DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 71.3 - - - - - 68.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 385 - - 472 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3381 - - 6244 - - - - - 202 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7369 - - 9707 - - - - - 5247 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8442 - - 11305 - - - - - 5263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1719 - - 2227 - - - - - 11637 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 460 - - 604 - - - - - 17 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 124 - - 188 - - - - - 230 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -6 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6584 - - -5930 - - - - - -9783 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15027 - - 17236 - - - - - 15047 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12101 - - -10369 - - - - - -12063 ODpotential blCL - - - 20543 - - 21674 - - - - - 17326 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 83 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 71.3 - - - - - 68.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.6 - - 13.1 - - - - - 20.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.8 - - 68.1 - - - - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.0 - - 12.3 - - - - - 20.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 385 - - 472 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3381 - - 6244 - - - - - 202 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 30 - - 33 - - - - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 3 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] 98899 19 131 22 103 21 119 98899 91420 21 122 15 116 16 100 91420 85681 17 102 12 108 14 081 85681 80918 10 091 15 111 12 095 80918 76813 15 112 14 135 13 099 76813 73185 13 120 17 147 10 116 73185 69900 13 169 13 156 9 141 69900 66870 14 187 9 188 10 161 66870 64051 18 201 18 218 4 213 64051 61317 16 194 21 208 14 244 61317 58456 18 211 21 222 18 234 58456 55455 33 240 28 236 23 249 55455 52574 37 231 36 235 34 248 52574 49993 33 229 35 236 35 241 49993 47693 28 236 34 242 34 248 47693 45616 32 253 37 246 37 242 45616 43727 40 264 37 253 37 244 43727 42007 49 261 48 259 38 246 42007 40438 50 256 53 252 50 244 40438 38996 49 261 53 253 56 233 38996 37651 53 271 58 253 55 227 37651 36361 53 274 62 255 54 225 36361 35059 44 271 64 252 53 222 35059 33721 39 268 61 247 53 220 33721 32350 41 261 55 241 55 220 32350 30935 50 257 52 236 54 223 30935 29470 55 257 51 238 51 225 29470 27959 56 260 51 242 50 229 27959 26404 53 262 49 244 51 235 26404 24811 49 258 46 240 55 241 24811 23182 47 252 45 234 61 239 23182 21514 47 247 44 235 56 228 21514 19805 48 246 45 237 45 215 19805 18088 45 245 44 238 33 212 18088 16446 38 244 41 237 22 224 16446 14952 30 242 36 233 21 230 14952 13613 24 231 31 227 21 232 13613 12406 21 223 22*216 21 234 12406 11316 22 223 15*203 21 236 11316 10330 20 219 14 201 21 238 10330 9441 13 198 11 190 22 239 9441 8642 7*155 10 185 22 240 8642 7922 7*137 9 182 22 241 7922 7267 7 130 9 180 22 241 7267 6678 7 125 9 177 22 241 6678 6179 7 122 8 175 21 239 6179 5791 6 118 8 173 19 237 5791 5522 6 115 8 172 16 233 5522 5358 6 115 8 171 12 231 5358 5263 6 114 7 172 7*230 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