DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.7 - - 73.7 - - 73.8 - - 66.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 414 - - 195 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7610 - - 9077 - - 8677 - - 2778 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14677 - - 15931 - - 15187 - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16620 - - 18087 - - 17687 - - 11788 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2173 - - 1933 - - 2752 - - 4460 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 606 - - 671 - - 517 - - 58 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 19 - - 15 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 283 - - 283 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 27 - - 24 - - 20 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -9 - - -10 - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -623 - - 1201 - - 1296 - - -2477 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17244 - - 16887 - - 16391 - - 14266 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5297 - - -3366 - - -2534 - - -8053 ODpotential blCL - - - 21917 - - 21453 - - 20221 - - 19841 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 43 - - 39 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.7 - - 73.7 - - 73.8 - - 66.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.7 - - 24.2 - - 26.6 - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.2 - - 75.0 - - 76.1 - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.6 - - 23.0 - - 25.5 - - 27.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 414 - - 195 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7610 - - 9077 - - 8677 - - 2778 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 99533 24 111 25 103 29 110 27 106 99533 91970 24 110 21 098 22 109 23 110 91970 86129 25 123 20 110 16 103 24 098 86129 81281 22 122 18 109 13 107 17 088 81281 77105 19 124 15 124 11 100 11 087 77105 73424 16 097 13 129 8 096 9 081 73424 70106 8 078 12 129 4 143 5 064 70106 67062 5 139 5 124 6 120 6 099 67062 64240 1 141 3 053 1 087 2 352 64240 61508 8 221 7 309 7 011 6 056 61508 58665 7 215 16 257 12 276 8 283 58665 55712 15 292 16 272 18 285 15 289 55712 52891 29 285 27 279 31 277 32 272 52891 50360 41 277 38 275 41 276 36 272 50360 48100 50 272 49 276 49 274 45 278 48100 46075 54 269 56 277 59 275 60 276 46075 44250 55 270 62 278 63 272 72 275 44250 42582 55 272 57 280 61 276 75 275 42582 41037 55 273 59 283 61 279 69 274 41037 39592 55 273 57 284 60 279 65 276 39592 38238 54 272 52 287 57 278 62 276 38238 36944 53 272 47 290 52 277 57 277 36944 35649 50 275 43 288 48 277 56 276 35649 34324 45 278 41 286 46 278 54 274 34324 32978 39 279 41 283 45 278 52 274 32978 31600 34 279 39 277 43 275 49 274 31600 30183 30 282 36 273 40 268 47 273 30183 28732 30 285 33 273 37 264 45 270 28732 27248 30 286 32 273 37 265 44 267 27248 25739 31 285 33 272 38 267 43 265 25739 24204 32 285 35 273 39 269 41 265 24204 22639 35 282 37 276 39 271 40 265 22639 21036 38 278 38 279 37 272 39 266 21036 19423 38 276 37*280 35 273 38 264 19423 17876 37*275 33*281 32*275 37 261 17876 16466 34*277 28 281 28*276 34 259 16466 15202 28 282 22 281 22 277 31 259 15202 14062 21 286 18 282 17 279 27 263 14062 13029 16 290 17 282 14 284 24 271 13029 12091 13 291 16 284 14 285 21*281 12091 11240 13 291 16 284 13 286 19*294 11240 10472 12 290 15 285 13 288 16 308 10472 9776 12 290 15 286 13 289 14 324 9776 9139 11 289 14 286 13 290 14 336 9139 8562 11 289 14 286 13 290 13 341 8562 8072 10 288 14 286 12 290 13 344 8072 7688 10 287 13 286 12 290 12 346 7688 7422 9 286 12 286 11 291 10 350 7422 7258 8 285 11 286 10 291 8 352 7258 7163 7 285 9 285 8 291 5 355 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