DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.2 - - 67.5 - - - - - 62.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 493 - - 539 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5231 - - 6989 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8904 - - 10358 - - - - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10292 - - 12050 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1046 - - 1460 - - - - - 4402 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 575 - - 653 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 12 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 240 - - - - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2156 - - -2443 - - - - - -9982 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12449 - - 14493 - - - - - 15245 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8320 - - -9320 - - - - - -17151 ODpotential blCL - - - 18612 - - 21370 - - - - - 22414 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 43 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.2 - - 67.5 - - - - - 62.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.8 - - 21.8 - - - - - 14.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 64.2 - - - - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.5 - - 21.4 - - - - - 14.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 493 - - 539 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5231 - - 6989 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 2 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] 98928 35 108 26 095 34 090 98928 91426 29 096 21 112 27 090 91426 85657 22 105 26 109 22 088 85657 80882 22 102 22 093 16 087 80882 76774 22 093 11 086 17 082 76774 73139 17 099 10 089 17 068 73139 69844 15 103 12 094 4 085 69844 66820 8 068 10 064 7 136 66820 64016 1 139 3 074 6 069 64016 61286 10 244 4 351 2 038 61286 58434 10 247 14 286 8 314 58434 55490 13 290 16 283 21 301 55490 52690 26 297 25 292 27 300 52690 50176 37 296 35 290 35 293 50176 47932 39 297 42 296 41 287 47932 45907 45 312 49 305 45 287 45907 44068 64 305 57 302 47 289 44068 42380 65 291 61 296 48 289 42380 40815 54 291 56 295 46 288 40815 39354 54 305 55 303 42 287 39354 37985 58 309 57 308 41 288 37985 36674 60 309 59 308 41 291 36674 35357 61 309 58 304 42 292 35357 34006 63 309 57 301 41 289 34006 32629 64 307 56 301 41 284 32629 31210 63 303 54 301 41 283 31210 29741 61 306 52 304 39 282 29741 28225 63 324 50 307 36 284 28225 26664 62 327 49 306 33 289 26664 25058 60 320 49 304 31 289 25058 23411 58 319 45 309 32 287 23411 21717 53 322 39 316 32 289 21717 19971 43 321 34 315 31 292 19971 18206 32 314 31 313 27 293 18206 16516 19 306 26 308 23 292 16516 14983 11 296 18 297 17 290 14983 13619 9 306 12 273 11 288 13619 12397 8 328 11*248 10 285 12397 11298 5*320 12*244 11 278 11298 10308 3*247 12 243 13 268 10308 9417 3 238 12 242 15 262 9417 8619 3 231 12 240 16 258 8619 7903 4 223 12 240 16 257 7903 7252 4 220 12 239 16 257 7252 6666 4 214 12 239 16 256 6666 6171 4 209 12 237 16 256 6171 5786 4 207 12 238 15 256 5786 5520 4 204 12 238 13 254 5520 5357 4 205 11 237 10*252 5357 5263 3 204 10 237 6*250 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