DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 78.5 - - - - - 67.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 310 - - 464 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4449 - - 6592 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8124 - - 9986 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9510 - - 11653 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2177 - - 4074 - - - - - 3778 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 470 - - 614 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 27 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 246 - - - - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -17 - - -11 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4092 - - -3796 - - - - - -7078 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13603 - - 15450 - - - - - 12341 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7932 - - -6212 - - - - - -10626 ODpotential blCL - - - 17442 - - 17865 - - - - - 15889 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 84 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 78.5 - - - - - 67.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.0 - - 28.3 - - - - - 31.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.6 - - 75.7 - - - - - 68.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.6 - - 27.6 - - - - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 310 - - 464 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4449 - - 6592 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 36 - - - - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98805 14 089 11 100 9 108 98805 91292 11 136 5 075 16 082 91292 85529 15 128 5 151 15 079 85529 80748 8 120 13 116 13 090 80748 76622 7 102 9 149 10 102 76622 72977 7 141 12 145 7 087 72977 69681 13 193 5 165 6 174 69681 66655 12 204 9 223 9 168 66655 63840 11 193 15 230 7 146 63840 61108 14 202 21 215 12 238 61108 58254 12 261 17 221 15 251 58254 55286 27 247 22 239 31 254 55286 52454 35 238 36 242 37 252 52454 49901 41 243 43 241 40 249 49901 47618 49 248 49 241 46 244 47618 45557 55 247 56 240 57 241 45557 43687 58 244 61 237 65 236 43687 41983 57 241 60 234 65 233 41983 40416 54 241 58 235 66 233 40416 38957 53 241 56 238 68 232 38957 37594 53 239 56 239 66 231 37594 36291 51 240 57 238 63 231 36291 34985 52 240 56 238 61 230 34985 33646 54 236 54 238 60 228 33646 32281 55 233 53 236 60 228 32281 30878 54 232 52 232 58 228 30878 29428 54 231 54 226 57 228 29428 27933 55 227 56 223 55 226 27933 26395 56 222 55 225 55 224 26395 24818 55 224 52 229 57 225 24818 23203 54 226 51 230 60 227 23203 21546 54 226 53 230 60 229 21546 19843 55 228 53 232 57 230 19843 18124 54 228 51 233 52 229 18124 16473 50 226 47 231 46 226 16473 14967 47 223 43 226 40 224 14967 13619 41 223 39 227 34 224 13619 12406 39 233 36*232 31 229 12406 11313 36 243 31*240 30 237 11313 10325 29*248 28 245 28 243 10325 9435 23*247 27 247 26 250 9435 8636 22 247 27 247 23 257 8636 7918 21 246 27 248 21 266 7918 7263 20 245 27 248 19 273 7263 6676 20 244 26 248 19 278 6676 6178 19 243 26 248 18 280 6178 5791 19 243 25 248 16 280 5791 5522 18 242 24 248 13 280 5522 5358 17 242 22 248 10 280 5358 5263 15 241 19 248 6*278 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