DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 = 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 - - - 59.2 - - 62.4 - - 62.7 - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 293 - - 151 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6845 - - 9418 - - 8844 - - 4567 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14009 - - 16030 - - 15151 - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15855 - - 18428 - - 17854 - - 13577 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2418 - - 1412 - - 1663 - - 3831 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 563 - - 608 - - 481 - - 40 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - 17 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 284 - - 278 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 15 - - 18 - - 22 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 10 - - 7 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2486 - - 4795 - - 3671 - - 1450 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13370 - - 13634 - - 14183 - - 12128 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1338 - - 1982 - - -219 - - -3520 ODpotential blCL - - - 17193 - - 16446 - - 18073 - - 17097 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 85 - - 73 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.2 - - 62.4 - - 62.7 - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.3 - - 27.3 - - 25.2 - - 27.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 64.3 - - 65.3 - - 62.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 26.1 - - 24.0 - - 25.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 293 - - 151 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6845 - - 9418 - - 8844 - - 4567 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98463 13 130 11 106 11 108 9 082 98463 90998 7 106 7 126 6 138 7 057 90998 85249 8 095 4 226 2 104 8 089 85249 80473 8 113 2 251 6 102 4 105 80473 76360 7 101 7 220 2 133 4 134 76360 72716 3 184 10 188 6 215 6 204 72716 69402 3 205 8 189 5 208 5 230 69402 66345 7 228 9 179 7 217 6 233 66345 63514 7 218 9 209 8 233 6 239 63514 60772 5 231 11 212 12 250 13 256 60772 57912 9 255 11 234 11 263 9 260 57912 54958 8 300 4 228 11 269 13 279 54958 52161 14 285 13 285 14 280 16 289 52161 49656 16 301 18 281 19 286 20 295 49656 47414 23 303 23 296 28 289 29 284 47414 45399 37 300 37 300 41 291 42 284 45399 43583 43 302 50 296 54 295 56 288 43583 41925 48 309 54 296 65 297 63 290 41925 40386 53 308 54 296 64 296 62 291 40386 38947 52 303 52 294 58 291 58 291 38947 37603 50 300 51 294 56 288 55 289 37603 36322 48 299 50 294 56 289 52 286 36322 35042 47 300 47 294 55 290 51 286 35042 33738 45 300 44 295 52 291 48 287 33738 32413 44 302 42 294 48 292 45 288 32413 31058 43 303 40 293 44 292 41 288 31058 29664 41 304 39 291 40 292 38 286 29664 28235 38 304 38 290 37 292 35 284 28235 26774 35 302 35 290 35 291 33 284 26774 25287 31 300 32 289 34 288 32 284 25287 23776 27 294 30 286 32 284 32 283 23776 22240 27 289 30 286 30 283 31 282 22240 20670 28 290 31 290 28 286 29 280 20670 19095 28 290 30*291 27*286 27 276 19095 17590 27 290 25*287 27*283 28 273 17590 16222 24*293 21 284 23 281 28 271 16222 14995 22*299 19 283 18 278 28 271 14995 13889 19 302 18 283 16 278 26*272 13889 12886 15 301 17 283 16 277 24*276 12886 11975 14 299 17 283 16 277 22 281 11975 11147 13 297 17 283 16 277 19 287 11147 10398 13 296 16 284 15 276 16 293 10398 9719 12 294 16 285 15 275 15 298 9719 9096 12 294 16 284 15 275 14 303 9096 8532 11 292 15 285 14 274 14 306 8532 8052 11 291 14 285 14 273 13 308 8052 7677 10 290 14 284 13 273 11 310 7677 7415 10 289 13 284 12 272 8 313 7415 7255 9 288 12 284 11 272 7 314 7255 7163 7 287 9 283 9 272 4 319 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