DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 64.6 - - - - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 358 - - 362 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5893 - - 6635 - - - - - 3357 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13299 - - 13898 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14903 - - 15645 - - - - - 12367 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2493 - - 2135 - - - - - 3543 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 556 - - 581 - - - - - 50 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 26 - - - - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 244 - - - - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 29 - - 30 - - - - - 31 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 27 - - 34 - - - - - 13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1532 - - 2068 - - - - - 868 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13372 - - 13578 - - - - - 11500 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2438 - - -2383 - - - - - -3214 ODpotential blCL - - - 17341 - - 18028 - - - - - 15581 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 93 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 64.6 - - - - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.5 - - 29.5 - - - - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.5 - - 66.2 - - - - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 28.3 - - - - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 358 - - 362 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5893 - - 6635 - - - - - 3357 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 73 - - - - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 98838 13 084 15 101 12 102 98838 91303 16 133 3 013 16 079 91303 85517 14 132 8 122 14 076 85517 80741 8 124 11 135 12 110 80741 76626 7 084 10 133 11 086 76626 72981 6 185 6 138 4 131 72981 69684 11 171 3 192 8 147 69684 66651 6 188 9 237 12 137 66651 63834 6 226 18 224 4 245 63834 61105 7 143 16 182 5 207 61105 58241 18 264 14 238 14 261 58241 55258 32 234 29 241 30 240 55258 52412 32 233 31 232 29 238 52412 49841 34 239 30 241 35 250 49841 47535 43 251 41 248 46 257 47535 45451 54 253 53 245 60 248 45451 43567 63 250 64 240 69 236 43567 41854 67 244 69 238 69 230 41854 40279 65 240 70 238 71 230 40279 38817 65 241 71 238 74 230 38817 37457 67 240 73 238 76 228 37457 36162 67 237 73 237 76 227 36162 34873 66 236 72 235 74 227 34873 33558 65 236 70 233 73 228 33558 32226 63 235 68 232 71 228 32226 30866 61 232 66 230 71 228 30866 29472 63 228 64 225 72 228 29472 28045 66 224 64 222 72 228 28045 26589 66 224 65 223 68 227 26589 25107 64 227 65 228 63 228 25107 23605 59 227 63 232 58 231 23605 22080 57 225 60 231 56 233 22080 20527 58 226 57 230 56 233 20527 18970 59 230 55 231 54 232 18970 17482 57 233 52 234 51 232 17482 16130 54 233 48*236 47 232 16130 14919 49*234 42*238 44 233 14919 13827 41*236 34 241 41 233 13827 12836 30 237 29 243 38*234 12836 11934 26 237 25 245 34*237 11934 11115 24 237 24 246 29 241 11115 10373 23 237 23 247 25 247 10373 9701 22 238 23 247 21 252 9701 9083 22 238 22 247 16 257 9083 8524 21 238 22 248 13 261 8524 8047 21 238 21 247 11 262 8047 7674 20 237 20 247 9 263 7674 7414 18 237 19 247 7 262 7414 7254 16 237 17 246 6 262 7254 7163 12 236 12 246 3 260 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