DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 58.3 - - - - - 54.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 454 - - 487 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3319 - - 5013 - - - - - 3154 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11332 - - 12698 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12329 - - 14023 - - - - - 12164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1214 - - 660 - - - - - 1422 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 491 - - 578 - - - - - 38 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 243 - - - - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 14 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 16 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 32 - - -479 - - - - - -1305 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12297 - - 14502 - - - - - 13470 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8499 - - -7987 - - - - - -9462 ODpotential blCL - - - 20828 - - 22010 - - - - - 21626 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 51 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 58.3 - - - - - 54.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.0 - - 19.5 - - - - - 20.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.1 - - 59.2 - - - - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.9 - - 18.3 - - - - - 19.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 454 - - 487 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3319 - - 5013 - - - - - 3154 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 98969 36 107 26 092 35 092 98969 91464 27 102 23 113 30 092 91464 85691 26 108 23 108 22 085 85691 80905 23 093 18 101 15 086 80905 76793 20 097 14 094 18 078 76793 73159 14 100 12 093 15 062 73159 69864 12 084 11 080 4 117 69864 66834 7 044 9 048 7 118 66834 64023 7 208 6 001 7 062 64023 61292 5 172 9 308 8 030 61292 58439 10 280 13 264 10 338 58439 55492 18 302 12 287 19 293 55492 52689 24 308 24 294 24 302 52689 50173 37 296 36 294 34 295 50173 47930 38 299 41 300 40 288 47930 45907 48 311 47 304 43 289 45907 44063 61 301 53 301 47 290 44063 42370 59 288 57 294 49 290 42370 40803 49 291 54 295 47 291 40803 39342 53 309 52 302 44 290 39342 37977 57 313 54 306 42 290 37977 36677 57 311 56 305 42 290 36677 35379 58 309 55 300 41 290 35379 34055 58 309 53 297 41 286 34055 32710 59 307 51 298 40 283 32710 31335 57 304 49 300 39 284 31335 29920 53 303 47 302 37 288 29920 28472 52 320 44 304 35 295 28472 26993 53 327 42 304 31 299 26993 25485 51 319 42 302 25 301 25485 23951 50 313 41 302 23 304 23951 22386 49 315 38 307 23 302 22386 20783 45 320 34 314 26 301 20783 19171 40 319 33 315 26 302 19171 17632 31 313 31 314 25 301 17632 16238 21 304 29 311 22 300 16238 14994 12 292 23*305 20 298 14994 13878 8 286 14*291 17 296 13878 12870 5*293 9 259 14*289 12870 11958 4*267 9 255 11*283 11958 11131 4 233 9 249 10 283 11131 10384 5 225 9 239 10 284 10384 9708 6 219 10 233 10 283 9708 9087 6 215 10 229 11 282 9087 8526 7 211 10 225 11 279 8526 8048 7 208 10 221 11 277 8048 7674 7 206 10 218 10 274 7674 7414 7 205 10 218 8 270 7414 7254 7 203 9 216 6 265 7254 7162 6 203 8 215 3 261 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