DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 68.9 - - 69.5 - - 71.3 - - 64.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 68 - - 47 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4144 - - 3858 - - 5522 - - 2265 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10603 - - 10964 - - 11711 - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13154 - - 12868 - - 14532 - - 11275 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1922 - - 2537 - - 1751 - - 2278 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 254 - - 297 - - 289 - - 59 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 12 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 287 - - 299 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - -8 - - -9 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4234 - - 4420 - - 4823 - - 3453 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8920 - - 8449 - - 9710 - - 7822 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -123 - - 721 - - 959 - - -1330 ODpotential blCL - - - 13277 - - 12147 - - 13573 - - 12605 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 98 - - 97 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 530 - - 1110 - - 670 - - 490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.9 - - 69.5 - - 71.3 - - 64.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.0 - - 56.6 - - 52.9 - - 54.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.4 - - 72.7 - - 74.8 - - 69.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.0 - - 55.3 - - 51.9 - - 53.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 68 - - 47 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4144 - - 3858 - - 5522 - - 2265 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 92 - - 88 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 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] 99737 23 092 33 106 24 096 37 096 99737 92195 28 118 22 106 20 097 28 082 92195 86387 29 113 23 104 22 102 21 093 86387 81571 26 099 24 097 25 100 23 111 81571 77422 19 090 23 104 22 094 23 107 77422 73763 16 107 19 098 18 099 19 094 73763 70465 16 115 14 107 13 099 16 095 70465 67440 19 114 14 114 14 115 13 112 67440 64640 13 089 12 121 10 124 10 133 64640 61936 7 127 6 136 6 162 6 157 61936 59136 7 177 8 169 8 180 6 223 59136 56262 9 199 8 207 9 233 9 263 56262 53535 16 235 11 248 12 242 13 252 53535 51078 24 228 23 243 22 237 20 235 51078 48880 26 202 30 212 29 228 29 235 48880 46895 21 201 29 204 31 222 32 235 46895 45077 20 231 29 213 29 223 30 230 45077 43388 28 236 29 223 29 229 26 231 43388 41804 32 233 34 227 34 232 28 230 41804 40316 33 229 35 228 36 231 32 230 40316 38921 33 228 33 228 33 231 29 224 38921 37591 32 226 32 226 30 235 23 223 37591 36260 30 222 30 229 26 239 19 232 36260 34899 27 220 26 234 18 243 16 236 34899 33514 24 223 19 233 13 256 16 236 33514 32093 22 231 15 235 11 265 18 234 32093 30630 22 224 13 234 10 261 19 235 30630 29130 18 203 14 227 10 251 17 233 29130 27597 16 205 15 224 11 243 13 225 27597 26035 18 212 15 228 12 231 14 225 26035 24446 17 213 15 232 13 226 15 233 24446 22831 13 204 14 234 13 230 14 235 22831 21183 14 185 12 233 14 236 12 235 21183 19532 16 172 11 234 16 245 10 254 19532 17953 15 175 10 232 13 262 11 259 17953 16519 11 193 10 234 8 268 11 260 16519 15238 8 211 7 249 5*258 8 270 15238 14088 4*234 6 267 5*259 6 289 14088 13049 3*261 5*275 5 272 6 298 13049 12108 4 260 5*275 6 288 5*305 12108 11254 3 248 5 274 7 296 6*328 11254 10484 3 233 5 275 7 300 9 347 10484 9785 3 208 5 280 7 307 11 356 9785 9146 3 195 4 289 6 312 13 002 9146 8567 3 187 4 301 6 317 13 006 8567 8075 3 181 4 306 6 320 12 007 8075 7691 2 177 4 310 5 323 11 005 7691 7422 2 179 3 312 4 325 10 004 7422 7258 2 181 3 311 4 325 7 003 7258 7163 2 183 3 312 3 327 4 003 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