DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 71.9 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 331 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5816 - - 11454 - - - - - 5597 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13096 - - 17757 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14826 - - 20464 - - - - - 14607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5094 - - 1860 - - - - - 8031 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 497 - - 676 - - - - - 35 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 273 - - 249 - - - - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - 26 - - 20 - - - - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 15 - - - - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -162 - - 5389 - - - - - 788 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14989 - - 15076 - - - - - 13820 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4129 - - 2420 - - - - - -4136 ODpotential blCL - - - 18955 - - 18044 - - - - - 18743 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 63 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 160 - - - - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 71.9 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.4 - - 30.4 - - - - - 29.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.3 - - 73.6 - - - - - 73.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.2 - - 29.2 - - - - - 27.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 331 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5816 - - 11454 - - - - - 5597 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98144 6 007 3 045 3 312 98144 90713 10 227 4 256 4 033 90713 84974 4 121 11 205 10 086 84974 80225 6 100 9 151 3 045 80225 76159 4 196 3 120 1 297 76159 72579 6 123 7 234 7 033 72579 69334 5 026 2 184 7 360 69334 66343 11 321 3 354 6 348 66343 63564 8 312 8 318 5 327 63564 60869 6 311 9 293 9 306 60869 58055 12 283 11 293 9 288 58055 55143 21 278 22 276 14 275 55143 52370 29 273 28 273 18 276 52370 49887 31 273 32 266 35 269 49887 47692 33 268 35 261 40 262 47692 45728 37 268 39 264 37 254 45728 43950 42 271 42 264 38 246 43950 42316 42 275 41 261 40 242 42316 40793 43 274 41 260 40 241 40793 39362 43 270 41 261 41 242 39362 38018 43 269 41 262 41 242 38018 36734 42 270 40 262 40 243 36734 35449 41 269 39 262 39 245 35449 34136 40 268 36 262 38 248 34136 32801 39 269 34 262 37 249 32801 31434 36 269 31 264 36 247 31434 30030 33 269 30 266 37 244 30030 28591 29 268 29 269 37 243 28591 27120 26 268 29 270 33 242 27120 25619 24 264 29 270 28 243 25619 24095 26 252 30 266 29 240 24095 22544 25 250 29 260 32 231 22544 20960 25 259 26*256 33 226 20960 19365 27 269 23*259 30 224 19365 17832 29 277 21 262 28 223 17832 16434 30 285 20 262 24 219 16434 15179 30*291 18 261 21*211 15179 14047 26*295 13 257 19*204 14047 13019 19 295 10 249 16 195 13019 12086 11 287 8 236 14 186 12086 11238 7 273 8 226 12 175 11238 10471 6 251 8 221 11 164 10471 9777 5 232 8 215 11 153 9777 9139 5 224 8 212 11 145 9139 8563 5 221 8 209 11 142 8563 8072 5 217 8 207 11 140 8072 7689 5 215 8 205 10 139 7689 7421 5 213 8 204 8 137 7421 7258 5 214 7 203 5 132 7258 7163 4 213 6 203 4 128 7163 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