DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 32.2 - - 35.9 - - - - - 30.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 249 - - - - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2827 - - 4204 - - - - - 1462 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10061 - - 11838 - - - - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11837 - - 13214 - - - - - 10472 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1237 - - 1590 - - - - - 1705 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 251 - - 444 - - - - - 89 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 29 - - 31 - - - - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - 281 - - 286 - - - - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 23 - - 20 - - - - - 32 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 28 - - -14 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4677 - - 5770 - - - - - 3312 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7161 - - 7445 - - - - - 7161 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2244 - - 2615 - - - - - 956 ODpotential blCL - - - 9593 - - 10599 - - - - - 9516 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 96 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.2 - - 35.9 - - - - - 30.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.3 - - 28.2 - - - - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 38.2 - - - - - 34.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 27.1 - - - - - 26.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 249 - - - - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2827 - - 4204 - - - - - 1462 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 83 - - - - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97169 28 279 26 292 14 295 97169 89820 25 274 24 284 18 319 89820 84215 13 302 16 290 16 304 84215 79594 18 302 20 297 17 304 79594 75628 15 277 15 296 17 328 75628 72105 10 263 17 293 9 342 72105 68872 9 268 19 260 9 322 68872 65870 10 282 15 237 22 282 65870 63080 17 271 15 241 29 254 63080 60360 21 252 22 253 24 230 60360 57494 24 256 28 256 21 256 57494 54504 28 256 31 252 27 263 54504 51646 34 253 31 253 30 259 51646 49073 36 247 30 255 25 254 49073 46765 34 240 31 252 23 266 46765 44671 29 235 32 247 25 268 44671 42754 25 235 30 246 21 275 42754 40989 24 230 26 249 23 286 40989 39357 25 227 24 254 25 294 39357 37848 26 231 23 254 25 290 37848 36454 26 236 19 255 21 285 36454 35141 25 235 17 257 16 320 35141 33853 23 231 15 266 22 333 33853 32566 19 232 16 310 31 001 32566 31281 13 242 21 339 44 010 31281 29980 16 272 26 003 41 004 29980 28645 14 288 24 359 34 354 28645 27278 21 318 17 330 34 354 27278 25879 20 311 18 319 31 354 25879 24452 19 302 20 319 27 351 24452 23002 20 289 21 318 23 347 23002 21525 22 277 21 320 20 345 21525 20017 25 273 22 321 19 346 20017 18503 28 276 23 322 21 344 18503 17059 30 283 26 315 25 333 17059 15748 32 288 30 303 30 315 15748 14579 34 291 33 295 36 300 14579 13527 34 292 34*292 40 292 13527 12575 32*291 33*290 41 290 12575 11711 32*289 34 289 41 292 11711 10926 33 287 34 288 40*296 10926 10218 34 284 34 287 37*299 10218 9576 33 282 34 286 34 299 9576 8988 31 280 33 285 31 298 8988 8455 28 277 31 284 27 296 8455 8002 25 274 28 282 21 293 8002 7647 23 272 26 281 17 288 7647 7400 20 271 23 281 13 284 7400 7248 17 270 20 280 10 280 7248 7161 11 267 13 279 5 274 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