DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 38.7 - - 40.5 - - - - - 31.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 32 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 123 - - 721 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7145 - - 7145 - - - - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9133 - - 9731 - - - - - 7162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 978 - - 1221 - - - - - 1662 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 59 - - 130 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 32 - - 30 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 289 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 39 - - 37 - - - - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -28 - - -17 - - - - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 934 - - 1459 - - - - - -960 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8200 - - 8273 - - - - - 8122 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5216 - - -5014 - - - - - -7486 ODpotential blCL - - - 14349 - - 14745 - - - - - 14648 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 59 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.7 - - 40.5 - - - - - 31.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.8 - - 29.2 - - - - - 21.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.2 - - 44.7 - - - - - 40.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.7 - - 28.0 - - - - - 21.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 32 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 123 - - 721 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96184 7 088 10 078 7 069 96184 89121 8 063 4 105 15 071 89121 83615 4 073 4 063 10 054 83615 79009 4 087 3 244 12 017 79009 75022 12 004 9 332 13 350 75022 71484 6 014 10 349 8 007 71484 68265 19 336 23 331 22 335 68265 65339 24 323 24 313 21 319 65339 62642 12 357 15 334 13 334 62642 59991 11 025 10 007 21 337 59991 57195 48 317 44 314 43 315 57195 54294 71 309 69 304 56 307 54294 51538 74 307 74 300 68 298 51538 49069 81 306 81 303 72 300 49069 46866 84 300 90 302 81 304 46866 44878 79 297 90 298 92 299 44878 43067 78 299 85 295 91 292 43067 41406 83 301 82 296 87 288 41406 39872 88 299 82 297 86 287 39872 38443 89 296 82 296 85 287 38443 37108 86 293 81 293 84 287 37108 35837 83 292 79 291 79 286 35837 34566 80 291 76 289 75 287 34566 33270 78 292 73 289 72 290 33270 31953 76 294 72 290 71 293 31953 30607 74 296 71 292 71 296 30607 29223 71 298 70 294 70 297 29223 27807 67 298 69 294 67 298 27807 26363 64 298 65 294 63 299 26363 24896 61 296 63 294 59 299 24896 23410 60 295 62 293 57 298 23410 21899 60 294 62 292 58 296 21899 20356 63 294 63 292 60 294 20356 18805 65 295 62 291 61 293 18805 17321 66 295 62 291 60 294 17321 15973 66 294 61 292 58 295 15973 14768 65 293 60 291 56 295 14768 13685 64 292 60 291 54 293 13685 12706 62 292 59 290 51 290 12706 11818 60 291 57 289 49 286 11818 11013 58 291 54 289 47 283 11013 10287 56 293 50*289 46 281 10287 9629 52*295 45*290 44 280 9629 9025 48*297 39 290 42 281 9025 8481 41 299 32 290 38 284 8481 8017 33 300 27 289 31 287 8017 7655 27 300 23 288 23 290 7655 7404 22 301 19 287 15 295 7404 7250 17 301 15 287 8*305 7250 7161 9 302 8 284 3*343 7161 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