DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - 74.0 - - 76.2 - - - - - 68.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 364 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9384 - - 10503 - - - - - 6111 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 16067 - - 17029 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 18394 - - 19513 - - - - - 15121 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1656 - - 1341 - - - - - 3040 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 631 - - 675 - - - - - 56 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 11 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 262 - - - - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 3 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 13 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3389 - - 4004 - - - - - 1259 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15006 - - 15510 - - - - - 13863 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 548 - - 1843 - - - - - -3961 ODpotential blCL - - - 17846 - - 17670 - - - - - 19082 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 68 - - - - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 110 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 76.2 - - - - - 68.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.8 - - 32.7 - - - - - 32.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.6 - - 77.7 - - - - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.7 - - 31.5 - - - - - 31.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 364 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9384 - - 10503 - - - - - 6111 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99617 28 129 21 103 25 105 99617 92037 23 113 15 093 22 099 92037 86205 21 109 19 113 23 094 86205 81370 24 102 21 106 14 097 81370 77219 22 095 16 109 12 090 77219 73559 7 109 15 114 9 076 73559 70250 9 153 8 088 7 109 70250 67215 6 129 6 184 6 047 67215 64406 5 210 4 162 4 278 64406 61694 7 231 10 250 10 278 61694 58876 15 267 16 256 13 278 58876 55962 27 270 22 267 24 272 55962 53179 32 268 33 268 33 270 53179 50669 40 269 43 267 40 273 50669 48415 47 270 45 269 45 276 48415 46371 48 274 49 277 47 280 46371 44506 46 272 44 277 40 279 44506 42794 34 278 28 290 28 292 42794 41217 25 293 17 304 18 306 41217 39749 13 300 14 354 14 319 39749 38378 10 013 18 359 10 341 38378 37073 16 023 18 006 9 025 37073 35770 19 023 16 013 13 033 35770 34440 18 026 16 019 14 021 34440 33086 14 036 12 027 12 017 33086 31697 9 026 7 027 7 040 31697 30268 9 343 7 023 2 003 30268 28801 11 313 8 006 3 329 28801 27303 11 297 8 350 2 338 27303 25778 11 293 5 329 2 207 25778 24231 12 292 3 298 7 244 24231 22655 12 285 5 274 10 253 22655 21044 13 274 9*277 13 259 21044 19426 17*271 11*268 18 258 19426 17878 22*271 11 261 19 256 17878 16471 23 269 11 260 18 256 16471 15210 20 266 11 260 15*254 15210 14074 17 266 11 260 10*249 14074 13044 15 268 11 260 6 242 13044 12106 13 271 11 262 5 245 12106 11255 12 274 12 263 5 262 11255 10485 11 278 12 263 5 281 10485 9788 11 280 12 264 7 292 9788 9148 10 281 12 264 8 299 9148 8569 10 283 12 264 8 301 8569 8076 10 284 11 264 9 303 8076 7691 9 285 11 264 9 304 7691 7423 8 285 10 264 7 304 7423 7258 8 285 10 264 6 304 7258 7164 7 284 8 262 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