DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.5 - - 50.5 - - 51.3 - - 45.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 291 - - 290 - - 255 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6766 - - 8551 - - 7649 - - 4111 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13895 - - 15309 - - 14517 - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15776 - - 17561 - - 16659 - - 13121 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1916 - - 765 - - 1157 - - 2033 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 541 - - 581 - - 536 - - 59 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 25 - - 25 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 269 - - 279 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 19 - - 17 - - 22 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 10 - - 13 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 6390 - - 6800 - - 4577 - - 2701 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9387 - - 10761 - - 12082 - - 10421 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2887 - - 3159 - - 1795 - - -1846 ODpotential blCL - - - 12889 - - 14402 - - 14864 - - 14967 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 95 - - 65 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 150 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.5 - - 50.5 - - 51.3 - - 45.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.1 - - 28.2 - - 23.1 - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.5 - - 52.8 - - 53.6 - - 50.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 27.6 - - 22.5 - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 291 - - 290 - - 255 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6766 - - 8551 - - 7649 - - 4111 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 79 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99013 22 104 23 095 22 091 21 101 99013 91510 20 113 14 115 19 084 18 096 91510 85754 19 113 11 129 11 091 18 095 85754 80991 14 129 8 093 12 107 17 087 80991 76879 15 134 7 144 10 102 15 081 76879 73236 10 138 7 140 8 102 11 085 73236 69932 4 156 9 113 5 134 8 104 69932 66890 6 188 8 161 6 159 5 102 66890 64067 8 205 10 202 8 219 6 246 64067 61326 12 211 10 198 8 220 8 202 61326 58464 18 246 20 249 19 262 20 254 58464 55512 18 249 25 249 24 274 21 258 55512 52688 26 271 28 274 25 284 22 291 52688 50120 27 282 33 291 26 292 35 284 50120 47803 32 290 38 294 35 289 45 288 47803 45691 38 294 45 291 48 287 52 291 45691 43752 44 289 52 285 56 287 61 296 43752 41967 49 283 54 283 59 288 72 297 41967 40316 51 279 53 286 59 292 69 296 40316 38786 50 276 52 291 59 298 67 307 38786 37369 48 274 53 292 62 302 79 315 37369 36032 45 273 54 288 63 302 91 316 36032 34709 44 274 50 283 61 301 98 316 34709 33372 43 277 44 278 57 301 101 316 33372 32022 44 276 38 274 55 304 98 314 32022 30650 43 274 39 270 54 306 92 314 30650 29246 41 271 41 268 52 305 84 317 29246 27816 40 268 43 268 47 295 71 316 27816 26364 40 267 44 269 44 290 59 309 26364 24893 41 265 44 270 47 289 54 298 24893 23405 41 264 43 270 48 288 53 293 23405 21894 41 263 43 271 46 286 51 295 21894 20352 40 260 42 271 43 283 46 298 20352 18806 37 258 39*271 42 279 41 300 18806 17328 30 259 30*273 40*276 38 299 17328 15987 27*260 28 272 29*276 36 294 15987 14788 25*260 26 268 27 277 33 287 14788 13710 24 261 25 267 26 278 31*283 13710 12734 23 263 25 266 26 278 29*283 12734 11847 22 263 25 267 25 279 26 286 11847 11041 21 264 25 268 25 279 24 290 11041 10313 20 265 24 268 25 280 23 293 10313 9652 19 266 24 269 25 280 22 295 9652 9046 19 266 24 269 24 281 21 296 9046 8497 18 266 23 270 24 281 20 297 8497 8029 18 266 22 270 23 281 19 297 8029 7663 17 265 21 270 22 281 17 298 7663 7409 15 265 19 269 20 281 14 298 7409 7252 14 264 17 269 18 280 11 298 7252 7162 10 263 12 268 12 280 6 298 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