DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 81.4 - - 84.8 - - 84.8 - - 77.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 291 - - 141 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9346 - - 12258 - - 12850 - - 10403 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 15914 - - 18326 - - 18240 - - 7148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 18356 - - 21268 - - 21860 - - 19413 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2001 - - 1323 - - 1666 - - 2755 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 587 - - 661 - - 532 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 19 - - 20 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 239 - - 232 - - 233 - - 231 Direction Wind Shear - - - 22 - - 16 - - 20 - - 27 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - 17 - - 12 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4501 - - 6064 - - 6012 - - 5674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13856 - - 15205 - - 15848 - - 13740 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8 - - 3610 - - 2337 - - 1685 ODpotential blCL - - - 18364 - - 17658 - - 19523 - - 17728 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 91 - - 71 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 740 - - 690 - - 470 - - 520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.4 - - 84.8 - - 84.8 - - 77.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.2 - - 42.5 - - 39.8 - - 41.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.4 - - 86.7 - - 87.5 - - 84.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.1 - - 41.6 - - 38.8 - - 41.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 291 - - 141 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9346 - - 12258 - - 12850 - - 10403 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 65 - - 0 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 6 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] 99708 30 102 25 101 27 093 32 093 99708 92168 28 107 24 088 27 093 30 093 92168 86357 26 098 22 102 24 089 22 104 86357 81539 25 107 19 115 18 091 20 093 81539 77397 24 108 18 114 14 108 17 086 77397 73736 17 103 17 109 13 112 13 112 73736 70429 10 109 12 107 10 102 11 108 70429 67400 10 152 3 152 7 055 11 082 67400 64601 7 129 4 203 2 313 5 064 64601 61899 3 264 7 231 7 260 6 247 61899 59109 8 241 7 204 8 240 5 255 59109 56241 18 251 18 257 17 271 21 262 56241 53520 28 249 29 248 32 250 33 251 53520 51084 34 257 32 250 39 246 35 246 51084 48903 42 256 44 254 44 251 38 248 48903 46915 50 254 55 253 48 254 44 249 46915 45082 56 253 61 253 54 255 51 252 45082 43377 61 251 65 254 63 255 59 255 43377 41786 65 252 69 255 70 254 66 256 41786 40293 68 256 72 255 71 252 68 254 40293 38894 67 256 71 256 70 248 68 249 38894 37557 63 254 67 256 70 247 66 244 37557 36221 58 254 60 255 64 249 63 245 36221 34859 54 255 53 253 54 246 58 245 34859 33478 50 253 48 250 48 240 53 242 33478 32067 46 246 44 246 46 237 50 243 32067 30616 46 243 43 244 42 237 46 244 30616 29131 45 247 42 244 38 240 38 242 29131 27618 41 254 40 247 35 246 32 242 27618 26080 36 255 35 248 32 250 29 245 26080 24519 32 252 31 244 30 246 27 246 24519 22928 29 249 28 237 29*236 28 239 22928 21303 27 247 27*240 29*230 31 222 21303 19668 25*250 25*242 28 230 31*218 19668 18099 26*255 24 240 25 231 30*220 18099 16668 26 255 23 239 22 232 27 222 16668 15383 24 252 21 235 20 233 25 224 15383 14223 22 247 20 233 19 234 22 227 14223 13171 21 241 19 229 19 235 19 230 13171 12213 19 236 18 228 18 237 17 234 12213 11344 18 232 18 227 17 237 15 239 11344 10557 16 225 17 226 17 237 13 244 10557 9845 14 217 17 225 16 237 12 248 9845 9191 13 212 17 225 16 237 11 249 9191 8600 13 210 16 224 15 237 11 250 8600 8096 13 208 15 223 15 237 10 249 8096 7703 12 206 15 223 14 237 9 249 7703 7429 11 205 14 222 13 236 7 247 7429 7261 10 204 13 222 12 236 5 244 7261 7164 8 203 10 221 9 235 3 243 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