DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.3 - - 68.1 - - 68.5 - - 62.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 343 - - 380 - - 159 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4290 - - 5832 - - 6075 - - 4320 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12015 - - 13276 - - 13053 - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13300 - - 14842 - - 15085 - - 13330 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1309 - - 1861 - - 2151 - - 3143 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 493 - - 566 - - 433 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 21 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 248 - - 249 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 18 - - 25 - - 31 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - 13 - - 18 - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1499 - - -788 - - -832 - - -699 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14799 - - 15631 - - 15918 - - 14029 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7523 - - -5717 - - -6626 - - -7438 ODpotential blCL - - - 20823 - - 20559 - - 21711 - - 20768 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 48 - - 49 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.3 - - 68.1 - - 68.5 - - 62.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.2 - - 24.1 - - 23.3 - - 25.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.0 - - 69.6 - - 71.0 - - 69.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.9 - - 23.0 - - 22.1 - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 343 - - 380 - - 159 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4290 - - 5832 - - 6075 - - 4320 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98853 16 106 17 121 11 113 13 104 98853 91329 14 115 9 088 15 102 14 138 91329 85557 13 130 7 093 14 090 15 115 85557 80781 20 130 10 162 8 101 13 089 80781 76661 16 126 11 157 7 154 9 095 76661 73015 7 119 10 129 8 148 8 121 73015 69711 5 174 8 138 7 166 3 130 69711 66672 8 179 8 193 5 175 3 203 66672 63852 6 201 16 215 9 240 7 255 63852 61127 10 216 12 222 14 228 14 230 61127 58291 19 250 17 247 17 241 12 241 58291 55348 24 247 29 235 28 254 25 265 55348 52551 28 263 29 240 36 251 35 253 52551 50049 36 271 35 261 40 257 38 250 50049 47826 44 272 45 265 43 261 41 253 47826 45833 45 267 47 263 44 259 42 255 45833 44018 41 258 45 263 44 257 44 257 44018 42343 37 256 42 260 45 254 46 257 42343 40783 36 260 41 259 45 253 46 254 40783 39323 36 268 40 258 45 255 46 252 39323 37961 37 274 38 257 47 257 49 251 37961 36666 36 277 39 259 52 258 54 247 36666 35375 36 274 41 257 54 258 56 245 35375 34058 35 268 42 254 54 263 54 250 34058 32718 34 263 43 253 54 268 53 257 32718 31344 35 261 43 255 54 272 56 262 31344 29931 37 261 44 257 52 272 53 264 29931 28483 39 260 44 260 48 267 50 263 28483 27004 41 260 45 263 46 261 48 261 27004 25498 42 263 46 265 46 259 47 258 25498 23967 42 267 47 266 47 260 46 255 23967 22408 41 269 46 266 47 260 46 253 22408 20817 39 269 43 264 45 258 46 251 20817 19221 36 268 40 261 42 256 45 248 19221 17697 34 268 37 257 39 255 44 243 17697 16313 32 268 35 257 37*255 41 238 16313 15075 30 267 32*260 35*254 39 234 15075 13960 27*266 27*261 31 253 36*234 13960 12948 23*264 20 255 25 251 33*235 12948 12028 18 260 17 249 20 248 29 237 12028 11191 14 252 17 247 19 246 25 239 11191 10434 14 250 17 246 18 246 20 242 10434 9748 14 248 17 245 18 245 16 244 9748 9118 13 247 17 243 17 245 13 246 9118 8549 13 246 16 242 17 245 10 247 8549 8063 13 244 16 241 16 244 8 247 8063 7684 12 242 15 240 15 243 7 246 7684 7419 11 242 14 239 14 243 4 240 7419 7257 10 241 13 238 13 243 3 226 7257 7163 8 239 10 237 10 242 1 199 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