DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - 60.1 - - 63.4 - - 57.3 - - 49.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 559 - - 576 - - 268 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6772 - - 10060 - - 7929 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10197 - - 12912 - - 10786 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11833 - - 15121 - - 12990 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1729 - - 1782 - - 3997 - - 6958 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 655 - - 755 - - 541 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 28 - - 27 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 274 - - 286 - - 305 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 11 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 12 - - 23 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1061 - - 1085 - - 586 - - -5209 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12895 - - 14037 - - 12404 - - 10471 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3988 - - 285 - - -348 - - -7115 ODpotential blCL - - - 15821 - - 14836 - - 13338 - - 12377 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 75 - - 94 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.1 - - 63.4 - - 57.3 - - 49.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.4 - - 19.5 - - 21.0 - - 21.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.0 - - 60.3 - - 55.5 - - 49.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.2 - - 19.1 - - 20.8 - - 21.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 559 - - 576 - - 268 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6772 - - 10060 - - 7929 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 76 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98978 25 097 24 091 29 098 21 100 98978 91460 21 103 21 094 17 094 27 096 91460 85681 17 109 15 086 15 087 26 071 85681 80901 20 110 8 097 17 071 22 080 80901 76790 23 094 10 110 8 075 20 076 76790 73155 13 071 16 108 10 114 13 077 73155 69865 9 032 13 118 7 092 12 068 69865 66834 5 189 11 075 7 115 4 105 66834 64013 8 198 2 016 8 082 10 143 64013 61279 10 233 6 355 11 036 4 156 61279 58419 25 251 24 257 19 285 8 276 58419 55453 23 238 27 248 29 274 13 296 55453 52632 33 279 30 273 30 286 19 306 52632 50080 44 285 38 288 39 297 28 296 50080 47778 48 281 48 289 48 295 34 298 47778 45677 49 279 55 286 51 295 44 303 45677 43752 54 286 59 291 59 302 57 305 43752 41989 70 291 73 296 68 304 71 309 41989 40362 80 290 85 292 78 302 86 309 40362 38847 83 295 88 294 89 300 99 305 38847 37438 104 302 102 301 102 300 109 304 37438 36097 127 298 124 301 111 300 113 303 36097 34758 131 292 134 296 115 301 112 303 34758 33388 123 292 134 293 122 303 112 306 33388 31990 112 293 130 293 126 303 117 308 31990 30553 108 295 128 296 124 301 120 309 30553 29068 107 296 124 299 118 298 120 308 29068 27542 103 296 117 298 115 295 112 308 27542 25980 96 296 110 294 112 296 96 311 25980 24389 88 296 104 292 102 298 81 317 24389 22771 80 293 93 291 90 296 65 317 22771 21118 72 290 79 289 79 292 49 310 21118 19428 66 287 67 285 69 288 34 320 19428 17735 62 285 56 284 54 287 29 332 17735 16120 57 286 41*286 38 287 24 328 16120 14654 50 289 31*288 35 288 18 329 14654 13343 39 293 29 288 33*290 17 336 13343 12165 30*291 28 288 30*294 19 343 12165 11104 26*284 28 288 29 296 20 346 11104 10147 26 280 28 287 28 299 21 348 10147 9286 26 277 28 286 27 303 22 349 9286 8513 26 274 28 286 27 307 22 349 8513 7820 26 272 28 285 26 309 22 350 7820 7188 26 270 28 285 26 311 22 350 7188 6621 26 269 27 284 26 312 21 350 6621 6142 25 268 27 283 25 313 20 350 6142 5770 25 267 26 283 25 314 19 349 5770 5511 24 267 25 283 24 315 17 350 5511 5353 23 266 24 283 23 315 15*350 5353 5262 19 266 20 283 19 315 11*350 5262 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