DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.0 - - 74.4 - - - - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 391 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4287 - - 5090 - - - - - 2311 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12007 - - 12693 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13297 - - 14100 - - - - - 11321 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1735 - - 1296 - - - - - 1384 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 490 - - 545 - - - - - 56 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 25 - - - - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 304 - - - - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 21 - - - - - 37 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -25 - - - - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2236 - - -1845 - - - - - -1008 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15533 - - 15946 - - - - - 12330 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9579 - - -8614 - - - - - -10327 ODpotential blCL - - - 22876 - - 22714 - - - - - 21648 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 72 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.0 - - 74.4 - - - - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.6 - - 29.1 - - - - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.6 - - 76.0 - - - - - 69.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.4 - - 28.0 - - - - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 391 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4287 - - 5090 - - - - - 2311 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99001 29 110 23 095 29 102 99001 91454 25 093 22 104 26 079 91454 85667 19 102 25 082 21 076 85667 80896 16 093 20 078 17 086 80896 76799 20 081 14 079 21 081 76799 73188 19 083 11 088 21 061 73188 69930 17 065 11 065 18 046 69930 66929 11 061 7 084 13 045 66929 64136 9 043 7 036 10 028 64136 61435 8 034 10 006 11 010 61435 58638 8 031 11 352 19 346 58638 55774 17 340 17 333 18 328 55774 53074 22 342 23 321 10 005 53074 50656 22 350 29 325 31 348 50656 48484 33 341 29 327 38 333 48484 46508 41 335 36 334 41 328 46508 44696 42 332 42 336 45 332 44696 43018 42 329 45 333 46 329 43018 41451 41 329 44 327 45 324 41451 39979 42 331 43 322 45 321 39979 38600 43 332 43 320 45 321 38600 37280 43 332 42 318 45 320 37280 35959 44 329 41 317 45 318 35959 34609 45 325 40 317 44 315 34609 33237 46 321 40 317 43 311 33237 31833 46 320 41 318 41 308 31833 30388 45 320 43 318 40 307 30388 28906 45 320 45 315 39 308 28906 27391 44 320 46 311 40 310 27391 25846 41 318 45 306 42 311 25846 24277 38 313 44 304 45 311 24277 22677 37 308 44 304 49 311 22677 21043 37 307 44 306 51 311 21043 19402 35 308 43 309 52 310 19402 17836 33 309 40 309 52 310 17836 16415 30 309 38 309 51 309 16415 15147 28 308 36*307 51 309 15147 14009 26*308 34*305 50 309 14009 12981 24*307 30 304 48 309 12981 12050 21 306 25 303 45*310 12050 11207 18 305 24 304 41*311 11207 10446 18 304 24 304 36 312 10446 9757 17 304 24 304 33 313 9757 9125 17 304 24 304 30 313 9125 8553 17 303 24 303 27 312 8553 8066 16 303 23 303 23 311 8066 7685 15 303 21 303 18 310 7685 7420 14 302 20 303 14 309 7420 7257 13 302 18 302 10 307 7257 7163 10 302 13 302 4 305 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