DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 67.3 - - - - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 349 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7349 - - 11788 - - - - - 4415 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14298 - - 18070 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16359 - - 20798 - - - - - 13425 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3321 - - 2435 - - - - - 6266 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 535 - - 697 - - - - - 39 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 30 - - - - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 148 - - 153 - - - - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 24 - - 36 - - - - - 25 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 31 - - 39 - - - - - 21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2106 - - 5503 - - - - - 586 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14254 - - 15296 - - - - - 12839 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2934 - - 2156 - - - - - -4336 ODpotential blCL - - - 19293 - - 18642 - - - - - 17761 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 83 - - - - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 220 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 67.3 - - - - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 24.6 - - - - - 24.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 69.1 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.8 - - 23.5 - - - - - 23.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 349 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7349 - - 11788 - - - - - 4415 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 32 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98664 8 337 11 106 11 074 98664 91238 19 128 7 083 11 038 91238 85487 20 112 9 066 11 094 85487 80738 10 097 8 080 17 097 80738 76672 5 103 7 092 18 077 76672 73069 12 138 6 142 10 060 73069 69784 15 121 11 156 8 065 69784 66735 10 098 12 144 8 124 66735 63897 4 234 9 141 9 158 63897 61152 11 216 13 140 7 136 61152 58276 17 189 13 174 6 122 58276 55284 21 166 20 195 4 149 55284 52443 21 153 20 166 4 037 52443 49906 20 191 16 141 11 186 49906 47637 39 174 25 164 22 186 47637 45574 39 153 33 158 28 165 45574 43686 30 146 40 151 26 137 43686 41942 36 170 43 132 19 133 41942 40315 57 168 39 130 24 172 40315 38804 76 156 48 154 42 175 38804 37422 81 151 74 157 52 167 37422 36133 77 148 85 153 54 163 36133 34861 74 148 79 150 53 164 34861 33568 71 151 74 150 53 167 33568 32254 68 153 71 151 54 169 32254 30906 64 155 67 149 55 169 30906 29520 58 155 63 147 54 169 29520 28098 53 153 61 147 52 170 28098 26646 48 149 58 148 50 172 26646 25168 46 147 57 148 50 174 25168 23671 45 147 56 148 47 173 23671 22150 44 148 55*150 45 169 22150 20600 43 150 50*155 44 165 20600 19043 40 152 41 158 44 162 19043 17552 37*151 34 154 42 158 17552 16192 35*147 30 150 40 156 16192 14971 35 145 29 149 36 158 14971 13871 33 147 28 150 32*161 13871 12872 28 149 28 150 27*164 12872 11964 25 149 28 151 23 168 11964 11139 23 148 27 152 20 176 11139 10392 22 148 27 153 18 184 10392 9715 22 148 26 153 18 191 9715 9094 21 148 25 154 17 195 9094 8531 21 149 25 154 17 198 8531 8051 20 149 24 155 16 200 8051 7677 19 150 23 155 14 200 7677 7415 18 150 21 155 11 198 7415 7255 16 150 19 155 8 197 7255 7163 12 150 14 156 3 193 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