DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.6 - - 80.0 - - - - - 71.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 404 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9708 - - 11985 - - - - - 8040 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 16237 - - 18298 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 18718 - - 20995 - - - - - 17050 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1936 - - 2212 - - - - - 3721 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 605 - - 727 - - - - - 34 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 231 - - - - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 7130 - - 5957 - - - - - 1433 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11589 - - 15039 - - - - - 15618 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 3067 - - 2601 - - - - - -4656 ODpotential blCL - - - 15651 - - 18394 - - - - - 21706 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 51 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 1490 - - 650 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.6 - - 80.0 - - - - - 71.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.2 - - 38.6 - - - - - 28.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.4 - - 81.4 - - - - - 79.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 37.7 - - - - - 27.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 404 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9708 - - 11985 - - - - - 8040 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 99799 39 113 29 117 33 097 99799 92300 32 116 29 107 29 100 92300 86509 29 116 25 108 21 102 86509 81694 20 113 25 112 19 094 81694 77540 14 111 22 095 14 098 77540 73867 12 121 9 109 13 107 73867 70544 9 120 12 132 9 092 70544 67490 9 123 11 148 5 105 67490 64668 7 125 12 158 2 191 64668 61949 3 013 4 166 2 134 61949 59127 13 280 8 282 2 309 59127 56218 25 251 25 250 25 275 56218 53449 22 240 30 245 31 263 53449 50959 31 275 37 253 40 261 50959 48725 45 274 43 269 46 266 48725 46686 55 275 56 269 54 269 46686 44810 60 275 65 272 60 271 44810 43081 60 276 67 273 60 271 43081 41480 54 275 63 275 56 271 41480 39993 48 271 54 272 52 270 39993 38607 38 274 47 274 46 268 38607 37288 34 277 44 282 40 268 37288 35972 28 271 40 281 37 268 35972 34632 23 265 32 278 36 267 34632 33271 19 260 28 275 33 269 33271 31878 15 249 26 273 31 274 31878 30444 13 240 20 258 28 270 30444 28974 13 238 14 240 26 272 28974 27472 14 242 14 244 25 276 27472 25940 16 238 17 252 25 275 25940 24383 16 235 18 251 25 269 24383 22798 14 229 17 250 24 260 22798 21178 8 225 15*251 23 254 21178 19550 7*232 12*251 23 249 19550 17991 11*214 11 247 23*246 17991 16570 12 210 11 240 22*245 16570 15296 11 213 11 236 19 246 15296 14146 12 219 11 234 15 248 14146 13104 13 215 11 231 11 251 13104 12156 11 205 11 229 8 259 12156 11296 9 193 12 225 7 269 11296 10518 9 185 12 223 7 277 10518 9813 8 181 12 221 8 282 9813 9167 8 178 12 219 8 286 9167 8582 8 176 12 217 9 289 8582 8084 8 174 11 216 9 291 8084 7696 8 172 11 215 8 291 7696 7425 7 172 11 215 7 292 7425 7259 7 171 10 214 4 290 7259 7164 6 170 8 213 3 291 7164 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