DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.8 - - 56.0 - - 56.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 416 - - 129 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3260 - - 4850 - - 5396 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11232 - - 12510 - - 12363 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 12270 - - 13860 - - 14406 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 918 - - 1054 - - 1071 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 458 - - 540 - - 379 - - - W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - 15 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 321 - - 339 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 7 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - -15 - - -9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1485 - - 1035 - - 1001 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10785 - - 12826 - - 13405 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3285 - - -3806 - - -3709 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 15555 - - 17666 - - 18115 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 61 - - 59 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.8 - - 56.0 - - 56.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.5 - - 24.5 - - 22.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.4 - - 57.3 - - 59.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 24.1 - - 22.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 416 - - 129 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3260 - - 4850 - - 5396 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98601 25 242 21 262 20 261 98601 91193 16 248 22 257 19 267 91193 85467 13 254 19 246 18 274 85467 80719 17 260 16 244 16 280 80719 76619 16 247 15 241 16 268 76619 72989 11 246 11 227 14 258 72989 69701 8 250 12 243 14 271 69701 66678 11 244 18 251 18 273 66678 63879 9 220 14 244 18 262 63879 61176 13 283 11 260 18 262 61176 58355 24 272 22 281 22 272 58355 55427 27 265 30 265 28 272 55427 52639 28 262 29 262 29 265 52639 50136 30 266 30 271 30 266 50136 47886 33 269 32 268 34 263 47886 45835 34 268 34 264 38 262 45835 43949 37 268 36 266 43 265 43949 42207 42 269 40 272 41 268 42207 40597 43 270 43 269 40 269 40597 39106 44 276 41 272 37 272 39106 37726 50 278 42 277 37 277 37726 36421 50 275 43 277 38 277 36421 35125 45 275 43 279 39 276 35125 33808 37 281 45 280 40 277 33808 32472 35 288 46 279 41 279 32472 31106 36 286 45 279 39 281 31106 29701 37 283 44 280 34 284 29701 28262 37 282 41 282 31 286 28262 26792 37 282 39 283 29 286 26792 25294 38 283 38 282 29 285 25294 23772 39 285 38 284 29 285 23772 22222 39 288 36 286 27 288 22222 20639 38 290 34 288 25 291 20639 19049 36 293 30 291 23 291 19049 17531 33 297 27 295 21 292 17531 16155 30 301 23 302 17 293 16155 14928 27 306 19*309 11*296 14928 13828 25 310 14*314 4*314 13828 12834 22*312 10 319 3 349 12834 11931 18*312 10 321 4 351 11931 11111 13 313 10 322 4 348 11111 10369 11 315 10 323 5 343 10369 9697 11 316 10 323 5 339 9697 9079 10 316 10 323 5 337 9079 8520 10 316 10 323 6 335 8520 8044 10 315 10 322 6 333 8044 7672 9 315 10 322 6 332 7672 7413 8 315 9 322 6 331 7413 7254 8 314 9 321 5 330 7254 7163 6 314 7 321 4 329 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