DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 77.1 - - 77.3 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 455 - - 514 - - 240 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6238 - - 7891 - - 7459 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9687 - - 11078 - - 10354 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11299 - - 12952 - - 12520 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1368 - - 2169 - - 2762 - - 6751 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 596 - - 671 - - 512 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 21 - - 22 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 268 - - 272 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -10 - - -15 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5771 - - -3486 - - -3820 - - -8871 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17070 - - 16439 - - 16341 - - 14134 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11210 - - -7253 - - -7814 - - -13804 ODpotential blCL - - - 22509 - - 20205 - - 20334 - - 19067 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 55 - - 48 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 77.1 - - 77.3 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.2 - - 22.5 - - 23.3 - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 74.0 - - 75.4 - - 70.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.6 - - 22.0 - - 22.9 - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 455 - - 514 - - 240 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6238 - - 7891 - - 7459 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98865 37 106 31 099 32 091 34 101 98865 91364 28 111 21 088 31 079 33 097 91364 85636 24 102 16 098 25 083 29 082 85636 80901 21 102 16 104 17 092 25 079 80901 76814 21 103 20 104 11 108 21 069 76814 73192 17 079 18 099 10 104 15 046 73192 69914 12 058 14 060 12 083 8 038 69914 66901 10 066 7 041 11 037 9 046 66901 64102 6 019 3 070 5 001 10 024 64102 61377 2 194 4 272 6 009 8 015 61377 58521 12 310 8 255 10 344 4 351 58521 55557 19 281 18 274 22 298 15 312 55557 52743 26 281 25 287 29 290 25 294 52743 50218 31 286 28 292 31 297 29 288 50218 47950 37 289 38 295 39 291 33 296 47950 45894 46 287 47 285 45 288 47 295 45894 44031 53 284 47 286 51 288 51 290 44031 42331 54 281 53 292 54 292 52 295 42331 40765 51 282 54 287 55 294 55 298 40765 39317 48 286 50 285 57 294 55 300 39317 37969 44 287 48 295 53 295 54 305 37969 36679 39 292 50 304 51 299 50 300 36679 35378 39 303 53 308 53 302 49 296 35378 34038 47 308 54 309 56 304 53 298 34038 32666 44 302 54 308 56 300 55 299 32666 31251 34 296 53 304 53 293 52 298 31251 29784 33 293 54 300 54 291 50 296 29784 28269 39 290 54 297 57 293 51 296 28269 26704 45 295 52 294 56 294 51 297 26704 25093 47 298 49 289 53 293 52 296 25093 23444 45 296 46 285 51 289 52 294 23444 21753 43 294 44 282 49 287 50 291 21753 20014 39 292 41 281 45 287 48 289 20014 18258 35 290 39 284 39 288 44 289 18258 16575 32 291 35 292 32 294 38 290 16575 15046 29 295 27 300 25 300 31 293 15046 13681 25 299 21*296 22*295 22 300 13681 12457 19*299 20*286 21*285 17 305 12457 11355 13*283 20 281 21 283 17 306 11355 10360 12 272 20 276 22 278 18 305 10360 9463 12 268 21 267 23 272 19 302 9463 8658 12 263 22 264 24 270 20 299 8658 7934 12 259 22 262 24 268 21 296 7934 7275 12 257 22 261 24 266 21 293 7275 6683 12 254 22 260 24 266 22 289 6683 6182 12 252 22 259 23 265 21 286 6182 5793 12 251 21 258 23 264 20 281 5793 5523 12 250 21 258 22 264 18 278 5523 5358 11 250 20 258 21 263 14 276 5358 5263 10 249 17 257 18 263 10*274 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