DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.4 - - - - - 70.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 309 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 10978 - - - - - 1078 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 17322 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 19988 - - - - - 10088 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2542 - - - - - 5548 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 650 - - - - - 29 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 258 - - - - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 22 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 13 - - - - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 2665 - - - - - -5940 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 17324 - - - - - 16029 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -747 - - - - - -11315 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 20735 - - - - - 21403 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.4 - - - - - 70.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.9 - - - - - 26.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.2 - - - - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.7 - - - - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 309 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 10978 - - - - - 1078 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - - - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99447 13 108 18 117 99447 91983 14 129 15 068 91983 86209 16 145 4 062 86209 81391 9 152 8 130 81391 77221 6 140 8 093 77221 73549 8 133 5 055 73549 70248 2 093 3 009 70248 67221 4 173 5 357 67221 64425 1 176 2 345 64425 61730 3 178 4 298 61730 58929 3 245 5 210 58929 56041 25 261 16 285 56041 53292 28 242 35 269 53292 50819 25 259 33 264 50819 48614 41 270 35 275 48614 46636 49 272 42 282 46636 44837 54 274 56 280 44837 43176 57 274 59 277 43176 41621 55 273 55 277 41621 40156 51 274 50 275 40156 38779 49 274 44 272 38779 37462 47 272 40 270 37462 36144 45 269 39 269 36144 34797 43 267 42 266 34797 33429 40 265 45 257 33429 32028 37 261 42 252 32028 30584 37 255 40 254 30584 29103 38 255 36 259 29103 27587 39 261 31 262 27587 26044 38 268 29 262 26044 24477 35 271 29 263 24477 22885 33 268 29 263 22885 21258 31*265 29 259 21258 19620 29*265 30 250 19620 18048 25 266 29 244 18048 16615 18 264 26 244 16615 15330 18 264 22 248 15330 14172 17 263 19 255 14172 13122 16 257 16 265 13122 12169 15 255 14 277 12169 11305 15 252 12 290 11305 10524 15 250 11*301 10524 9817 14 249 11*311 9817 9169 14 247 12 319 9169 8584 13 245 13 323 8584 8085 13 244 12 324 8085 7696 12 243 11 325 7696 7425 12 242 9 328 7425 7259 11 241 7 331 7259 7164 9 240 5 339 7164 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