DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.6 - - 38.2 - - - - - 32.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 164 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1504 - - 3060 - - - - - 344 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7144 - - 10815 - - - - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10514 - - 12070 - - - - - 9354 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1602 - - 1425 - - - - - 2196 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 201 - - 350 - - - - - 33 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 7 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 004 - - 006 - - - - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - -13 - - - - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2364 - - 2952 - - - - - 1888 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8150 - - 9119 - - - - - 7467 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1745 - - -1644 - - - - - -3627 ODpotential blCL - - - 12259 - - 13714 - - - - - 12981 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 68 - - - - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.6 - - 38.2 - - - - - 32.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.3 - - 23.6 - - - - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 40.8 - - - - - 38.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.2 - - 22.4 - - - - - 24.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 164 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1504 - - 3060 - - - - - 344 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] 96525 8 241 15 240 22 260 96525 89416 6 178 17 268 7 270 89416 83962 3 151 11 220 14 293 83962 79426 3 336 8 303 16 276 79426 75469 12 261 13 280 14 261 75469 71931 14 213 12 263 12 271 71931 68718 6 208 15 248 11 304 68718 65769 11 251 13 250 19 307 65769 63040 18 286 22 295 18 304 63040 60379 24 261 21 277 20 305 60379 57577 13 269 19 274 26 300 57577 54660 35 315 28 306 28 304 54660 51867 46 310 36 313 33 305 51867 49341 43 308 41 316 37 301 49341 47064 40 309 45 313 40 300 47064 44987 37 306 45 309 39 305 44987 43089 35 304 42 306 36 310 43089 41358 35 309 39 309 40 314 41358 39776 37 325 40 321 48 316 39776 38326 45 335 46 330 51 320 38326 36992 53 336 51 333 50 326 36992 35734 57 337 54 335 50 333 35734 34483 57 341 57 338 51 334 34483 33208 57 344 57 338 50 333 33208 31913 56 346 55 338 48 330 31913 30586 55 347 54 340 47 328 30586 29220 54 347 53 341 46 328 29220 27819 53 349 51 341 46 327 27819 26384 53 351 47 343 44 328 26384 24921 49 353 42 343 40 330 24921 23433 42 354 38 344 36 331 23433 21916 37 354 34 343 31 330 21916 20363 33 355 31 343 28 328 20363 18803 29 356 29 343 27 326 18803 17314 25 355 25 344 25 325 17314 15962 21 353 22 345 23 326 15962 14754 17 350 19 346 20 327 14754 13668 15 348 15 348 18 329 13668 12687 14 346 12*352 15 330 12687 11798 14 346 9*000 11 329 11798 10993 14*349 8 008 8 328 10993 10268 14*355 7 009 5 328 10268 9613 13 001 8 007 4*338 9613 9013 12 005 8 006 5*356 9013 8472 12 006 8 006 7 007 8472 8012 11 007 7 004 8 008 8012 7653 10 007 7 004 9 006 7653 7402 9 007 6 004 8 003 7402 7249 8 007 6 003 6 359 7249 7161 6 007 5 003 4 357 7161 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