DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.9 - - 37.2 - - - - - 31.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 195 - - 272 - - - - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6908 - - 8326 - - - - - 2797 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13818 - - 15112 - - - - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15918 - - 17336 - - - - - 11807 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1430 - - 1479 - - - - - 3386 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 484 - - 570 - - - - - 109 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 307 - - - - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -15 - - - - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 6686 - - 7423 - - - - - 4347 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9232 - - 9913 - - - - - 7460 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 3155 - - 3157 - - - - - -384 ODpotential blCL - - - 12763 - - 14179 - - - - - 12191 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 92 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 130 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.9 - - 37.2 - - - - - 31.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.5 - - 18.8 - - - - - 23.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 39.4 - - - - - 35.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.4 - - 17.7 - - - - - 22.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 195 - - 272 - - - - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6908 - - 8326 - - - - - 2797 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 70 - - - - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 97230 5 243 6 265 14 296 97230 89924 4 298 7 277 10 308 89924 84342 11 293 14 301 4 292 84342 79702 13 254 17 268 6 287 79702 75681 14 224 18 246 11 269 75681 72108 15 221 21 246 16 265 72108 68855 18 224 23 237 22 262 68855 65843 19 235 21 235 23 252 65843 63026 21 244 16 232 20 247 63026 60274 22 247 13 240 19 250 60274 57385 18 247 16 252 20 255 57385 54379 18 248 19 252 21 262 54379 51512 21 252 20 247 20 263 51512 48935 19 248 17 252 17 270 48935 46631 14 259 15 265 13 281 46631 44551 11 273 15 279 14 291 44551 42651 11 297 14 283 14 292 42651 40900 14 292 11 300 15 305 40900 39280 15 294 15 306 17 319 39280 37779 19 288 20 296 19 314 37779 36390 18 282 20 292 15 314 36390 35081 18 291 19 306 20 337 35081 33790 18 303 20 310 28 346 33790 32493 19 307 20 309 32 345 32493 31189 19 295 19 302 32 345 31189 29866 20 283 21 289 31 345 29866 28516 21 282 23 278 28 342 28516 27142 21 279 23 266 24 333 27142 25745 23 270 25 259 22 326 25745 24326 22 261 25 264 19 325 24326 22888 20 258 24 274 17 327 22888 21428 18 261 22 281 17 332 21428 19943 17 268 19 281 17 311 19943 18454 17 270 15*286 15 308 18454 17028 15*272 11*301 12 315 17028 15732 11*279 8 313 8 325 15732 14571 8 295 7 317 7 336 14571 13525 7 311 6 313 6 345 13525 12576 7 320 7 310 6*351 12576 11714 7 321 8 308 6*356 11714 10930 7 319 9 306 6 355 10930 10222 7 315 11 305 7 354 10222 9579 7 312 11 305 9 352 9579 8990 7 308 12 305 10 348 8990 8456 7 304 12 304 12 341 8456 8002 7 300 12 304 12 332 8002 7647 7 297 12 304 10 323 7647 7400 6 295 11 303 9 317 7400 7248 6 294 10 303 7 314 7248 7161 5 292 8 302 5 312 7161 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