DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - 32.3 - - 36.8 - - - - - 33.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 66 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 565 - - 1359 - - - - - 324 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7144 - - 7144 - - - - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9575 - - 10369 - - - - - 9334 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 905 - - 1151 - - - - - 1645 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 149 - - 197 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 176 - - 177 - - - - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 163 - - 463 - - - - - -1749 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9413 - - 9906 - - - - - 11083 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6004 - - -5253 - - - - - -8888 ODpotential blCL - - - 15579 - - 15622 - - - - - 18222 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 81 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.3 - - 36.8 - - - - - 33.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.5 - - 18.8 - - - - - 10.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.5 - - 40.1 - - - - - 42.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.5 - - 17.7 - - - - - 9.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 66 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 565 - - 1359 - - - - - 324 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 25 - - - - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96729 28 278 41 275 37 295 96729 89469 28 273 32 277 27 279 89469 83921 23 278 25 282 21 290 83921 79328 23 283 22 288 21 289 79328 75353 22 284 16 292 19 296 75353 71821 19 293 12 304 18 300 71821 68610 17 296 15 312 16 297 68610 65649 19 298 20 307 15 308 65649 62899 21 299 23 306 15 314 62899 60225 24 308 22 305 21 321 60225 57430 27 310 23 311 28 315 57430 54526 28 313 33 320 30 311 54526 51744 34 317 38 313 29 308 51744 49232 35 320 39 308 30 316 49232 46971 38 318 39 307 33 313 46971 44918 38 314 41 310 33 311 44918 43050 38 319 40 308 36 309 43050 41354 42 323 38 312 41 312 41354 39813 45 323 43 320 47 324 39813 38397 51 325 59 324 51 326 38397 37079 64 327 68 323 51 327 37079 35821 72 327 72 324 50 328 35821 34562 70 326 73 324 50 327 34562 33275 65 325 73 323 49 325 33275 31965 51 321 70 323 47 323 31965 30622 42 314 59 323 47 320 30622 29238 36 304 46 315 46 319 29238 27819 29 303 39 304 44 328 27819 26366 27 308 38 296 43 330 26366 24890 26 314 35 297 40 323 24890 23398 22 317 31 298 37 319 23398 21887 17 304 26 292 34 316 21887 20345 15 281 22 278 30 311 20345 18796 16 269 19 271 25 304 18796 17314 17 269 19 265 21 296 17314 15967 16 278 18 261 21 290 15967 14763 14 284 15 259 21 282 14763 13680 11 282 13 254 21 273 13680 12701 9 272 12 244 21 264 12701 11812 8 255 12 232 20 257 11812 11006 7 234 11*217 18 250 11006 10279 8 213 10*200 15 240 10279 9622 8*198 10 184 10*222 9622 9021 8*186 9 174 8*185 9021 8478 7 178 7 171 8 157 8478 8016 6 173 5 167 7 150 8016 7655 5 171 5 164 6 137 7655 7404 5 171 4 164 4 109 7404 7250 4 171 4 163 4 079 7250 7161 4 171 3 160 3 065 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