DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - 49.6 - - 47.4 - - - - - 41.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 176 - - 174 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3958 - - 2945 - - - - - 1100 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11514 - - 10757 - - - - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12968 - - 11955 - - - - - 10110 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3047 - - 2150 - - - - - 2464 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 391 - - 353 - - - - - 70 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 15 - - - - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 262 - - - - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 16 - - - - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4927 - - 4794 - - - - - 2949 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8041 - - 7162 - - - - - 7162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1818 - - 1876 - - - - - -664 ODpotential blCL - - - 11150 - - 10079 - - - - - 10774 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 98 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 390 - - 410 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.6 - - 47.4 - - - - - 41.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.8 - - 40.3 - - - - - 35.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 50.0 - - - - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 39.1 - - - - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 176 - - 174 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3958 - - 2945 - - - - - 1100 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 93 - - - - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 5 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] 99415 31 099 24 100 23 101 99415 91884 28 101 19 093 26 081 91884 86081 19 113 19 098 24 088 86081 81253 16 111 13 104 17 088 81253 77091 16 139 12 138 10 107 77091 73414 14 123 11 131 14 101 73414 70078 8 106 13 133 12 073 70078 66993 2 142 9 123 2 038 66993 64134 4 181 4 115 3 210 64134 61378 2 298 4 047 15 152 61378 58493 21 240 17 228 8 271 58493 55469 22 214 22 241 23 250 55469 52560 20 242 26 242 25 253 52560 49937 23 250 26 247 28 258 49937 47589 28 260 28 253 29 258 47589 45464 34 259 32 256 31 263 45464 43525 34 253 33 254 33 265 43525 41737 33 250 33 254 35 265 41737 40076 32 250 32 257 37 264 40076 38529 33 250 32 256 40 261 38529 37093 33 246 33 249 42 256 37093 35739 31 242 31 242 41 249 35739 34404 30 239 29 235 37 242 34404 33065 31 233 27 223 29 229 33065 31730 37 226 23 208 17 198 31730 30387 44 222 25 194 16 155 30387 29023 45 215 27 185 25 153 29023 27635 44 217 26 189 24 151 27635 26218 42 217 25 198 17 151 26218 24773 40 217 22 205 16 153 24773 23303 30 228 19 208 15 159 23303 21807 23 234 15 208 12 174 21807 20278 19 235 15 207 6 180 20278 18740 17 235 11 208 5 225 18740 17272 15 245 11 234 10 253 17272 15941 13 252 10 254 11 257 15941 14749 12 254 10 260 9 269 14749 13676 11*256 11 261 8 291 13676 12704 10*262 11*256 9 318 12704 11820 10 267 12*254 12 332 11820 11017 10 268 13 256 16 337 11017 10291 10 268 16 262 21*337 10291 9633 10 267 17 264 24*333 9633 9031 10 265 17 264 25 329 9031 8486 10 262 17 264 24 326 8486 8022 9 259 16 264 21 323 8022 7659 9 257 16 263 18 320 7659 7406 8 255 15 262 15 319 7406 7251 8 254 13 262 12 317 7251 7162 6 252 9 260 7 314 7162 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