DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.3 - - 64.6 - - - - - 53.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 222 - - 159 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4428 - - 7945 - - - - - 1688 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11960 - - 14462 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13438 - - 16955 - - - - - 10698 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3215 - - 1974 - - - - - 4615 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 434 - - 466 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 246 - - - - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 17 - - - - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 23 - - 18 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4494 - - 3902 - - - - - 1620 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8944 - - 13053 - - - - - 9078 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 775 - - 2084 - - - - - -2535 ODpotential blCL - - - 12663 - - 14871 - - - - - 13233 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 100 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 500 - - 40 - - - - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.3 - - 64.6 - - - - - 53.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.6 - - 32.0 - - - - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 67.2 - - - - - 59.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.7 - - 31.4 - - - - - 37.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 222 - - 159 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4428 - - 7945 - - - - - 1688 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 102 - - - - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 99252 18 112 11 110 9 046 99252 91781 11 137 8 120 9 037 91781 86017 10 157 6 118 5 070 86017 81221 8 149 4 156 11 114 81221 77072 9 124 7 160 10 116 77072 73410 9 106 6 161 6 099 73410 70107 6 047 3 214 7 068 70107 67060 2 298 4 227 4 326 67060 64236 9 287 3 275 11 228 64236 61505 14 226 11 219 9 208 61505 58660 18 234 14 205 21 242 58660 55713 29 240 27 254 28 250 55713 52888 39 242 38 246 36 251 52888 50336 43 243 45 245 44 249 50336 48054 48 249 54 246 49 246 48054 45995 58 247 60 244 53 246 45995 44113 65 242 61 243 58 247 44113 42377 67 240 61 243 62 245 42377 40765 66 238 61 242 67 244 40765 39267 63 239 61 241 72 242 39267 37878 61 239 60 240 75 240 37878 36564 58 238 60 241 74 238 36564 35260 56 237 61 242 73 239 35260 33936 54 236 61 242 73 241 33936 32594 51 237 59 242 74 241 32594 31221 49 239 57 244 74 241 31221 29809 47 240 57 247 72 241 29809 28361 46 242 57 248 67 242 28361 26882 45 244 56 246 61 244 26882 25377 43 247 53 245 56 245 25377 23848 42 249 49 243 50 248 23848 22295 40 249 47 242 45 252 22295 20712 36 248 45 242 42 253 20712 19125 32 247 40 245 41 250 19125 17613 29 248 32*248 42 246 17613 16241 28 252 27*249 41 245 16241 15011 28 252 22 248 40 247 15011 13902 26*252 19 247 37 249 13902 12895 22*255 18 247 33 251 12895 11980 18 258 18 247 29 252 11980 11149 15 255 18 246 22*251 11149 10397 13 248 18 246 16*247 10397 9718 13 241 18 245 11 245 9718 9094 12 233 18 245 8 247 9094 8530 12 232 18 244 6 264 8530 8050 11 227 17 244 5 290 8050 7676 11 224 16 244 5 314 7676 7415 10 222 15 243 3 328 7415 7255 10 221 14 243 2 353 7255 7163 8 219 10 242 1 012 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