DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 73.1 - - 73.5 - - 65.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 412 - - 488 - - 221 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5863 - - 9348 - - 9998 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9347 - - 12245 - - 12311 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10924 - - 14409 - - 15059 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2653 - - 2613 - - 2688 - - 6050 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 565 - - 697 - - 549 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 15 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 261 - - 262 - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - -8 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2073 - - -1485 - - -1806 - - -9679 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12998 - - 15895 - - 16866 - - 14943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4910 - - -4150 - - -4233 - - -13375 ODpotential blCL - - - 15834 - - 18559 - - 19292 - - 18638 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 73 - - 63 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 73.1 - - 73.5 - - 65.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.7 - - 21.0 - - 17.1 - - 18.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.8 - - 69.9 - - 71.6 - - 67.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 20.2 - - 16.3 - - 17.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 412 - - 488 - - 221 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5863 - - 9348 - - 9998 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 98621 24 116 18 101 26 078 25 104 98621 91164 17 103 13 098 19 085 16 088 91164 85491 16 098 20 104 13 074 19 090 85491 80789 19 104 22 103 13 096 23 075 80789 76714 20 111 17 093 17 100 19 072 76714 73112 20 102 12 095 12 086 17 071 73112 69859 15 093 11 118 6 078 16 061 69859 66863 11 071 13 121 3 109 10 041 66863 64075 8 074 12 097 9 119 3 038 64075 61366 4 084 5 078 8 063 4 124 61366 58525 4 115 5 175 2 256 2 359 58525 55561 4 193 4 183 8 205 10 241 55561 52721 8 223 7 263 8 233 9 237 52721 50162 16 240 18 266 9 265 8 249 50162 47872 16 238 19 257 11 295 6 267 47872 45803 13 239 17 250 19 291 12 316 45803 43923 10 257 15 243 19 278 17 306 43923 42197 14 297 12 289 16 284 18 291 42197 40602 20 295 17 308 16 303 14 312 40602 39124 20 294 13 326 14 313 13 337 39124 37760 14 306 13 005 8 003 10 035 37760 36467 10 337 14 022 12 047 17 058 36467 35170 9 305 19 046 15 062 18 048 35170 33838 10 283 17 048 17 056 16 033 33838 32477 13 279 8 042 15 055 18 019 32477 31074 13 283 7 282 10 025 19 009 31074 29622 14 279 10 278 11 339 16 354 29622 28121 19 270 14 288 11 323 13 327 28121 26574 24 271 17 295 14 317 19 310 26574 24982 28 272 19 290 17 306 23 308 24982 23347 29 272 24 276 20 288 24 301 23347 21670 26 274 25 268 21 279 22 283 21670 19948 23 278 24 268 20 279 23 275 19948 18210 22 280 23 271 19 281 22 275 18210 16542 21 282 22 275 17*279 20 273 16542 15022 20 283 18*271 16*268 18 273 15022 13663 18 281 16*264 16 267 16 274 13663 12440 15 275 16 263 16 265 15 276 12440 11338 12*266 16 262 16 263 14 276 11338 10344 11*259 15 261 17 262 15 274 10344 9448 10 257 15 260 17 261 15 273 9448 8645 10 254 15 260 17 260 16 272 8645 7923 10 253 15 259 17 259 16 272 7923 7266 9 252 15 259 17 259 16 271 7266 6677 9 252 15 259 16 258 16 271 6677 6178 8 252 15 258 16 258 15 271 6178 5791 8 252 14 258 16 258 14 270 5791 5522 7 252 14 258 15 257 12 269 5522 5357 7 252 13 258 15 257 10 266 5357 5263 7 252 12 258 13 257 6*264 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