DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.3 - - 80.7 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 433 - - 490 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5514 - - 8377 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9084 - - 11452 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10575 - - 13438 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1795 - - 1537 - - - - - 4913 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 561 - - 673 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 72 - - 15 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 8 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 071 - - 263 - - - - - 248 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5580 - - -2782 - - - - - -9313 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16156 - - 16221 - - - - - 14578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11214 - - -6728 - - - - - -14311 ODpotential blCL - - - 21789 - - 20166 - - - - - 19575 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 66 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.3 - - 80.7 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.5 - - 27.3 - - - - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.4 - - 77.4 - - - - - 76.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.1 - - 26.9 - - - - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 433 - - 490 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5514 - - 8377 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 99026 33 095 27 102 27 087 99026 91534 27 107 18 102 27 088 91534 85765 24 109 16 096 21 090 85765 80992 20 095 16 078 19 089 80992 76889 15 086 17 084 11 067 76889 73277 17 070 19 072 17 058 73277 70008 12 061 13 061 13 050 70008 66997 15 031 12 052 17 051 66997 64206 11 031 14 015 15 038 64206 61494 9 044 9 357 20 022 61494 58668 18 011 10 000 22 353 58668 55758 24 351 18 349 19 346 55758 52986 26 349 25 354 21 348 52986 50501 30 349 29 357 38 002 50501 48299 32 346 33 002 41 358 48299 46325 30 345 43 005 39 007 46325 44529 34 002 48 006 53 010 44529 42875 44 006 51 013 59 003 42875 41337 43 003 53 017 48 360 41337 39890 38 001 55 013 41 001 39890 38525 38 001 57 007 41 004 38525 37210 37 358 48 009 42 007 37210 35885 36 358 44 004 42 008 35885 34520 33 353 41 004 41 008 34520 33122 34 350 36 006 40 007 33122 31679 39 346 31 353 39 007 31679 30181 41 341 33 344 37 005 30181 28634 39 338 35 341 35 358 28634 27038 37 335 35 336 35 351 27038 25397 35 330 33 329 36 348 25397 23714 35 324 31 322 37 348 23714 21989 34 321 29 318 37 349 21989 20218 30 319 26 317 35 346 20218 18437 25 318 23 318 29 343 18437 16737 21 320 20 320 19 336 16737 15194 17 326 17 317 15 341 15194 13813 14 331 12*302 14 342 13813 12570 13 333 9*282 12 336 12570 11448 8*331 9 277 10 319 11448 10435 3*327 9 270 11 297 10435 9523 1 010 8 263 13 279 9523 8705 1 058 8 260 16 269 8705 7970 1 080 8 257 17 264 7970 7302 2 088 8 254 17 261 7302 6702 2 090 8 252 18 259 6702 6194 3 088 8 250 18 257 6194 5800 3 088 8 249 17 256 5800 5527 3 090 7 249 14 254 5527 5360 3 089 7 248 11*251 5360 5264 3 087 7 248 7*248 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