DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - 74.1 - - 77.2 - - - - - 69.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 316 - - 364 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9877 - - 11924 - - - - - 7752 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 16438 - - 18193 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 18887 - - 20934 - - - - - 16762 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2303 - - 2730 - - - - - 3487 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 631 - - 704 - - - - - 49 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 11 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 263 - - - - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 10 - - - - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 16 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4884 - - 6064 - - - - - 2439 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14004 - - 14871 - - - - - 14324 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1575 - - 3331 - - - - - -2253 ODpotential blCL - - - 17312 - - 17603 - - - - - 19015 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 57 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 470 - - 660 - - - - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 77.2 - - - - - 69.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.3 - - 36.5 - - - - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.9 - - 78.6 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.2 - - 35.3 - - - - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 316 - - 364 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9877 - - 11924 - - - - - 7752 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99749 34 113 24 107 32 097 99749 92197 27 106 24 111 29 089 92197 86404 26 098 26 112 27 099 86404 81563 21 102 26 109 23 088 81563 77381 20 111 18 096 13 089 77381 73716 15 104 14 095 11 104 73716 70416 10 134 8 100 11 107 70416 67387 11 131 6 148 12 108 67387 64585 7 161 8 158 10 095 64585 61877 6 150 5 179 3 240 61877 59059 5 223 13 241 14 237 59059 56139 23 253 26 252 17 254 56139 53357 32 258 39 245 30 257 53357 50861 41 256 44 252 48 260 50861 48623 53 259 55 256 63 257 48623 46582 67 256 64 251 68 254 46582 44698 71 255 69 253 74 259 44698 42944 76 258 78 257 83 261 42944 41304 74 259 76 257 85 262 41304 39773 68 256 66 256 77 263 39773 38354 60 252 61 252 64 261 38354 37018 51 247 54 248 57 262 37018 35700 43 247 45 246 46 262 35700 34372 39 249 38 248 33 262 34372 33032 39 248 37 248 32 260 33032 31659 41 247 38 245 34 256 31659 30244 42 246 38 243 34 253 30244 28792 41 247 34 243 33 253 28792 27305 37 251 30 246 29 251 27305 25790 32 254 28 247 23 250 25790 24250 29 256 25 252 19 254 24250 22680 28 258 24 255 18 257 22680 21074 27 261 22*254 18 259 21074 19457 25*262 17*257 20 260 19457 17908 22*265 13 259 20*260 17908 16498 19 266 12 261 19*261 16498 15233 16 265 11 262 16 265 15233 14092 15 263 11 263 13 272 14092 13058 14 263 11 263 8 282 13058 12118 13 261 11 264 6 298 12118 11264 12 261 11 265 5 310 11264 10492 12 261 11 265 5 318 10492 9793 12 260 10 266 6 324 9793 9151 11 259 10 266 7 328 9151 8571 11 259 10 266 7 330 8571 8077 10 258 10 266 7 331 8077 7692 10 257 9 266 7 333 7692 7423 9 256 9 265 6 334 7423 7258 8 256 8 265 4 336 7258 7163 7 256 7 265 3 335 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