DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.2 - - - - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 274 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8492 - - - - - 4962 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 15234 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 17502 - - - - - 13972 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2464 - - - - - 4438 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 570 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - - - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 230 - - - - - 258 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 26 - - - - - 23 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 2441 - - - - - -645 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 15062 - - - - - 14618 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 90 - - - - - -5539 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17412 - - - - - 19511 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 180 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.2 - - - - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.8 - - - - - 28.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.0 - - - - - 75.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.8 - - - - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 274 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8492 - - - - - 4962 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 61 - - - - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 4 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] 99180 11 093 9 101 99180 91731 13 121 11 090 91731 85973 13 095 11 076 85973 81187 7 055 9 080 81187 77060 1 079 7 051 77060 73417 1 087 6 037 73417 70123 4 179 9 023 70123 67097 9 165 7 319 67097 64300 2 059 3 330 64300 61602 7 341 3 283 61602 58785 7 305 7 148 58785 55871 24 254 10 259 55871 53092 35 246 26 268 53092 50581 37 249 42 265 50581 48338 43 256 57 262 48338 46311 51 258 65 256 46311 44464 58 257 68 253 44464 42774 64 256 73 255 42774 41216 72 257 81 258 41216 39764 78 257 88 260 39764 38403 74 258 90 260 38403 37101 61 257 86 261 37101 35796 50 248 80 262 35796 34464 51 242 71 262 34464 33111 53 242 61 259 33111 31727 50 240 52 248 31727 30301 46 237 51 241 30301 28838 44 233 51 245 28838 27340 44 234 46 248 27340 25814 41 235 38 248 25814 24265 38 234 34 244 24265 22690 37 233 33 238 22690 21080 36 236 35 233 21080 19461 35 240 37 228 19461 17910 34*240 37 228 17910 16497 33*235 34 230 16497 15231 31 230 30 234 15231 14089 30 227 27*240 14089 13054 28 227 24*246 13054 12114 25 229 21 250 12114 11261 21 232 18 255 11261 10489 18 234 16 259 10489 9791 15 235 13 263 9791 9150 13 234 11 267 9150 8570 11 232 10 271 8570 8076 10 229 9 273 8076 7691 10 228 7 274 7691 7422 9 226 5 277 7422 7258 8 224 3 280 7258 7164 7 223 1 303 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