DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.1 - - 51.4 - - 47.3 - - 43.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 297 - - 312 - - 151 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5355 - - 3511 - - 2546 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8807 - - 7409 - - 6431 - - 5245 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10416 - - 8572 - - 7607 - - 5262 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3304 - - 2595 - - 1799 - - 2578 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 491 - - 438 - - 314 - - 58 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 16 - - 24 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 218 - - 239 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - -33 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 750 - - 1389 - - 1382 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9666 - - 7183 - - 6225 - - 5262 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13 - - 185 - - -194 - - -802 ODpotential blCL - - - 10429 - - 8387 - - 7801 - - 6064 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 93 - - 93 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 230 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.1 - - 51.4 - - 47.3 - - 43.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.8 - - 38.0 - - 38.2 - - 40.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 49.3 - - 46.1 - - 42.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 37.2 - - 37.1 - - 39.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 297 - - 312 - - 151 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5355 - - 3511 - - 2546 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 71 - - 73 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99417 34 103 23 098 27 094 32 100 99417 91848 28 097 20 108 23 091 26 084 91848 86048 20 094 20 110 18 088 23 086 86048 81246 16 107 19 088 15 116 20 095 81246 77099 10 117 13 073 18 109 14 097 77099 73433 14 123 14 153 16 068 17 088 73433 70109 14 100 13 145 6 111 12 091 70109 67037 5 104 9 095 10 133 10 124 67037 64185 7 169 6 121 6 129 6 100 64185 61419 5 160 12 182 9 144 4 123 61419 58526 4 171 10 152 8 138 8 150 58526 55509 8 203 1 170 3 236 5 257 55509 52611 19 172 19 178 14 205 14 221 52611 50001 17 221 13 210 8 187 10 221 50001 47660 21 231 24 235 15 234 9 241 47660 45530 26 231 24 228 16 236 14 240 45530 43580 33 228 22 225 17 233 17 239 43580 41784 35 226 22 225 21 235 17 238 41784 40121 35 223 24 230 19 235 17 234 40121 38578 31 218 26 232 17 235 14 211 38578 37145 29 226 26 232 14 234 8 171 37145 35789 35 233 27 229 13 226 5 075 35789 34446 39 231 24 221 11 211 9 044 34446 33084 39 230 16 209 6 191 18 045 33084 31707 35 230 7 180 5 091 31 051 31707 30304 28 230 13 080 18 066 41 052 30304 28869 13 221 33 072 38 059 43 052 28869 27401 6 114 43 070 46 058 41 050 27401 25888 13 092 38 070 45 058 38 051 25888 24335 11 121 28 069 32 053 31 051 24335 22749 13 147 20 057 16 032 16 024 22749 21125 10 152 12 036 13 018 12 353 21125 19451 7 212 13 333 13 343 12 345 19451 17758 13 246 11 328 12 343 14 342 17758 16133 13 259 9 326 13 350 17 345 16133 14654 12 279 5 318 10 339 19 346 14654 13333 10 289 4 330 8 294 18 344 13333 12148 9 287 1 319 12 255 16 337 12148 11081 7*270 3 196 16 241 15 320 11081 10121 7*249 6 198 21 234 16 294 10121 9258 7 234 10*207 24 232 21 274 9258 8487 8 231 13*213 26 233 27 264 8487 7795 8 228 15 217 26*234 30 257 7795 7169 8 227 16 218 26*236 30 253 7169 6608 8 224 17 218 25 238 27 250 6608 6133 8 223 17 218 24 239 25 249 6133 5765 8 221 16 218 24 240 23 248 5765 5508 7 222 16 219 23 240 21 247 5508 5352 7 221 15 219 21 241 18*246 5352 5262 7 221 13 219 16 241 14*245 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