DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.1 - - 63.8 - - - - - 58.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 114 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9862 - - 10891 - - - - - 8707 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 16126 - - 16579 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 18872 - - 19901 - - - - - 17717 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2212 - - 1351 - - - - - 2649 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 540 - - 482 - - - - - 37 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 26 - - - - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 122 - - 131 - - - - - 137 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 22 - - - - - 32 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 31 - - 21 - - - - - 35 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 7321 - - 7990 - - - - - 5129 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11552 - - 11912 - - - - - 12589 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 3341 - - 4443 - - - - - 496 ODpotential blCL - - - 15531 - - 15458 - - - - - 17221 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 100 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 640 - - 590 - - - - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.1 - - 63.8 - - - - - 58.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.9 - - 36.1 - - - - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 66.8 - - - - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 34.8 - - - - - 27.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 114 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9862 - - 10891 - - - - - 8707 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 102 - - - - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98691 18 118 6 097 8 083 98691 91266 11 122 9 099 11 097 91266 85540 8 122 12 099 16 065 85540 80785 16 114 15 089 20 053 80785 76699 19 121 8 097 12 060 76699 73094 14 119 12 141 10 079 73094 69815 8 116 11 166 2 155 69815 66779 9 159 11 170 4 175 66779 63940 14 171 14 184 6 159 63940 61174 15 157 14 175 8 140 61174 58288 14 148 13 166 10 174 58288 55302 16 166 13 157 11 153 55302 52456 16 173 13 147 12 160 52456 49905 16 167 19 152 19 164 49905 47643 19 154 20 145 18 158 47643 45612 19 147 25 182 20 158 45612 43754 20 156 34 184 17 135 43754 42026 34 179 48 180 18 170 42026 40425 41 171 58 171 54 184 40425 38959 48 160 58 161 57 166 38959 37604 49 157 50 149 44 163 37604 36319 45 157 38 151 41 171 36319 35040 42 155 35 166 43 173 35040 33737 42 161 40 176 44 169 33737 32412 43 169 42 174 46 164 32412 31054 39 169 42 170 49 163 31054 29656 34 163 41 166 52 167 29656 28223 32 159 41 166 53 176 28223 26760 33 154 42 167 51 183 26760 25275 33 147 42 168 44 184 25275 23771 34 144 41 166 39 181 23771 22245 36 144 39 160 30 170 22245 20687 36 142 36*153 31 153 20687 19119 31*142 32*144 34*142 19119 17620 28*142 31 139 33*134 17620 16256 29 139 30 138 29 131 16256 15032 28 132 30 137 26 130 15032 13926 25 124 29 136 23 130 13926 12922 23 118 27 132 21 131 12922 12007 22 115 25 126 18 134 12007 11176 22 111 24 122 16 138 11176 10423 22 111 23 120 14 145 10423 9740 21 109 22 119 13 152 9740 9112 21 109 22 119 12 160 9112 8544 20 109 21 119 11 167 8544 8060 19 110 21 119 10 171 8060 7682 18 110 20 119 8 173 7682 7418 17 110 18 119 6 172 7418 7256 15 110 16 119 4 170 7256 7163 11 110 11 119 2 157 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