DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 83.7 - - - - - 71.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 331 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9688 - - 11091 - - - - - 4456 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 16201 - - 17453 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 18698 - - 20101 - - - - - 13466 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2104 - - 2830 - - - - - 4618 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 598 - - 666 - - - - - 36 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 269 - - - - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - 23 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 66 - - 1434 - - - - - -2514 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18633 - - 18668 - - - - - 15981 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3675 - - -1689 - - - - - -8837 ODpotential blCL - - - 22373 - - 21790 - - - - - 22303 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 53 - - - - - 23 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 83.7 - - - - - 71.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.7 - - 26.2 - - - - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.9 - - 85.4 - - - - - 80.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 25.0 - - - - - 26.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 331 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9688 - - 11091 - - - - - 4456 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 99787 31 108 23 112 24 079 99787 92282 24 110 25 107 24 090 92282 86462 22 113 22 105 18 081 86462 81623 21 112 17 105 16 084 81623 77463 14 096 13 092 15 106 77463 73789 8 115 10 096 15 108 73789 70457 9 129 9 117 13 100 70457 67396 11 117 12 141 7 109 67396 64570 7 116 10 109 6 110 64570 61847 1 319 3 030 2 267 61847 59029 5 295 2 055 6 206 59029 56135 18 262 16 281 5 352 56135 53400 24 266 32 261 26 301 53400 50967 23 279 32 268 39 280 50967 48789 31 283 35 280 41 281 48789 46804 39 278 42 282 46 285 46804 44972 43 278 46 282 50 288 44972 43270 47 283 52 286 54 291 43270 41678 54 285 56 285 55 294 41678 40188 58 283 56 283 53 293 40188 38795 57 281 52 282 50 291 38795 37467 56 282 47 283 47 288 37467 36143 53 284 43 286 44 284 36143 34795 49 284 41 288 38 282 34795 33426 44 284 38 287 34 285 33426 32025 39 283 34 286 31 286 32025 30583 34 284 30 289 27 285 30583 29104 30 282 27 285 23 283 29104 27593 27 281 23 283 23 283 27593 26055 24 279 23 283 23 283 26055 24492 22 272 22 282 23 281 24492 22898 19 263 21 275 21 280 22898 21266 17 259 20*270 19 281 21266 19624 17*263 18*270 18 283 19624 18051 19*269 15 269 17 284 18051 16618 21 273 14 269 16 284 16618 15334 21 275 14 270 15 283 15334 14176 20 275 15 270 14*281 14176 13127 19 275 15 269 13*280 13127 12175 17 272 15 269 12 281 12175 11310 14 270 15 269 12 285 11310 10529 13 269 15 269 12 291 10529 9822 13 268 15 268 13 295 9822 9173 12 267 15 268 13 297 9173 8586 11 266 15 268 14 299 8586 8087 11 265 14 267 13 299 8087 7698 10 265 14 267 11 300 7698 7426 10 264 13 267 8 300 7426 7260 9 264 12 267 6 299 7260 7164 7 263 10 266 4 303 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