DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.9 - - 62.5 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 381 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4885 - - 6573 - - - - - 1149 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12465 - - 13852 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13895 - - 15583 - - - - - 10159 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1204 - - 1425 - - - - - 2095 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 507 - - 581 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 284 - - 291 - - - - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 23 - - 17 - - - - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 14 - - - - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 752 - - 213 - - - - - -1707 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13144 - - 15370 - - - - - 11867 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3744 - - -4480 - - - - - -8779 ODpotential blCL - - - 17639 - - 20063 - - - - - 18938 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 40 - - - - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.9 - - 62.5 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.3 - - 20.0 - - - - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 64.0 - - - - - 59.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.6 - - 19.1 - - - - - 24.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 381 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4885 - - 6573 - - - - - 1149 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 99009 9 175 5 218 10 262 99009 91586 8 194 4 161 2 262 91586 85851 7 096 6 140 7 358 85851 81086 11 084 6 105 9 033 81086 76992 10 094 7 115 7 043 76992 73385 11 076 7 107 6 073 73385 70124 8 092 8 121 10 047 70124 67116 5 120 6 136 3 082 67116 64319 9 201 3 257 2 147 64319 61611 13 216 8 251 10 275 61611 58786 18 231 18 253 19 268 58786 55856 25 243 25 260 24 270 55856 53064 32 250 35 256 32 270 53064 50548 34 256 39 254 40 268 50548 48289 39 259 41 256 48 270 48289 46242 44 260 46 261 62 273 46242 44374 52 261 53 265 74 271 44374 42649 61 259 61 265 77 270 42649 41041 67 258 67 266 76 271 41041 39542 70 259 71 265 76 275 39542 38148 72 260 72 267 75 278 38148 36828 76 261 74 270 76 280 36828 35515 78 261 79 271 76 279 35515 34180 77 260 80 269 74 280 34180 32830 74 261 78 269 71 282 32830 31453 72 262 76 269 58 287 31453 30040 70 263 74 269 45 291 30040 28596 67 262 71 269 33 298 28596 27123 65 263 66 271 25 305 27123 25620 63 265 54 273 21 304 25620 24088 60 269 39 285 23 302 24088 22521 54 274 35 299 26 301 22521 20913 46 278 34 303 27 301 20913 19293 40 278 33 302 23 300 19293 17743 36 276 31 299 20 297 17743 16336 34 275 30*296 20 294 16336 15077 32*277 25*295 20 295 15077 13945 28*280 18 293 19 298 13945 12922 21 283 14 291 17 301 12922 11995 15 285 14 291 14 304 11995 11157 12 285 13 290 10 308 11157 10402 11 285 13 290 7*319 10402 9719 11 285 13 289 7*334 9719 9094 10 285 13 289 8 343 9094 8529 10 285 12 288 9 344 8529 8049 9 284 12 287 10 341 8049 7675 8 282 11 287 9 339 7675 7414 7 282 11 286 8 337 7414 7254 7 282 10 286 6 334 7254 7162 6 281 8 285 4 333 7162 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