DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.4 - - 39.9 - - 42.6 - - 42.8 - - 35.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 4 - - 94 - - 99 - - 33 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3799 - - 5588 - - 4881 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7145 - - 11085 - - 12431 - - 10866 - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top 7162 - - 12809 - - 14598 - - 13891 - - 7162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 5743 - - 1835 - - 2144 - - 3557 - - 4438 Hgt.Variab. W* 22 - - 319 - - 370 - - 253 - - 11 W* B/S 1 - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 287 - - 259 - - 259 - - 279 - - 001 Direction Wind Shear 10 - - 18 - - 12 - - 13 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - 10 - - -6 - - -14 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -819 - - 4363 - - 5545 - - 5548 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7981 - - 8447 - - 9053 - - 8343 - - 7161 sfcLCL ODpotential -5000 - - 614 - - 2318 - - 917 - - -3832 ODpotential blCL 12162 - - 12195 - - 12280 - - 12974 - - 10994 blCL maxRH 88 - - 84 - - 74 - - 64 - - 66 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 30 - - 130 - - 260 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m 37.4 - - 39.9 - - 42.6 - - 42.8 - - 35.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.4 - - 27.9 - - 27.8 - - 31.1 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.5 - - 42.9 - - 45.7 - - 46.7 - - 42.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.3 - - 26.7 - - 26.7 - - 30.0 - - 29.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 4 - - 94 - - 99 - - 33 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3799 - - 5588 - - 4881 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 54 - - 34 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 97516 7 077 6 097 6 120 4 009 10 066 97516 90150 4 056 5 060 11 131 1 263 9 025 90150 84491 7 094 3 240 1 309 4 033 4 022 84491 79783 3 140 7 221 2 117 1 339 5 359 79783 75712 6 110 15 225 8 309 4 029 1 346 75712 72097 4 058 11 189 16 262 11 293 8 304 72097 68805 15 301 3 136 12 243 18 257 20 265 68805 65768 20 279 9 283 5 171 11 255 16 249 65768 62934 17 273 19 280 14 290 18 278 15 257 62934 60175 21 261 23 251 24 268 18 276 16 270 60175 57295 20 248 17 254 24 259 24 271 23 276 57295 54315 21 269 24 268 27 260 31 268 26 273 54315 51483 28 275 27 263 29 258 35 265 27 268 51483 48945 32 269 26 261 27 255 33 261 26 260 48945 46675 29 265 29 265 28 255 31 263 26 258 46675 44618 30 268 34 266 31 258 34 265 28 261 44618 42740 37 267 40 265 35 258 38 263 32 261 42740 41014 44 262 44 263 39 259 41 256 36 257 41014 39422 48 259 48 258 44 258 43 250 40 249 39422 37952 53 254 52 255 49 255 45 244 40 245 37952 36594 58 246 59 250 56 253 50 240 47 234 36594 35321 60 245 61 246 65 247 56 237 51 224 35321 34070 62 247 63 245 67 245 61 235 50 224 34070 32803 63 247 62 245 65 243 62 233 50 227 32803 31520 61 247 60 245 64 241 60 232 51 229 31520 30210 57 247 57 246 65 235 59 234 51 229 30210 28865 53 247 56 246 64 226 58 235 50 229 28865 27489 48 249 52 246 64 224 57 236 47 229 27489 26084 45 252 47 247 62 229 54 238 41 230 26084 24654 44 252 42 250 56 237 49 240 33 231 24654 23202 45 253 39 253 50 246 44 242 25 236 23202 21725 45 255 39 254 44 255 38 244 22 235 21725 20215 41 255 40 254 39 261 30 247 22 231 20215 18697 35 253 36 256 35 265 23 250 20 228 18697 17245 31 253 31 256 28 268 19 249 17 229 17245 15923 28 253 28 253 22 267 16 245 13 231 15923 14738 26 252 27 252 17*263 14*240 11 230 14738 13670 24 249 24*256 16*260 12*239 9 229 13670 12700 23 245 21*261 13 259 10 243 6 235 12700 11818 21 242 18 265 11 259 9 251 4 250 11818 11017 18 242 14 267 8 259 7 261 3 283 11017 10292 15 242 10 264 6 258 7 279 3 334 10292 9635 13 241 7 254 6 258 7 302 5 354 9635 9031 11 245 6 248 6 258 7 321 8 009 9031 8486 8 254 6 244 5 259 8 326 12 014 8486 8021 7 274 6 241 5 259 8 327 14 011 8021 7658 6 295 5 237 5 258 8 327 14 008 7658 7405 4 334 5 236 5 259 7 327 12 004 7405 7251 3*002 5 236 4 259 6 327 9*360 7251 7161 3*020 4 234 4 260 5 325 5*356 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