DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.2 - - 73.8 - - 73.4 - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 238 - - 305 - - 136 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5852 - - 9108 - - 8043 - - 1383 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13086 - - 15796 - - 14437 - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14862 - - 18118 - - 17053 - - 10393 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3120 - - 2160 - - 2615 - - 4299 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 485 - - 607 - - 447 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 28 - - 23 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 228 - - 248 - - 258 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 32 - - 26 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 26 - - 18 - - 18 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4207 - - 3570 - - 1176 - - -4692 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10655 - - 14549 - - 15878 - - 15085 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 27 - - 1538 - - -2114 - - -10484 ODpotential blCL - - - 14835 - - 16580 - - 19167 - - 20877 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 90 - - 69 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 690 - - 90 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.2 - - 73.8 - - 73.4 - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.1 - - 34.7 - - 28.5 - - 22.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.4 - - 75.8 - - 76.2 - - 71.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.2 - - 33.8 - - 27.5 - - 21.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 238 - - 305 - - 136 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5852 - - 9108 - - 8043 - - 1383 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 59 - - 0 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99342 18 096 15 096 19 115 11 126 99342 91894 19 104 14 112 7 101 15 070 91894 86109 13 108 10 107 6 088 15 055 86109 81297 12 105 7 107 8 055 8 073 81297 77162 10 100 6 106 10 055 8 116 77162 73520 8 086 7 094 6 060 10 086 73520 70222 5 107 6 118 3 047 6 073 70222 67184 7 104 8 126 2 132 2 303 67184 64369 2 188 4 307 3 280 1 026 64369 61650 9 184 7 215 9 214 11 246 61650 58824 14 226 7 231 6 198 7 188 58824 55900 26 234 26 240 18 259 16 253 55900 53120 40 233 38 235 35 252 28 252 53120 50622 45 234 41 232 42 243 37 250 50622 48379 46 239 41 239 42 242 41 249 48379 46343 47 240 47 244 45 246 47 251 46343 44485 52 243 53 243 51 250 53 253 44485 42780 59 243 58 242 57 252 58 251 42780 41204 64 241 60 243 59 250 62 248 41204 39741 68 238 61 244 60 248 64 249 39741 38378 68 236 62 247 60 250 65 252 38378 37078 66 237 63 248 59 253 62 254 37078 35777 62 238 61 249 58 254 58 254 35777 34450 57 241 57 250 56 253 55 254 34450 33100 54 242 54 250 54 251 52 252 33100 31716 51 240 52 247 52 251 48 255 31716 30291 49 237 51 245 50 249 45 259 30291 28829 47 237 50 245 47 247 42 258 28829 27333 45 240 50 246 45 248 40 254 27333 25807 43 243 48 248 42 249 38 252 25807 24257 42 245 46 250 40 248 36 250 24257 22677 41 245 43 251 38 246 34 249 22677 21062 41 249 43 251 37 246 33 251 21062 19439 43 255 44*252 37 248 34 255 19439 17886 44 256 43*252 37*251 36 256 17886 16472 40 251 41 251 36*254 36 254 16472 15206 32*241 36 248 33 254 35 251 15206 14065 27*232 31 246 30 255 34 249 14065 13030 26 232 27 245 23 258 32 249 13030 12090 25 235 25 245 21 260 29 252 12090 11237 23 236 23 245 20 261 26 256 11237 10467 19 233 22 246 20 262 22*263 10467 9771 16 226 21 246 19 262 18*272 9771 9133 15 217 20 246 19 262 14 286 9133 8558 14 214 20 246 18 263 13 300 8558 8069 14 212 19 246 17 263 12 309 8069 7686 13 211 18 246 17 262 11 312 7686 7420 12 210 17 246 16 262 8 319 7420 7257 12 209 15 245 14 262 6 322 7257 7163 9 207 11 245 10 261 3 332 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