DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - 72.1 - - 76.3 - - - - - 66.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 382 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7633 - - 10274 - - - - - 6757 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14683 - - 16873 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16643 - - 19284 - - - - - 15767 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3205 - - 2195 - - - - - 2609 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 601 - - 683 - - - - - 43 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 281 - - - - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 25 - - 17 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 6 - - - - - 19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 817 - - 2007 - - - - - 2652 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15827 - - 17277 - - - - - 13115 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2485 - - -1893 - - - - - -2000 ODpotential blCL - - - 19128 - - 21177 - - - - - 17767 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 70 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.1 - - 76.3 - - - - - 66.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.3 - - 24.8 - - - - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.6 - - 77.7 - - - - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 23.6 - - - - - 32.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 382 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7633 - - 10274 - - - - - 6757 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 99247 24 100 22 118 30 076 99247 91687 18 098 13 094 19 089 91687 85871 16 125 13 097 21 101 85871 81047 18 128 17 124 16 096 81047 76890 15 107 17 115 12 086 76890 73236 10 098 17 104 12 112 73236 69939 9 116 12 102 11 112 69939 66905 8 112 8 111 8 087 66905 64090 4 006 3 117 4 027 64090 61370 8 329 3 041 1 321 61370 58549 13 271 15 289 5 303 58549 55640 16 277 25 268 19 287 55640 52876 25 290 29 273 27 282 52876 50384 36 279 38 272 40 267 50384 48150 46 270 49 264 50 250 48150 46135 56 270 58 263 53 260 46135 44287 60 270 64 263 62 263 44287 42572 59 272 64 262 66 259 42572 40976 59 277 58 263 63 256 40976 39489 58 277 55 264 61 254 39489 38108 54 274 53 263 57 252 38108 36802 50 275 49 262 49 252 36802 35505 46 276 46 262 40 252 35505 34186 40 276 40 264 34 252 34186 32848 38 271 32 263 32 258 32848 31477 38 268 31 254 30 261 31477 30065 36 271 31 255 30 257 30065 28615 34 272 32 256 29 249 28615 27132 31 270 33 255 30 246 27132 25620 30 274 32 257 34 245 25620 24084 32 277 32 261 34 244 24084 22520 35 277 32 269 28 250 22520 20922 35 278 32 278 20 262 20922 19319 33 280 30*285 11 273 19319 17787 31*282 26*285 8 292 17787 16395 27*284 21 285 10*294 16395 15147 23 286 17 282 10*287 15147 14023 20 289 17 282 11 283 14023 13002 16 291 16 281 12 280 13002 12074 12 289 16 280 13 278 12074 11229 9 282 16 279 13 274 11229 10466 8 274 16 278 13 269 10466 9773 7 264 16 278 14 263 9773 9137 7 255 16 277 14 256 9137 8561 6 246 15 277 14 248 8561 8071 6 239 15 276 13 242 8071 7688 6 231 14 275 12 236 7688 7421 6 229 13 275 10 232 7421 7258 6 227 12 274 8 230 7258 7163 5 224 10 273 3 226 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