DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - 82.3 - - 84.1 - - 82.4 - - 71.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 323 - - 345 - - 130 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7650 - - 7776 - - 7353 - - 2625 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14648 - - 14789 - - 13893 - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16660 - - 16786 - - 16363 - - 11635 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1428 - - 1950 - - 2656 - - 3959 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 582 - - 601 - - 431 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 20 - - 20 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 255 - - 261 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 24 - - 20 - - 22 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 13 - - 11 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1762 - - -2675 - - -3275 - - -5021 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18423 - - 19462 - - 19639 - - 16656 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9519 - - -9168 - - -9813 - - -12756 ODpotential blCL - - - 26179 - - 25954 - - 26176 - - 24391 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 81 - - 79 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.3 - - 84.1 - - 82.4 - - 71.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.1 - - 23.0 - - 20.6 - - 23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.1 - - 85.8 - - 85.2 - - 79.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.9 - - 21.9 - - 19.6 - - 22.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 323 - - 345 - - 130 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7650 - - 7776 - - 7353 - - 2625 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 23 - - 14 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 99693 34 101 28 107 25 087 33 091 99693 92181 28 097 20 099 24 098 26 092 92181 86395 22 104 18 081 24 097 16 111 86395 81597 23 113 14 091 19 095 17 108 81597 77455 19 098 13 099 12 095 18 088 77455 73787 13 088 12 112 8 084 14 076 73787 70461 10 114 10 103 5 110 8 068 70461 67413 12 134 6 110 3 130 6 106 67413 64607 5 110 8 152 4 243 3 102 64607 61902 6 211 9 176 6 227 4 239 61902 59100 9 201 14 199 14 227 8 223 59100 56217 13 240 15 216 16 252 16 279 56217 53490 19 258 25 242 31 261 32 266 53490 51055 34 275 32 263 36 272 35 267 51055 48877 47 276 43 278 43 282 42 276 48877 46899 52 276 50 277 49 283 50 276 46899 45079 53 278 53 278 53 281 56 276 45079 43389 53 279 54 279 60 279 62 277 43389 41807 49 277 55 278 64 276 69 276 41807 40320 46 274 57 275 64 275 71 275 40320 38922 45 274 58 273 61 273 68 275 38922 37587 45 276 56 272 58 271 63 273 37587 36251 43 274 51 269 55 270 60 269 36251 34890 43 266 45 265 51 269 55 264 34890 33506 46 263 45 259 47 261 52 258 33506 32092 45 264 47 257 48 253 52 254 32092 30639 43 261 46 256 51 251 52 254 30639 29151 40 259 44 255 50 250 49 255 29151 27630 39 259 43 254 48 251 47 256 27630 26081 39 262 42 255 45 251 45 257 26081 24506 38 266 41 256 43 252 43 258 24506 22900 35 270 37 257 41 252 41 257 22900 21257 31 270 35 257 39 251 40 256 21257 19605 29 263 34 254 37 251 41 254 19605 18026 27*258 35*254 35 253 40 249 18026 16592 25*257 34*258 33*256 39 245 16592 15310 22 256 29 260 30*259 37 242 15310 14156 19 251 21 258 26 260 34 244 14156 13110 18 247 19 257 21 261 31 248 13110 12160 18 244 19 256 19 262 27*254 12160 11297 18 242 18 255 19 262 23*261 11297 10518 17 239 18 253 19 262 20 269 10518 9813 17 234 18 252 18 262 16 278 9813 9166 16 229 18 251 18 262 14 289 9166 8582 15 225 17 250 18 261 14 296 8582 8085 14 223 16 248 17 261 13 300 8085 7696 14 221 16 247 16 260 12 303 7696 7425 13 220 15 247 15 260 9 306 7425 7259 12 220 14 246 14 260 6 307 7259 7164 10 217 11 245 10 259 4 316 7164 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