DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - - 51.5 - - 55.0 - - 58.8 - - 56.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 64 - - 101 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2342 - - 201 - - 3444 - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5952 - - 5246 - - 6832 - - 5246 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7403 - - 5262 - - 8505 - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2701 - - 5879 - - 3284 - - 4836 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 253 - - 105 - - 301 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 17 - - 20 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 262 - - 258 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -6 - - -9 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1655 - - -2075 - - -284 - - -2656 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5748 - - 7338 - - 8789 - - 7919 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -174 - - -3479 - - -1850 - - -4989 ODpotential blCL - - - 7577 - - 8741 - - 10355 - - 10252 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.5 - - 55.0 - - 58.8 - - 56.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.2 - - 40.8 - - 38.4 - - 39.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.7 - - 54.3 - - 57.7 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.0 - - 39.6 - - 37.8 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 64 - - 101 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2342 - - 201 - - 3444 - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 87 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99332 32 105 31 097 25 106 28 097 99332 91771 26 092 24 097 28 106 24 106 91771 85976 21 101 22 099 27 098 22 099 85976 81180 21 111 14 115 20 080 26 096 81180 77055 15 120 17 129 11 063 20 096 77055 73409 15 128 15 122 7 118 12 097 73409 70094 12 134 8 141 11 124 8 100 70094 67032 9 155 5 146 7 143 9 089 67032 64182 8 158 3 120 8 154 0 162 64182 61425 6 145 2 192 5 135 5 214 61425 58542 4 158 7 207 3 271 4 210 58542 55531 4 154 9 186 9 231 5 259 55531 52656 5 224 7 189 7 239 9 232 52656 50076 11 232 10 235 12 263 14 227 50076 47769 10 227 11 253 12 246 14 241 47769 45682 10 244 15 260 15 255 18 271 45682 43784 8 253 13 268 16 253 19 279 43784 42041 12 299 13 312 8 301 15 262 42041 40428 22 308 18 319 15 345 4 336 40428 38935 22 300 18 319 24 344 10 010 38935 37555 14 291 15 335 19 330 15 359 37555 36250 13 299 13 004 15 322 21 309 36250 34946 19 310 15 001 16 309 19 315 34946 33612 18 324 15 332 19 304 17 307 33612 32251 19 337 15 323 21 305 16 303 32251 30850 21 342 14 318 21 306 17 302 30850 29399 23 341 15 327 20 301 19 301 29399 27900 24 334 16 333 19 289 20 291 27900 26357 26 332 17 332 17 285 20 281 26357 24771 27 332 19 332 15 289 18 281 24771 23148 24 327 19 336 15 298 16 290 23148 21481 21 325 16 338 15 301 16 295 21481 19764 19 328 13 329 13 297 17 295 19764 18030 20 321 11 315 13 301 17 292 18030 16366 24 310 11 304 15 305 14 287 16366 14855 27 306 13 295 16 302 13 271 14855 13508 26 305 16 304 14 306 13 262 13508 12304 26 300 18 298 12 308 10 265 12304 11221 25 293 22 284 13 295 9 269 11221 10244 25 287 25 275 15 279 10 276 10244 9366 25 279 28 270 18 268 12 279 9366 8579 27 271 29 268 20*263 13 279 8579 7872 28*264 29 266 21*260 13 279 7872 7228 28*258 29 265 21 259 13 279 7228 6650 28 256 29 264 21 258 13 278 6650 6161 27 254 28 263 21 257 13 278 6161 5780 26 253 27 263 20 257 12 278 5780 5516 25 252 25 263 20 256 10 277 5516 5355 22 252 23 262 18 256 8*276 5355 5263 17 251 17*262 15 256 5*274 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