DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.1 - - 50.4 - - - - - 41.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 160 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5167 - - 5292 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12274 - - 12498 - - - - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14177 - - 14302 - - - - - 7163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2502 - - 2232 - - - - - 4711 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 390 - - 424 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 9 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 291 - - - - - 012 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 9 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -10 - - - - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4178 - - 4536 - - - - - -292 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10000 - - 9766 - - - - - 7455 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 264 - - 751 - - - - - -5372 ODpotential blCL - - - 13913 - - 13551 - - - - - 12535 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 63 - - - - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 160 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.1 - - 50.4 - - - - - 41.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.2 - - 32.5 - - - - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.0 - - 53.0 - - - - - 48.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 31.3 - - - - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 160 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5167 - - 5292 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 5 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] 96598 27 286 26 264 39 267 96598 89318 33 286 39 278 30 275 89318 83769 27 272 37 274 30 292 83769 79174 21 268 35 272 38 296 79174 75205 21 287 34 274 41 289 75205 71688 28 289 36 287 38 279 71688 68499 30 280 36 289 33 280 68499 65560 29 283 36 287 30 286 65560 62820 29 294 32 280 31 289 62820 60145 32 299 29 276 31 287 60145 57337 32 294 29 281 28 290 57337 54417 30 279 31 282 27 291 54417 51630 27 275 31 278 29 284 51630 49124 26 287 30 280 28 278 49124 46879 30 291 33 281 27 282 46879 44844 35 287 32 276 30 275 44844 42998 35 281 31 276 35 266 42998 41326 38 284 36 279 35 258 41326 39801 45 289 38 278 32 260 39801 38393 49 293 38 287 33 272 38393 37082 54 291 43 288 37 273 37082 35832 56 288 45 285 37 272 35832 34580 56 288 44 287 35 270 34580 33301 52 284 43 287 34 269 33301 32001 45 283 43 287 33 271 32001 30668 39 285 40 287 31 272 30668 29295 35 291 27 285 30 270 29295 27889 31 293 22 284 29 270 27889 26451 30 291 23 279 27 268 26451 24987 30 290 23 280 25 264 24987 23502 31 286 24 279 23 260 23502 21991 30 285 24 278 21 257 21991 20446 27 287 23 279 19 254 20446 18895 23 288 21 280 17 252 18895 17413 21 285 19 281 17 254 17413 16066 20 285 18 282 17 258 16066 14859 19*288 17*282 17 262 14859 13771 19*291 15*282 16 267 13771 12785 19 293 12 283 15 273 12785 11888 19 293 10 286 14 277 11888 11073 17 293 9 289 12 283 11073 10337 15 294 8 294 9 289 10337 9669 13 294 8 297 7 301 9669 9057 11 295 8 299 6 325 9057 8503 11 296 8 300 7 348 8503 8033 10 296 8 301 9 003 8033 7665 9 297 8 301 10 012 7665 7409 8 296 7 301 9 016 7409 7252 8 296 7 301 8*015 7252 7162 6 296 6 301 5*009 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