DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 61.1 - - 62.5 - - - - - 53.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 288 - - 317 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10086 - - 10934 - - - - - 2640 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 16569 - - 17306 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 19096 - - 19944 - - - - - 11650 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2323 - - 1869 - - - - - 4686 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 622 - - 656 - - - - - 66 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 13 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 160 - - 173 - - - - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 17 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - 15 - - - - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4854 - - 5607 - - - - - 1735 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14243 - - 14338 - - - - - 9916 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1779 - - 3159 - - - - - -1978 ODpotential blCL - - - 17317 - - 16785 - - - - - 13628 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 86 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 110 - - - - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 62.5 - - - - - 53.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.3 - - 24.2 - - - - - 34.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.0 - - 64.2 - - - - - 58.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.1 - - 23.0 - - - - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 288 - - 317 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10086 - - 10934 - - - - - 2640 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 15 - - 45 - - - - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98383 15 097 11 077 21 085 98383 90996 10 093 19 078 16 100 90996 85336 14 099 12 048 19 095 85336 80643 18 108 4 173 17 081 80643 76587 14 089 14 147 13 082 76587 72986 6 107 15 116 13 090 72986 69713 11 132 12 126 7 086 69713 66690 9 168 10 162 4 083 66690 63868 9 178 14 174 8 206 63868 61120 8 181 12 159 11 204 61120 58243 9 219 9 201 15 214 58243 55243 14 209 15 199 20 194 55243 52378 11 205 12 195 12 184 52378 49804 14 210 15 196 17 212 49804 47508 21 177 26 186 28 197 47508 45437 19 184 24 188 24 180 45437 43539 21 213 21 212 14 159 43539 41788 30 204 31 203 23 153 41788 40179 48 183 40 183 29 160 40179 38698 55 174 57 175 37 178 38698 37322 56 170 63 168 48 169 37322 36020 56 169 61 167 51 160 36020 34733 58 172 61 166 56 159 34733 33430 58 172 59 165 65 155 33430 32117 57 172 56 165 63 149 32117 30782 55 172 55 166 56 148 30782 29412 54 172 53 166 52 148 29412 28008 51 176 50 169 48 151 28008 26571 45 182 45 171 45 157 26571 25106 39 187 40 175 43 162 25106 23617 35 187 34 178 39 164 23617 22099 30 185 27 177 37 165 22099 20547 28*180 21*165 31 164 20547 18988 27*164 21*154 22 167 18988 17498 29 157 21 155 17 165 17498 16143 30 155 20 156 15 157 16143 14930 26 150 16 161 11 148 14930 13835 17 153 12 172 8 133 13835 12842 12 162 12 175 5 117 12842 11938 10 167 11 190 2*085 11938 11116 10 169 11 196 3*004 11116 10372 10 171 11 200 7 338 10372 9698 10 173 11 203 12 331 9698 9081 10 175 11 204 18 326 9081 8522 10 177 11 206 19 324 8522 8045 10 178 11 208 19 322 8045 7673 9 178 10 208 18 320 7673 7413 9 180 10 208 15 318 7413 7254 8 179 9 208 12 317 7254 7163 7 179 8 208 6 314 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