DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 74.3 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 478 - - 504 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5743 - - 7576 - - - - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9305 - - 10809 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10804 - - 12637 - - - - - 5264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1624 - - 1459 - - - - - 9248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 588 - - 656 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 30 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 059 - - 012 - - - - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -18 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2618 - - -2078 - - - - - -8912 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13423 - - 14716 - - - - - 14177 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8398 - - -6273 - - - - - -14076 ODpotential blCL - - - 19202 - - 18910 - - - - - 19340 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 70 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 74.3 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.0 - - 27.7 - - - - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 71.1 - - - - - 71.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 27.3 - - - - - 26.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 478 - - 504 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5743 - - 7576 - - - - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 99157 32 108 27 103 35 091 99157 91592 29 102 21 101 24 084 91592 85796 28 106 16 108 25 089 85796 81006 21 094 18 108 23 076 81006 76894 11 086 19 097 18 062 76894 73277 10 096 16 074 12 070 73277 70014 11 093 14 067 15 061 70014 67013 9 055 11 045 12 051 67013 64222 6 041 8 002 13 037 64222 61503 7 356 8 340 13 009 61503 58662 12 326 12 325 17 332 58662 55715 15 318 19 315 20 317 55715 52900 27 314 29 307 24 329 52900 50367 34 304 33 303 27 320 50367 48094 37 299 33 302 27 316 48094 46031 36 300 31 301 33 319 46031 44154 37 308 32 313 35 322 44154 42442 43 312 37 314 33 332 42442 40870 44 312 42 310 36 348 40870 39417 42 320 44 308 42 009 39417 38065 43 322 48 312 53 019 38065 36771 41 323 49 312 58 018 36771 35467 38 324 45 313 59 013 35467 34128 36 323 42 312 56 010 34128 32757 37 323 41 312 50 006 32757 31344 39 325 41 313 44 359 31344 29882 38 325 39 315 38 351 29882 28371 36 324 37 317 36 342 28371 26812 34 320 34 317 35 331 26812 25206 33 316 32 316 38 324 25206 23556 32 314 30 315 40 323 23556 21855 31 315 28 315 40 324 21855 20100 30 316 26 312 36 324 20100 18326 28 315 24 309 31 321 18326 16631 24 316 23 310 23 319 16631 15097 21 325 21 320 16 307 15097 13727 18 333 17*326 12 284 13727 12496 14 333 9*334 10 274 12496 11385 6*343 8 338 7 265 11385 10382 4*028 7 342 5 248 10382 9479 6 059 4 008 3 209 9479 8669 7 061 3 033 3 157 8669 7942 8 061 3 047 5 135 7942 7281 9 061 4 057 6 126 7281 6686 9 061 4 066 8 121 6686 6184 9 060 4 071 8 118 6184 5794 9 061 4 073 9 116 5794 5524 9 060 4 074 9 115 5524 5358 9 060 4 075 7*113 5358 5264 8 061 4 076 5*112 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