DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - 65.2 - - 72.0 - - 75.8 - - 70.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 500 - - 509 - - 245 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5261 - - 7371 - - 9425 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8933 - - 10648 - - 11920 - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10322 - - 12432 - - 14486 - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1518 - - 1734 - - 1442 - - 11157 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 579 - - 653 - - 556 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 32 - - 17 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 4 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 039 - - 340 - - 266 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 14 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -4 - - 16 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2399 - - -1873 - - -378 - - -8843 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12721 - - 14305 - - 14865 - - 14108 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8343 - - -6118 - - -3865 - - -11042 ODpotential blCL - - - 18665 - - 18550 - - 18351 - - 16306 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 69 - - 84 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.2 - - 72.0 - - 75.8 - - 70.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.6 - - 27.1 - - 28.5 - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 68.7 - - 73.7 - - 72.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 26.8 - - 28.2 - - 26.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 500 - - 509 - - 245 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5261 - - 7371 - - 9425 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 35 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99039 24 099 32 107 31 097 33 101 99039 91520 26 106 25 108 25 087 28 089 91520 85761 22 108 21 100 17 092 29 081 85761 80994 21 108 18 104 17 092 19 087 80994 76889 19 097 18 104 14 084 15 081 76889 73263 12 089 17 085 12 097 11 085 73263 69985 11 086 8 048 11 081 13 074 69985 66969 13 083 4 057 7 351 15 044 66969 64176 10 043 8 064 2 319 7 351 64176 61462 11 300 10 333 10 018 5 350 61462 58617 11 285 15 298 15 313 13 336 58617 55662 16 296 20 304 17 302 17 311 55662 52842 24 298 26 301 27 306 28 306 52842 50306 31 301 31 295 37 299 36 301 50306 48033 36 297 36 292 40 297 38 295 48033 45977 38 298 39 289 39 295 37 297 45977 44108 43 302 39 294 38 294 39 294 44108 42397 46 300 45 298 39 294 40 288 42397 40820 47 295 51 293 42 292 40 289 40820 39359 47 291 52 287 48 291 44 293 39359 38000 47 291 52 286 51 289 46 296 38000 36703 48 294 51 288 52 289 47 298 36703 35401 48 296 50 289 50 291 46 299 35401 34063 48 298 47 290 47 294 44 299 34063 32696 47 300 43 295 45 297 40 300 32696 31285 46 303 42 303 44 299 38 303 31285 29823 47 306 41 307 42 301 38 304 29823 28310 47 308 40 309 37 302 38 303 28310 26746 44 307 39 307 32 309 35 302 26746 25137 41 302 40 304 31 314 33 301 25137 23485 39 299 40 303 31 311 31 300 23485 21787 38 301 38 302 32 308 31 298 21787 20037 35 303 36 300 32 308 31 298 20037 18273 32 305 33 299 30 306 26 300 18273 16591 27 307 30 302 24 310 16 318 16591 15068 23 308 24 308 14*311 9 323 15068 13704 21 314 16*311 11*306 5 306 13704 12478 19 319 12*313 9 297 3 284 12478 11372 13*330 11 313 7 273 3 270 11372 10373 9*000 7 317 6 264 2 256 10373 9473 8 013 3 340 6 256 2 250 9473 8665 8 027 2 010 6 251 1 253 8665 7939 9 044 2 034 6 246 0 252 7939 7279 10 048 3 054 6 242 0 090 7279 6686 10 051 3 065 5 238 1 072 6686 6184 10 053 3 071 5 236 1 071 6184 5794 10 054 4 075 5 235 2 071 5794 5524 10 055 4 076 5 233 2 073 5524 5359 10 055 4 077 5 231 2*074 5359 5264 9 056 4 077 5 233 2*074 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