DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 82.5 - - - - - 76.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 104 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5067 - - 2565 - - - - - 204 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8699 - - 6316 - - - - - 5248 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10128 - - 7626 - - - - - 5265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5770 - - 8673 - - - - - 7217 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 531 - - 289 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 16 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 249 - - - - - 230 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -7 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5236 - - -4882 - - - - - -7051 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15365 - - 12509 - - - - - 12317 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6760 - - -7121 - - - - - -10216 ODpotential blCL - - - 16888 - - 14747 - - - - - 15481 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 100 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 750 - - - - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 82.5 - - - - - 76.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.7 - - 45.6 - - - - - 41.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.3 - - 81.5 - - - - - 79.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.5 - - 44.4 - - - - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 104 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5067 - - 2565 - - - - - 204 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 54 - - 101 - - - - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 7 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] 99564 40 112 31 116 34 095 99564 91999 27 106 28 102 26 100 91999 86196 21 108 23 108 29 117 86196 81383 21 113 21 119 26 105 81383 77240 17 097 17 110 19 087 77240 73597 11 089 15 101 10 086 73597 70326 4 100 11 093 8 101 70326 67322 7 166 3 028 9 085 67322 64533 5 094 3 163 6 032 64533 61836 5 264 8 248 7 259 61836 59022 13 270 11 226 11 226 59022 56099 17 269 20 262 16 263 56099 53305 30 249 38 253 31 267 53305 50792 42 249 48 249 46 259 50792 48544 48 253 52 247 51 253 48544 46505 55 260 53 252 51 255 46505 44636 64 260 60 254 56 256 44636 42910 65 256 62 252 62 253 42910 41310 64 251 62 249 64 249 41310 39823 63 246 59 247 63 245 39823 38437 59 245 56 244 63 242 38437 37114 53 244 53 240 64 238 37114 35788 47 244 47 235 63 235 35788 34428 41 243 43 231 60 236 34428 33038 38 240 42 230 56 237 33038 31608 35 239 41 229 54 235 31608 30126 34 239 41 228 53 234 30126 28595 34 234 41 228 46 235 28595 27017 35 229 39 227 39 232 27017 25397 33 226 35 222 36 229 25397 23738 29 223 33 218 33 227 23738 22036 29 217 31 216 30 228 22036 20284 31 218 32 218 31 228 20284 18512 36 221 34 220 30 229 18512 16809 35 216 32 219 27 234 16809 15256 31 214 26 220 25 240 15256 13866 26 219 22 222 23 245 13866 12615 23 224 21 223 20 249 12615 11487 20 229 19 227 17 255 11487 10469 16*233 19 230 14 262 10469 9551 13*237 18 235 13 268 9551 8729 9 239 18 239 12 269 8729 7989 7 235 17*241 11 267 7989 7317 4 223 17*245 9 261 7317 6713 4 221 16 247 7 254 6713 6202 3 217 16 249 6 247 6202 5805 3 211 15 250 5 242 5805 5529 2 209 15 251 5 238 5529 5361 2 207 14 251 4*235 5361 5265 2 206 12 251 3*230 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