DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.0 - - 45.9 - - 48.3 - - 45.3 - - 40.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -20 - - 46 - - 71 - - -4 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 486 - - 1594 - - 776 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7145 - - 7145 - - 7145 - - 7145 - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top 7162 - - 9496 - - 10604 - - 9786 - - 7163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1525 - - 1501 - - 2150 - - 2425 - - 4244 Hgt.Variab. W* 13 - - 131 - - 220 - - 70 - - 6 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 7 - - 14 - - 14 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 031 - - 256 - - 270 - - 275 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 11 - - 15 - - 16 - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg -13 - - 9 - - 14 - - -7 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5252 - - -1876 - - -659 - - -151 - - -3466 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12414 - - 11372 - - 11263 - - 9938 - - 10629 sfcLCL ODpotential -13540 - - -9030 - - -8276 - - -7753 - - -10669 ODpotential blCL 20702 - - 18526 - - 18880 - - 17539 - - 17832 blCL maxRH 84 - - 72 - - 94 - - 80 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.0 - - 45.9 - - 48.3 - - 45.3 - - 40.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 7.7 - - 21.4 - - 24.1 - - 26.9 - - 19.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.2 - - 49.5 - - 51.9 - - 50.8 - - 49.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 6.7 - - 20.2 - - 22.9 - - 25.8 - - 18.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -20 - - 46 - - 71 - - -4 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 486 - - 1594 - - 776 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 35 - - 0 - - 76 - - 21 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96289 21 285 13 298 20 293 17 300 11 271 96289 89056 9 314 8 337 15 289 16 302 17 332 89056 83513 7 338 15 326 13 302 14 306 17 332 83513 78937 15 319 20 313 18 313 19 318 18 314 78937 75017 20 313 25 305 22 310 19 321 26 315 75017 71565 23 309 28 301 26 304 18 321 25 316 71565 68428 30 311 28 296 31 301 25 308 26 318 68428 65526 33 301 30 286 34 294 29 298 32 301 65526 62822 32 288 30 280 34 280 30 289 28 285 62822 60182 33 285 30 285 33 273 33 280 28 286 60182 57408 40 286 38 281 38 268 36 281 39 284 57408 54515 51 277 49 267 50 268 48 281 47 279 54515 51741 60 267 62 263 60 266 57 274 54 275 51741 49242 63 268 66 260 63 260 62 264 59 270 49242 47006 66 270 66 261 64 260 61 264 59 266 47006 44988 67 269 65 264 62 264 60 268 57 265 44988 43156 65 265 60 263 59 263 60 271 57 269 43156 41489 57 261 52 260 54 265 61 275 61 273 41489 39966 45 261 43 266 51 274 64 278 66 275 39966 38558 37 267 42 281 55 284 62 276 66 272 38558 37241 33 266 43 285 52 284 59 275 65 270 37241 35982 35 263 38 280 42 277 55 272 64 270 35982 34720 35 264 34 275 45 278 52 269 64 271 34720 33429 36 266 32 276 41 281 49 269 61 272 33429 32119 38 265 33 273 39 282 47 270 54 274 32119 30778 40 264 37 271 39 279 45 272 50 275 30778 29399 42 264 35 274 38 270 46 273 49 274 29399 27988 44 268 34 271 37 261 47 272 47 274 27988 26545 42 273 35 269 38 261 47 266 45 273 26545 25075 39 275 37 269 38 264 45 262 44 272 25075 23582 38 272 39 268 38 265 44 262 44 270 23582 22059 40 267 40 266 38 266 43 264 44 271 22059 20502 42 264 42 265 39 266 42 266 44 273 20502 18936 41 261 41 263 40 265 41 268 43 274 18936 17438 38 261 39 263 40 265 41 269 44 275 17438 16077 34 262 36 263 38 265 40 271 45 275 16077 14861 31 264 33 265 35 265 38 271 45 274 14861 13767 28 266 30 268 32 267 36 272 44 273 13767 12777 26 266 27 272 29 269 33 271 41 271 12777 11878 23 265 25 275 26 270 30 271 38 271 11878 11063 21 265 22 275 23*270 28 271 35 272 11063 10327 19 265 19 273 20*269 24*270 32 276 10327 9661 17 267 16*270 18 268 21*271 30 281 9661 9050 15 268 12*265 16 267 18 273 24 286 9050 8498 13 271 8 256 14 269 15 276 22 292 8498 8029 9 278 6 249 12 273 13 278 17 297 8029 7663 5 303 5 248 11 277 10 278 12 300 7663 7408 4 000 4 253 9 281 8 278 7 307 7408 7252 5*042 2 261 7 282 6 278 5*317 7252 7162 4*040 2 264 6 283 4 279 2*338 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