 227 66 215 30928 29480 44 239 48 228 63 212 29480 27985 43 239 51 228 65 211 27985 26440 48 237 54 225 65 211 26440 24854 54 231 57 220 63 211 24854 23228 56 223 59 217 62 214 23228 21562 57 221 61 217 60 217 21562 19848 56 223 62 218 58 220 19848 18116 53 226 58 218 56 222 18116 16455 48 227 50 217 53 223 16455 14944 44 228 43 216 49 225 14944 13592 40 234 38*219 43 228 13592 12379 31*238 34*226 38 234 12379 11285 24*239 31 234 34 242 11285 10299 19 237 30 242 31 252 10299 9410 18 236 30 250 29 261 9410 8615 14 233 30 252 28 269 8615 7900 13 232 30 253 27 274 7900 7249 13 232 30 253 26 278 7249 6665 12 232 29 254 23 280 6665 6171 12 232 29 254 22 280 6171 5787 11 232 28 254 20 280 5787 5520 11 232 27 254 19 280 5520 5357 11 232 26 254 16 280 5357 5263 10 231 22 254 12*280 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