DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.1 - - 75.1 - - 75.6 - - 67.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 463 - - 504 - - 233 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7701 - - 7905 - - 5657 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10880 - - 11083 - - 8933 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12762 - - 12966 - - 10718 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1348 - - 1737 - - 3902 - - 3104 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 644 - - 668 - - 463 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 262 - - 256 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -10 - - -10 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -250 - - -1909 - - -4459 - - -7760 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13013 - - 14876 - - 15178 - - 13024 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3972 - - -5570 - - -8006 - - -12385 ODpotential blCL - - - 16734 - - 18536 - - 18724 - - 17648 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 57 - - 58 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.1 - - 75.1 - - 75.6 - - 67.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.9 - - 27.5 - - 26.8 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.1 - - 71.9 - - 73.6 - - 69.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 26.8 - - 26.3 - - 29.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 463 - - 504 - - 233 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7701 - - 7905 - - 5657 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98760 18 130 17 094 14 121 22 114 98760 91235 22 138 13 129 13 117 17 104 91235 85504 19 138 15 129 14 118 13 107 85504 80774 16 130 9 131 13 101 15 110 80774 76683 17 114 12 138 9 078 16 089 76683 73059 15 109 13 127 5 092 9 058 73059 69791 12 113 10 129 5 110 4 065 69791 66790 9 094 8 137 3 137 4 108 66790 64001 5 078 8 164 4 258 2 003 64001 61297 5 282 7 128 12 216 12 247 61297 58474 19 261 12 273 6 213 15 227 58474 55550 16 267 17 254 21 273 23 278 55550 52775 18 282 21 259 26 260 25 265 52775 50275 19 291 19 283 22 278 23 274 50275 48021 27 303 30 289 30 287 30 282 48021 45971 36 297 36 284 38 287 37 285 45971 44098 37 293 38 286 39 287 38 292 44098 42388 37 297 39 294 40 301 45 304 42388 40818 44 303 44 300 51 305 48 308 40818 39357 50 297 49 303 48 306 50 315 39357 37990 50 292 49 301 46 309 53 315 37990 36681 50 290 48 300 49 313 51 314 36681 35368 51 286 49 302 51 311 48 311 35368 34024 52 283 49 302 51 307 47 307 34024 32651 52 282 49 300 49 303 48 306 32651 31238 50 284 47 298 47 302 48 307 31238 29775 46 284 44 295 44 301 47 305 29775 28263 43 283 41 291 43 301 45 301 28263 26702 42 283 40 286 40 300 41 299 26702 25097 40 283 37 286 37 297 37 295 25097 23452 37 281 34 287 32 294 34 293 23452 21765 34 279 32 288 28 293 31 293 21765 20031 34 281 31 288 25 291 26 291 20031 18279 33 286 30 291 23 291 23 286 18279 16597 28 292 24 301 18 302 19 284 16597 15065 22 296 15 312 12 324 11 285 15065 13697 15*292 11*305 10 328 6 310 13697 12469 14*281 11*296 10 322 5 328 12469 11362 14 279 11 290 9*293 5 315 11362 10362 14 275 12 282 11*274 5 290 10362 9462 15 270 14 265 12 269 8 272 9462 8654 15 267 17 256 15 258 13 266 8654 7929 16 265 17 253 17 254 19 262 7929 7271 16 263 18 252 17 252 22 259 7271 6680 16 261 18 251 17 251 23 255 6680 6180 16 260 18 249 18 251 22 252 6180 5792 16 259 18 248 17 250 21 249 5792 5523 15 258 18 248 17 250 17 247 5523 5358 15 258 17 248 16 250 14 245 5358 5263 13 258 15 247 14 249 9*243 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