DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 75.0 - - 73.8 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 290 - - 113 - - 49 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7289 - - 11082 - - 9452 - - 7074 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14301 - - 16645 - - 14573 - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16299 - - 20092 - - 18462 - - 16084 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3763 - - 1831 - - 2587 - - 3113 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 551 - - 471 - - 349 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 228 - - 226 - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - 21 - - 18 - - 20 - - 22 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 43 - - 14 - - 12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3210 - - 6116 - - 5594 - - 3494 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13089 - - 13977 - - 12869 - - 12591 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -29 - - 3622 - - 1276 - - -716 ODpotential blCL - - - 16328 - - 16470 - - 17186 - - 16800 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 100 - - 87 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 500 - - 570 - - 870 - - 410 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 75.0 - - 73.8 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.1 - - 38.5 - - 42.2 - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.5 - - 77.9 - - 77.4 - - 76.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 37.8 - - 41.2 - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 290 - - 113 - - 49 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7289 - - 11082 - - 9452 - - 7074 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 101 - - 47 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99351 16 120 13 099 13 091 12 086 99351 91873 13 110 12 108 11 086 11 087 91873 86090 11 108 9 113 7 096 15 075 86090 81278 10 106 7 130 4 072 17 064 81278 77141 10 093 7 130 4 043 12 059 77141 73497 6 062 9 086 3 131 7 031 73497 70208 2 099 4 051 3 059 6 024 70208 67191 3 081 2 001 3 024 4 040 67191 64388 3 272 4 270 7 333 2 354 64388 61673 7 182 9 206 8 293 6 314 61673 58851 7 263 10 256 8 279 8 307 58851 55919 19 255 19 246 19 256 16 279 55919 53128 23 270 21 260 25 260 33 267 53128 50645 32 273 34 268 37 268 41 265 50645 48431 39 270 42 264 45 265 42 264 48431 46421 42 267 43 263 46 262 44 266 46421 44578 43 264 43 263 45 264 46 267 44578 42880 44 264 43 261 46 269 46 265 42880 41308 44 265 44 260 48 270 46 265 41308 39845 45 264 45 262 47 266 50 269 39845 38479 44 260 46 264 44 264 54 270 38479 37178 42 257 44 265 42 264 51 266 37178 35876 42 256 42 266 42 262 47 262 35876 34546 41 256 40 265 42 259 44 259 34546 33193 40 259 41 262 41 257 43 256 33193 31807 38 262 41 261 38 256 41 255 31807 30381 36 263 38 261 34 253 40 255 30381 28922 35 261 32 259 36 256 39 254 28922 27428 34 260 37 263 39 259 38 254 27428 25904 31 261 40 262 38 262 35 260 25904 24355 28 259 39 261 35 262 29 265 24355 22776 25 255 34 257 33 257 25 265 22776 21157 23 251 27*248 29 250 25 257 21157 19528 23 251 22*243 25*243 26 245 19528 17969 24 254 21 241 21*236 26 234 17969 16551 23*258 19 239 18 229 25*229 16551 15280 21*258 15 233 16 224 21*227 15280 14132 18 255 12 225 14 221 17 225 14132 13092 14 248 11 221 12 221 13 222 13092 12146 12 236 10 216 11 222 11 217 12146 11288 11 227 10 213 9 225 10 215 11288 10511 9 218 10 211 8 228 9 212 10511 9808 8 214 9 209 7 231 8 209 9808 9162 6 191 9 209 6 232 7 205 9162 8579 6 187 9 209 5 231 7 203 8579 8082 6 183 8 209 3 225 6 198 8082 7694 6 180 8 208 2 209 5 195 7694 7424 6 179 7 209 1 193 4 184 7424 7259 5 179 7 209 1 190 2 150 7259 7164 5 178 6 208 1 180 1 123 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