DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.5 - - 38.9 - - 38.5 - - 32.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 192 - - 48 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2223 - - 3519 - - 3100 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10206 - - 11230 - - 10058 - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11233 - - 12529 - - 12110 - - 7162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1243 - - 1401 - - 1239 - - 3265 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 314 - - 389 - - 244 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 12 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 334 - - 338 - - 016 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 17 - - 14 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -23 - - -16 - - -18 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 753 - - 1696 - - 2057 - - -878 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10480 - - 10833 - - 10054 - - 8040 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12183 - - -4709 - - -4877 - - -9089 ODpotential blCL - - - 23416 - - 17238 - - 16987 - - 16251 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 50 - - 58 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.5 - - 38.9 - - 38.5 - - 32.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.0 - - 16.8 - - 19.9 - - 22.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 41.4 - - 42.0 - - 37.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.8 - - 15.7 - - 18.8 - - 21.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 192 - - 48 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2223 - - 3519 - - 3100 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 96060 23 251 29 265 25 253 30 276 96060 88921 20 236 35 273 40 287 35 316 88921 83421 22 268 32 264 42 273 43 292 83421 78898 33 305 32 288 32 277 38 283 78898 75007 40 288 42 289 34 296 35 287 75007 71553 40 284 44 283 41 288 39 292 71553 68421 37 277 42 278 42 279 41 283 68421 65543 30 266 38 270 41 275 40 276 65543 62866 34 280 37 267 40 272 39 272 62866 60254 48 275 51 272 47 280 43 276 60254 57523 62 269 61 266 59 273 58 271 57523 54696 67 270 68 268 65 274 63 270 54696 51984 74 261 78 266 74 274 71 275 51984 49515 81 262 87 265 84 272 78 274 49515 47280 88 267 91 267 92 271 87 273 47280 45240 93 270 95 267 96 272 91 273 45240 43375 98 268 98 264 101 270 97 274 43375 41667 101 267 100 267 101 267 103 272 41667 40102 105 268 103 269 99 269 101 271 40102 38658 109 267 108 268 99 271 98 272 38658 37316 110 266 113 266 103 269 100 272 37316 36036 108 266 114 267 106 267 101 272 36036 34755 104 267 112 269 105 269 98 273 34755 33449 101 269 108 270 100 272 94 275 33449 32120 100 269 104 271 96 273 93 276 32120 30760 99 270 100 272 94 274 91 276 30760 29360 97 273 98 272 95 273 92 276 29360 27925 96 273 97 274 94 273 89 281 27925 26464 99 272 92 275 88 277 76 287 26464 24984 97 272 81 279 75 286 63 293 24984 23487 88 271 73 281 63 297 56 297 23487 21963 82 270 65 282 55 303 51 301 21963 20407 73 270 57 285 49 303 46 303 20407 18843 61 272 50 290 42 306 41 304 18843 17348 51 276 45 295 36 313 36 304 17348 15990 44 282 41 299 31 319 30 306 15990 14775 39 289 37 304 28 321 26 309 14775 13683 35 297 33 310 27 321 22 312 13683 12696 33 306 28*315 24*324 19 317 12696 11803 30*317 23*322 20*330 18 323 11803 10995 27*326 17 328 16 336 16 331 10995 10268 23 334 13 336 12 342 14 341 10268 9612 19 341 11 341 11 342 12 354 9612 9012 16 348 10 341 11 341 11 008 9012 8470 14 350 10 341 11 339 12 017 8470 8010 14 351 10 341 10 338 12 020 8010 7651 13 351 9 341 10 336 11 017 7651 7402 12 351 8 341 9 335 9 011 7402 7249 10 351 8 341 8 335 6*002 7249 7161 8 351 6 341 6 335 4*001 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