DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 SunValley_ID 9010ft pt41923@43.686,-114.391,7241ft SPONSORED BY: Sun Valley Paragliding Club BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +4.1 degF 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 73.3 - - 72.9 - - 62.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 349 - - 392 - - 162 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5155 - - 8071 - - 7872 - - 2306 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12691 - - 15082 - - 14429 - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14165 - - 17081 - - 16882 - - 11316 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1900 - - 1544 - - 1562 - - 3101 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 522 - - 632 - - 470 - - 38 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 13 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 284 - - 284 - - 298 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 17 - - 13 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 32 - - -10 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2931 - - -1497 - - -1847 - - -4028 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17097 - - 18579 - - 18730 - - 15344 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9472 - - -7020 - - -7867 - - -12671 ODpotential blCL - - - 23637 - - 24101 - - 24749 - - 23987 blCL maxRH - - - 29 - - 27 - - 45 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 73.3 - - 72.9 - - 62.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.6 - - 16.1 - - 15.2 - - 20.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.4 - - 74.8 - - 75.6 - - 69.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.5 - - 15.0 - - 14.1 - - 19.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 349 - - 392 - - 162 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5155 - - 8071 - - 7872 - - 2306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 99668 31 113 25 104 27 102 30 098 99668 92178 33 107 24 111 22 092 25 100 92178 86378 22 102 28 114 16 105 23 082 86378 81549 20 094 23 101 23 129 16 077 81549 77394 18 116 18 087 18 107 14 109 77394 73716 11 102 10 108 11 089 15 096 73716 70376 11 107 8 101 10 074 15 072 70376 67314 16 072 10 188 6 339 15 035 67314 64494 11 026 10 096 2 089 9 042 64494 61770 7 318 6 009 6 012 6 010 61770 58941 12 303 14 305 14 324 10 304 58941 56018 22 301 25 293 25 308 24 317 56018 53232 40 310 39 301 39 305 41 313 53232 50739 57 306 55 301 55 303 54 305 50739 48513 68 297 64 297 61 300 58 305 48513 46497 72 293 68 298 66 304 69 309 46497 44653 74 296 73 299 75 303 74 305 44653 42946 78 298 78 299 78 301 75 301 42946 41353 80 300 80 299 80 302 74 303 41353 39863 79 299 82 302 81 305 75 306 39863 38474 79 302 84 304 84 306 79 307 38474 37155 78 305 87 303 86 306 81 305 37155 35837 77 305 85 306 84 304 78 302 35837 34491 73 303 83 306 80 303 74 301 34491 33123 67 301 80 304 76 306 71 301 33123 31723 61 298 71 304 74 308 68 301 31723 30282 58 297 61 302 66 309 64 303 30282 28808 56 298 55 299 58 307 59 307 28808 27301 55 300 52 299 54 304 53 308 27301 25768 51 301 50 302 52 304 49 307 25768 24211 46 300 46 303 48 305 45 308 24211 22625 41 299 42 300 44 304 42 309 22625 21004 37 298 39 298 41 302 38 307 21004 19376 33 298 35 297 37 301 35 305 19376 17822 28 299 30*299 30*301 31 305 17822 16411 24 301 21*300 21*301 26 306 16411 15151 21*304 14 297 14 300 22 308 15151 14018 17*306 13 294 12 298 17 311 14018 12992 12 305 12 292 12 298 13 313 12992 12061 9 296 12 288 12 298 11*318 12061 11216 8 290 11 282 12 298 10*327 11216 10453 8 283 11 276 12 297 11 336 10453 9761 7 271 11 271 13 298 13 339 9761 9128 7 264 11 268 13 298 14 339 9128 8554 7 256 10 264 13 297 14 336 8554 8066 7 249 10 260 12 297 14 334 8066 7685 7 245 10 258 12 297 12 332 7685 7420 6 242 9 257 11 297 10 331 7420 7257 6 240 9 256 10 297 8 329 7257 7163 5 239 7 255 8 296 5 332 7163 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