DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 76.7 - - - - - 67.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 288 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8025 - - 12569 - - - - - 5912 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14841 - - 18566 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17035 - - 21579 - - - - - 14922 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3188 - - 1620 - - - - - 3593 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 553 - - 662 - - - - - 43 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 20 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 248 - - - - - 226 Direction Wind Shear - - - 25 - - 25 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2003 - - 6479 - - - - - 2638 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15032 - - 15101 - - - - - 12285 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 410 - - 3706 - - - - - -1147 ODpotential blCL - - - 16625 - - 17873 - - - - - 16069 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 91 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 280 - - 480 - - - - - 560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 76.7 - - - - - 67.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 35.1 - - - - - 38.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.3 - - 78.6 - - - - - 74.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 34.2 - - - - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 288 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8025 - - 12569 - - - - - 5912 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 64 - - - - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99421 14 108 10 131 14 117 99421 91958 10 107 16 100 9 092 91958 86174 9 118 8 090 4 104 86174 81373 8 135 3 082 12 112 81373 77235 8 162 5 114 12 102 77235 73573 10 125 8 142 11 088 73573 70258 7 102 8 131 5 093 70258 67212 2 210 3 119 4 051 67212 64396 4 146 6 189 4 289 64396 61675 7 261 4 249 8 236 61675 58843 16 250 14 250 7 278 58843 55908 24 239 25 239 24 274 55908 53102 27 238 31 231 35 257 53102 50578 31 232 33 234 38 249 50578 48323 35 234 37 238 39 249 48323 46286 39 235 42 239 41 251 46286 44431 43 236 45 243 45 253 44431 42726 44 236 46 245 50 252 42726 41146 41 234 42 244 52 248 41146 39677 39 235 32 247 50 242 39677 38316 39 237 27 249 45 238 38316 37028 34 238 30 243 40 236 37028 35740 31 237 32 243 36 235 35740 34424 29 243 31 243 36 233 34424 33083 27 245 29 242 36 233 33083 31708 26 245 28 245 35 232 31708 30291 24 242 30 250 34 228 30291 28837 24 239 36 253 35 228 28837 27349 26 244 40 251 37 231 27349 25831 31 245 39 248 37 236 25831 24288 34 245 34 243 38 243 24288 22716 35 247 32*246 39 247 22716 21106 34 249 32*255 34 253 21106 19486 32 251 31 258 25 261 19486 17932 30*253 29 259 19 268 17932 16516 28*254 26 257 12 272 16516 15248 26 253 22 253 7*281 15248 14104 24 251 18 246 5*285 14104 13066 21 251 17 245 5 276 13066 12124 16 245 15 238 5 258 12124 11267 13 234 15 234 6 240 11267 10493 11 223 14 232 8 227 10493 9793 10 208 14 230 10 219 9793 9151 10 203 14 228 11 213 9151 8570 10 200 13 226 12 209 8570 8076 10 198 13 225 11 206 8076 7691 9 196 12 224 10 203 7691 7423 9 194 12 224 7 200 7423 7258 8 193 11 224 5 193 7258 7164 7 192 9 222 2 166 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