DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 79.4 - - 81.3 - - 73.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 225 - - 251 - - 136 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6495 - - 9534 - - 10499 - - 8436 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13576 - - 16040 - - 16360 - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15505 - - 18544 - - 19509 - - 17446 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2188 - - 1109 - - 1275 - - 2090 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 498 - - 583 - - 492 - - 48 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 13 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 267 - - 262 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 5 - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 17 - - 35 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3765 - - 5578 - - 4614 - - 3610 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11740 - - 12967 - - 14896 - - 13836 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -185 - - 2308 - - 2221 - - -860 ODpotential blCL - - - 15690 - - 16236 - - 17288 - - 18306 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 75 - - 81 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 710 - - 870 - - 310 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 79.4 - - 81.3 - - 73.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.7 - - 47.0 - - 40.5 - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.9 - - 81.3 - - 84.0 - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.7 - - 46.0 - - 39.5 - - 36.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 225 - - 251 - - 136 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6495 - - 9534 - - 10499 - - 8436 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 1 - - 25 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 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] 99817 32 087 33 104 28 113 27 107 99817 92251 21 107 25 110 23 085 32 099 92251 86427 23 129 23 101 21 091 28 095 86427 81611 27 122 19 098 18 100 23 101 81611 77464 26 118 18 113 13 106 21 097 77464 73800 23 107 18 121 12 121 16 086 73800 70487 16 098 15 133 10 117 9 102 70487 67451 11 093 14 144 9 104 7 125 67451 64642 6 134 10 172 1 183 3 084 64642 61935 5 122 9 179 9 192 5 234 61935 59136 10 252 8 249 8 194 10 222 59136 56244 23 231 22 241 21 252 19 258 56244 53501 26 231 27 234 29 244 32 249 53501 51066 25 224 30 238 34 237 34 243 51066 48891 31 245 35 240 38 236 36 242 48891 46905 41 248 44 248 44 245 45 247 46905 45070 43 250 49 250 51 246 53 247 45070 43361 49 257 58 257 56 249 58 250 43361 41759 52 256 63 255 61 252 65 253 41759 40258 56 250 64 250 65 253 68 253 40258 38855 57 247 62 248 64 253 65 255 38855 37522 49 248 55 253 60 255 62 259 37522 36195 42 253 52 260 56 259 61 262 36195 34843 39 261 47 261 52 259 59 262 34843 33469 37 265 41 255 46 255 53 256 33469 32063 36 264 39 248 44 249 50 248 32063 30615 36 264 40 247 44 247 50 248 30615 29130 35 266 41 247 43 249 46 252 29130 27611 32 268 37 248 40 251 41 254 27611 26063 28 267 31 249 37 251 37 254 26063 24490 23 265 27 252 33 250 32 253 24490 22887 19 266 25 251 30 250 31 255 22887 21248 15 272 21 249 28 253 29 257 21248 19605 13 279 17*258 21*256 27 259 19605 18037 14 280 12*275 11*262 25*260 18037 16610 14*283 10 279 10 264 22*262 16610 15331 12*290 9 278 9 265 16 263 15331 14177 9 297 8 275 9 265 11 262 14177 13131 6 299 8 271 9 264 8 262 13131 12180 6 298 8 269 9 264 7 268 12180 11315 5 298 7 263 9 262 6 277 11315 10534 5 294 7 259 9 261 7 286 10534 9826 4 288 7 254 9 260 7 294 9826 9176 4 283 7 250 9 259 7 302 9176 8589 3 278 7 246 8 258 7 308 8589 8089 3 270 6 243 8 256 7 312 8089 7698 3 267 6 241 8 256 7 315 7698 7427 3 262 6 238 8 255 5 318 7427 7260 2 260 5 237 7 255 3 321 7260 7164 2 259 5 237 6 254 2 323 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