DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.0 - - 64.3 - - 63.2 - - 51.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 402 - - 135 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4435 - - 6043 - - 5544 - - 530 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12139 - - 13453 - - 12522 - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13445 - - 15053 - - 14554 - - 9540 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1930 - - 1595 - - 1375 - - 2523 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 503 - - 577 - - 392 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 278 - - 284 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 16 - - 6 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 9 - - 11 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2927 - - -2785 - - -3110 - - -4531 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16373 - - 17839 - - 17665 - - 14072 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10754 - - -9892 - - -9656 - - -12637 ODpotential blCL - - - 24199 - - 24945 - - 24210 - - 22177 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 48 - - 74 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.0 - - 64.3 - - 63.2 - - 51.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.1 - - 10.6 - - 10.5 - - 15.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.6 - - 65.7 - - 66.0 - - 59.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.1 - - 9.6 - - 9.4 - - 15.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 402 - - 135 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4435 - - 6043 - - 5544 - - 530 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 99206 13 142 6 157 0 050 8 090 99206 91766 5 122 7 119 5 125 7 063 91766 86008 6 159 5 169 5 070 5 099 86008 81218 10 150 7 173 2 141 5 091 81218 77059 10 163 7 175 4 170 4 112 77059 73368 7 142 3 179 3 132 3 139 73368 70047 10 190 8 211 4 232 2 267 70047 67002 11 181 10 223 6 227 6 228 67002 64173 6 207 12 217 10 241 8 233 64173 61431 9 249 12 219 16 237 14 253 61431 58574 18 242 14 231 18 234 22 238 58574 55606 28 259 23 261 25 257 23 253 55606 52780 34 258 31 262 31 260 29 262 52780 50251 35 253 34 258 34 263 31 264 50251 47999 37 263 36 259 35 264 34 267 47999 45968 40 271 35 270 35 265 32 273 45968 44123 42 276 36 284 35 271 35 276 44123 42433 42 277 38 288 36 279 33 281 42433 40872 42 283 38 291 35 289 33 297 40872 39420 40 288 38 295 35 303 36 304 39420 38066 37 298 38 306 37 308 36 305 38066 36774 40 310 41 314 38 306 35 302 36774 35478 44 316 42 313 39 304 36 297 35478 34153 46 316 41 310 41 301 38 294 34153 32804 46 312 41 309 42 299 40 292 32804 31422 45 306 40 309 42 296 41 292 31422 29999 46 302 39 308 40 291 40 289 29999 28540 48 298 37 303 37 287 40 284 28540 27047 49 295 36 295 35 285 40 279 27047 25526 48 296 38 290 34 285 38 278 25526 23981 46 297 39 288 34 288 36 281 23981 22410 43 294 37 287 32 291 33 283 22410 20807 39 290 34 285 30 290 30 284 20807 19198 35 287 31 283 28 286 28 285 19198 17661 30 284 28 280 25 284 26 286 17661 16265 27 280 26*279 22 286 24 286 16265 15018 27 279 24*281 19*289 20 285 15018 13899 26*282 19 281 13*290 16 283 13899 12887 24*286 15 279 10 287 13 280 12887 11969 20 289 14 278 10 286 10 277 11969 11139 16 292 13 278 10 284 8 274 11139 10388 14 294 13 278 10 284 7 278 10388 9709 13 295 13 277 10 282 8*287 9709 9087 13 295 13 277 11 281 9*295 9087 8525 12 295 13 276 11 281 11 302 8525 8047 12 294 13 275 11 280 12 302 8047 7674 11 294 12 274 10 279 11 299 7674 7414 10 293 11 274 10 278 8 294 7414 7254 9 292 10 273 9 278 6 291 7254 7162 7 292 8 272 7 277 3 289 7162 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