DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.5 - - 57.5 - - 57.6 - - 50.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 216 - - 401 - - 195 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7222 - - 10698 - - 9425 - - 5471 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14118 - - 17239 - - 15772 - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16232 - - 19708 - - 18435 - - 14481 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1734 - - 1927 - - 1941 - - 2858 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 507 - - 700 - - 530 - - 58 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 12 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 279 - - 282 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 9 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 6057 - - 5432 - - 3929 - - 2264 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10175 - - 14277 - - 14507 - - 12218 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2114 - - 2869 - - 946 - - -2576 ODpotential blCL - - - 14118 - - 16839 - - 17489 - - 17057 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 71 - - 76 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 340 - - 90 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.5 - - 57.5 - - 57.6 - - 50.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.8 - - 19.7 - - 18.8 - - 22.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.8 - - 59.1 - - 59.9 - - 56.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 18.5 - - 17.6 - - 21.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 216 - - 401 - - 195 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7222 - - 10698 - - 9425 - - 5471 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98710 24 092 20 097 22 092 16 094 98710 91206 19 097 13 093 20 070 17 087 91206 85484 15 106 13 112 18 084 23 076 85484 80753 15 114 17 095 17 097 19 089 80753 76683 17 112 15 089 14 093 18 093 76683 73087 14 090 14 096 9 102 19 081 73087 69824 15 101 15 097 8 124 11 074 69824 66826 9 109 10 092 10 111 7 122 66826 64044 14 161 8 141 8 111 9 127 64044 61330 13 162 12 167 4 092 10 130 61330 58478 12 197 16 184 7 221 5 150 58478 55492 14 191 19 202 14 224 9 222 55492 52620 14 214 20 204 17 225 14 241 52620 50028 14 215 21 212 20 232 20 244 50028 47710 13 237 13 211 18 228 20 240 47710 45614 17 240 13 239 13 237 13 244 45614 43698 16 238 14 259 11 245 14 249 43698 41936 15 242 15 269 10 252 13 255 41936 40306 16 247 18 275 11 274 11 278 40306 38793 16 253 18 271 14 278 16 290 38793 37392 16 258 14 277 14 283 17 284 37392 36070 10 262 15 274 14 301 13 295 36070 34767 3 273 10 284 11 340 12 337 34767 33459 3 043 5 004 12 016 18 013 33459 32144 7 075 12 061 15 033 22 032 32144 30803 9 069 17 053 19 033 23 033 30803 29424 11 061 17 031 21 021 21 022 29424 28011 6 033 10 022 15 015 17 016 28011 26567 3 291 7 326 13 313 9 342 26567 25098 5 275 11 300 19 294 17 307 25098 23608 8 268 13 292 20 297 24 308 23608 22092 12 263 16 294 21 295 25 304 22092 20542 16 261 19*296 20 291 23 295 20542 18982 18 262 15*293 17*286 21 289 18982 17489 16*267 10 285 11*280 20 287 17489 16131 14*278 9 280 9 278 16 284 16131 14915 12 284 9 278 9 279 10*275 14915 13819 11 283 10 277 9 281 6*263 13819 12826 11 281 10 277 9 281 3 267 12826 11924 10 279 10 277 10 283 4 286 11924 11104 10 275 11 277 11 284 6 300 11104 10362 9 271 11 277 11 284 8 306 10362 9691 9 267 11 276 11 285 10 307 9691 9074 9 265 11 276 11 285 10 307 9074 8516 8 263 11 275 11 286 11 306 8516 8042 8 260 11 275 11 285 11 305 8042 7671 8 258 10 275 11 285 10 304 7671 7412 7 256 10 274 10 285 9 301 7412 7254 7 255 9 274 9 285 7 299 7254 7162 6 254 7 273 8 284 4 297 7162 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