DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.9 - - 45.3 - - 45.2 - - 39.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 91 - - 10 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1411 - - 2337 - - 2437 - - 250 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7145 - - 10016 - - 7145 - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10421 - - 11347 - - 11447 - - 9260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1367 - - 1438 - - 1486 - - 2475 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 209 - - 267 - - 148 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 166 - - 171 - - 157 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 9 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 10 - - 12 - - 13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1756 - - 1969 - - 1472 - - -551 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8666 - - 9378 - - 9975 - - 9811 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4901 - - -4848 - - -5745 - - -8010 ODpotential blCL - - - 15322 - - 16195 - - 17192 - - 17270 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 71 - - 73 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.9 - - 45.3 - - 45.2 - - 39.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.2 - - 29.3 - - 26.8 - - 22.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 49.5 - - 51.4 - - 49.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 28.1 - - 25.6 - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 91 - - 10 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1411 - - 2337 - - 2437 - - 250 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96523 26 260 25 276 25 282 23 295 96523 89353 13 286 20 266 26 281 18 289 89353 83864 11 279 16 262 20 288 17 282 83864 79309 11 265 16 279 16 304 16 295 79309 75369 11 276 22 290 17 304 21 303 75369 71880 19 289 25 290 23 311 22 311 71880 68713 22 300 29 293 28 304 26 312 68713 65782 30 306 29 290 30 301 31 305 65782 63046 33 291 30 298 35 298 35 302 63046 60377 32 290 35 298 42 291 41 294 60377 57571 34 291 38 295 41 287 40 285 57571 54637 36 284 40 290 40 285 39 283 54637 51821 37 280 43 286 41 285 38 287 51821 49284 40 282 44 284 44 286 37 290 49284 47020 40 282 45 282 47 284 39 292 47020 44988 40 281 48 279 48 280 43 287 44988 43157 39 286 45 276 43 280 44 279 43157 41500 43 290 40 278 40 281 39 275 41500 39988 45 286 38 284 39 279 37 276 39988 38586 42 284 40 284 36 280 36 276 38586 37274 40 286 47 279 39 279 35 274 37274 36023 38 286 44 277 40 269 36 276 36023 34771 36 286 41 279 38 266 34 275 34771 33491 36 289 37 281 36 265 32 274 33491 32190 37 289 33 281 36 267 28 273 32190 30858 38 282 31 281 35 271 27 267 30858 29487 38 278 32 288 33 276 28 262 29487 28081 35 285 35 288 31 281 27 258 28081 26640 34 294 34 290 31 282 27 255 26640 25169 35 298 30 289 28 280 25 253 25169 23670 34 298 26 284 24 276 23 250 23670 22140 28 287 24 275 22 270 22 248 22140 20573 22 288 22 274 21 263 21 247 20573 18997 20 300 18 274 19 261 18 248 18997 17488 16 304 14 270 15 261 14 249 17488 16117 12 296 10 261 11 255 10 242 16117 14892 8 283 8 247 8 238 8 225 14892 13789 5 253 6 223 8 214 9 213 13789 12792 5 212 7 205 8 194 11 202 12792 11889 7 194 8*194 9*179 11 188 11889 11071 9*186 8*186 9*170 11 172 11071 10333 10*180 8 178 9 166 11 162 10333 9666 10 175 8 176 9 166 11*159 9666 9055 9 170 7 174 8 164 11*158 9055 8502 8 163 6 169 7 156 10 158 8502 8031 7 159 5 160 5 144 8 152 8031 7663 6 153 5 149 5 128 6 132 7663 7408 6 147 4 143 4 114 5 091 7408 7252 5 145 4 140 4 101 5 061 7252 7162 4 147 3 141 3 099 4 041 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