DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 81.7 - - - - - 75.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 507 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5551 - - 8060 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9143 - - 11211 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10612 - - 13121 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1348 - - 1668 - - - - - 3614 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 577 - - 673 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 12 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 276 - - - - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4781 - - -4286 - - - - - -11808 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15394 - - 17408 - - - - - 17073 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10691 - - -8345 - - - - - -16585 ODpotential blCL - - - 21303 - - 21466 - - - - - 21849 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 59 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 81.7 - - - - - 75.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.5 - - 22.8 - - - - - 19.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.9 - - 78.3 - - - - - 76.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 22.3 - - - - - 18.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 507 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5551 - - 8060 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 99194 29 107 24 107 27 088 99194 91645 24 121 22 111 25 098 91645 85839 25 122 19 104 23 092 85839 81029 21 121 14 109 18 094 81029 76890 17 112 16 115 15 090 76890 73238 15 101 18 105 11 085 73238 69938 14 116 13 121 7 092 69938 66907 9 091 8 091 7 081 66907 64095 3 071 2 039 4 080 64095 61369 5 260 9 298 3 327 61369 58544 11 294 13 281 17 308 58544 55647 11 300 16 289 23 306 55647 52897 22 305 22 293 32 301 52897 50424 31 300 30 292 41 294 50424 48204 35 291 39 294 47 293 48204 46180 38 288 49 289 51 289 46180 44319 43 290 49 286 52 283 44319 42606 48 290 48 288 48 282 42606 41030 50 284 52 289 46 288 41030 39575 49 285 55 282 43 286 39575 38219 47 293 52 284 42 285 38219 36920 45 297 43 285 44 284 36920 35610 43 293 44 288 41 284 35610 34262 45 290 45 285 39 288 34262 32883 49 290 47 286 38 292 32883 31461 51 291 48 290 38 293 31461 29988 51 295 49 295 38 293 29988 28465 50 299 49 299 38 294 28465 26894 47 304 48 303 38 294 26894 25280 46 307 46 305 40 292 25280 23628 44 305 44 303 42 290 23628 21932 44 305 43 302 43 291 21932 20184 43 308 43 306 42 297 20184 18413 41 310 42 311 41 305 18413 16712 39 312 40 315 34 311 16712 15165 38 315 31 319 20 316 15165 13785 36 319 18*317 14 327 13785 12547 30 320 16*314 14 326 12547 11428 16*307 14 310 13 318 11428 10419 10*282 12 294 14 305 10419 9509 9 277 12 272 16 289 9509 8693 8 272 12 264 18 276 8693 7961 7 269 12 260 21 265 7961 7295 7 267 13 256 22 258 7295 6697 6 264 13 254 23 255 6697 6192 6 262 13 251 22 253 6192 5799 5 262 12 251 21 252 5799 5526 5 261 12 250 18 250 5526 5360 5 261 12 249 15*250 5360 5264 5 261 11 249 9*249 5264 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