DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/30 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 69.2 - - 80.2 - - 87.5 - - 89.1 - - 81.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 136 - - 414 - - 453 - - 220 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 974 - - 4139 - - 9840 - - 11174 - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit 5247 - - 7981 - - 12612 - - 13246 - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top 6035 - - 9200 - - 14901 - - 16235 - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 880 - - 2802 - - 3082 - - 3756 - - 11186 Hgt.Variab. W* 214 - - 503 - - 692 - - 569 - - 0 W* B/S 4 - - 16 - - 17 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 066 - - 123 - - 260 - - 279 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 3 - - 12 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - 2 - - -6 - - 4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6267 - - -6135 - - -2694 - - -1750 - - -10883 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12303 - - 15336 - - 17596 - - 17986 - - 16149 sfcLCL ODpotential -11721 - - -9325 - - -4948 - - -3645 - - -13666 ODpotential blCL 17756 - - 18525 - - 19849 - - 19880 - - 18931 blCL maxRH 33 - - 29 - - 36 - - 37 - - 61 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m 69.2 - - 80.2 - - 87.5 - - 89.1 - - 81.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.9 - - 31.0 - - 27.8 - - 27.5 - - 29.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 67.8 - - 77.2 - - 84.3 - - 86.8 - - 84.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.8 - - 30.7 - - 27.3 - - 27.1 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 136 - - 414 - - 453 - - 220 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 974 - - 4139 - - 9840 - - 11174 - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 99246 36 107 30 113 30 110 25 103 30 092 99246 91736 30 094 26 122 25 109 20 104 20 087 91736 85963 26 106 18 101 23 111 18 096 22 103 85963 81168 18 078 17 102 21 102 13 097 20 086 81168 77054 14 089 19 090 18 100 15 106 16 078 77054 73441 17 098 13 096 14 083 16 092 17 090 73441 70168 18 089 15 093 11 129 9 029 20 062 70168 67154 17 064 9 062 14 105 6 099 9 037 67154 64368 8 027 5 062 8 049 9 083 6 024 64368 61684 4 041 7 349 9 013 6 043 7 347 61684 58904 8 001 11 330 12 329 10 345 9 342 58904 56035 16 329 17 332 17 321 14 337 12 326 56035 53306 25 323 20 329 21 314 20 324 14 327 53306 50846 34 318 25 326 26 311 25 315 22 314 50846 48636 38 312 30 315 31 310 32 310 29 308 48636 46626 38 310 33 305 35 309 37 310 34 309 46626 44771 36 302 32 300 35 309 42 310 37 309 44771 43040 29 281 26 292 29 299 41 306 40 304 43040 41423 24 270 21 277 21 272 34 296 40 303 41423 39911 20 275 20 268 20 252 26 271 36 300 39911 38503 16 278 17 261 20 237 22 251 31 288 38503 37167 11 281 13 262 18 223 21 243 24 265 37167 35834 8 272 11 248 16 217 22 237 23 249 35834 34471 7 249 11 234 15 213 22 231 22 247 34471 33081 6 237 9 221 15 213 22 228 22 250 33081 31651 4 235 10 211 14 217 21 224 21 252 31651 30170 2 232 11 212 12 218 19 221 22 253 30170 28642 3 233 11 215 13 215 17 223 23 256 28642 27068 3 240 11 214 14 211 16 231 22 255 27068 25452 3 259 11 208 14 210 15 229 17 260 25452 23799 4 260 9 217 12 228 13 246 19 275 23799 22104 6 255 13 248 15 249 15 259 25 276 22104 20357 8 258 15 248 17 258 17 271 28 275 20357 18585 9 261 12 260 18 263 18 282 25 278 18585 16878 6 268 13 275 18 273 16*283 21 282 16878 15318 4 286 15 275 15*274 14*282 18 285 15318 13919 7 269 15 270 14*273 13 282 14 286 13919 12662 9 231 14 269 13 272 13 281 10 288 12662 11527 7 191 10 253 10 266 11 278 8 288 11527 10503 8 151 7 200 7 258 11 277 6 289 10503 9580 9 132 6*165 6 254 10 276 6 289 9580 8752 10 119 6*140 6 250 10 276 6 291 8752 8008 10 113 6 131 5 247 10 276 5 293 8008 7330 11 103 6 125 5 244 10 276 5 297 7330 6723 11 084 6 122 4 241 10 276 6 301 6723 6208 12*067 6 117 4 239 10 276 6 305 6208 5808 11*066 6 114 4 237 9 276 6 307 5808 5531 11 066 6 112 3 235 9 276 5 309 5531 5362 10 066 5 112 3 235 9 276 4*312 5362 5265 9 066 5 110 3 233 8 276 3*313 5265 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