DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - 79.2 - - 81.3 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 203 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 11034 - - 13411 - - - - - 8740 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 17382 - - 18993 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 20044 - - 22421 - - - - - 17750 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2153 - - 1267 - - - - - 3229 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 656 - - 605 - - - - - 56 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 247 - - - - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 11 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 17 - - - - - 16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 7358 - - 7904 - - - - - 4281 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12687 - - 14517 - - - - - 13469 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 3196 - - 4405 - - - - - 415 ODpotential blCL - - - 16848 - - 18016 - - - - - 17335 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 95 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 950 - - 590 - - - - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 81.3 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.1 - - 42.2 - - - - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.9 - - 83.6 - - - - - 81.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.3 - - 41.3 - - - - - 39.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 203 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 11034 - - 13411 - - - - - 8740 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 82 - - - - - 47 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] 99855 35 109 24 100 26 108 99855 92290 31 106 25 089 26 093 92290 86461 27 098 22 103 24 082 86461 81628 26 103 18 103 23 085 81628 77474 25 098 17 102 18 103 77474 73821 21 078 19 091 18 107 73821 70520 14 088 12 098 15 095 70520 67482 10 100 11 118 15 075 67482 64660 12 117 14 130 9 106 64660 61938 11 114 12 117 11 153 61938 59137 11 199 7 248 9 132 59137 56267 25 198 27 215 19 261 56267 53543 26 218 32 212 31 239 53543 51102 40 226 44 229 47 239 51102 48927 45 223 54 226 57 232 48927 46953 50 229 56 231 58 229 46953 45127 57 235 61 237 59 236 45127 43422 60 236 65 236 64 241 43422 41821 62 233 68 234 69 241 41821 40317 63 232 68 234 71 239 40317 38904 64 235 67 236 72 238 38904 37551 67 239 66 234 73 238 37551 36197 64 238 65 231 74 238 36197 34815 60 231 63 230 72 241 34815 33416 59 227 60 231 66 245 33416 31993 53 228 55 234 57 247 31993 30540 47 227 49 234 50 246 30540 29056 42 230 44 233 46 246 29056 27545 37 233 41 236 43 246 27545 26008 32 231 38 240 40 246 26008 24450 29 228 32 242 36 242 24450 22862 25 229 25*245 33 233 22862 21238 20*247 17*251 31 232 21238 19604 20*265 14 253 26 234 19604 18040 21 265 13 252 19*230 18040 16614 20 263 11 250 14*223 16614 15336 17 256 11 249 10 221 15336 14182 14 242 11 248 9 226 14182 13136 11 226 10 247 10 233 13136 12184 11 221 10 245 10 237 12184 11319 9 204 10 244 12 240 11319 10537 9 202 10 243 13 241 10537 9829 9 199 10 242 14 242 9829 9179 9 197 10 240 14 243 9179 8591 9 195 10 239 15 243 8591 8090 8 193 9 238 14 242 8090 7700 8 192 9 238 13 240 7700 7427 8 192 9 238 11 239 7427 7260 7 191 8 237 8 237 7260 7164 6 191 7 237 4 236 7164 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