DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 78.4 - - 80.7 - - 79.2 - - 68.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 309 - - 134 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10036 - - 11422 - - 10196 - - 3831 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 16520 - - 17679 - - 16101 - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 19046 - - 20432 - - 19206 - - 12841 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2110 - - 1819 - - 2637 - - 3990 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 618 - - 657 - - 483 - - 43 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 18 - - 16 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 257 - - 267 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 27 - - 23 - - 17 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 24 - - 25 - - 15 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 942 - - 2250 - - 1071 - - -2476 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18105 - - 18183 - - 18136 - - 15318 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1826 - - -180 - - -2820 - - -7893 ODpotential blCL - - - 20872 - - 20612 - - 22026 - - 20734 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 93 - - 70 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 80.7 - - 79.2 - - 68.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.5 - - 25.3 - - 24.1 - - 26.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.3 - - 82.6 - - 82.0 - - 75.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.4 - - 24.2 - - 23.0 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 309 - - 134 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10036 - - 11422 - - 10196 - - 3831 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 72 - - 0 - - 74 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] 99482 23 122 18 096 17 092 22 070 99482 92024 16 085 14 108 13 075 13 088 92024 86242 14 094 10 089 12 069 13 092 86242 81403 8 089 8 092 11 090 11 071 81403 77241 10 089 7 088 7 082 12 069 77241 73579 9 077 7 105 7 087 8 067 73579 70271 4 091 5 087 6 057 10 084 70271 67224 5 101 4 066 5 025 10 055 67224 64400 5 051 6 100 3 052 7 003 64400 61682 8 012 7 064 3 075 4 338 61682 58870 13 338 5 004 3 013 3 310 58870 55972 18 278 11 305 10 332 5 300 55972 53215 24 254 26 263 23 283 23 285 53215 50745 25 264 30 262 36 267 36 267 50745 48541 32 264 36 261 43 258 42 258 48541 46540 43 266 44 263 47 252 47 250 46540 44700 52 261 52 258 50 253 49 248 44700 42996 59 256 62 258 60 256 53 253 42996 41414 64 256 71 256 70 253 65 255 41414 39936 70 256 72 253 74 248 72 250 39936 38552 73 254 70 251 74 246 73 245 38552 37231 71 254 66 249 71 245 71 243 37231 35910 62 257 62 249 66 246 66 241 35910 34565 53 256 55 250 59 247 62 240 34565 33200 44 256 47 250 54 247 60 239 33200 31803 36 255 38 248 50 248 56 241 31803 30368 32 252 34 251 43 250 48 248 30368 28898 31 251 34 255 39 257 43 252 28898 27394 30 252 36 251 36 261 43 254 27394 25861 28 254 34 249 34 262 40 257 25861 24305 28 254 32 252 34 259 33 249 24305 22722 30 257 31 255 33 256 28 240 22722 21104 33 261 32*260 32 257 22 249 21104 19477 34*264 32*262 29*262 21 263 19477 17922 33*267 27 263 26*266 22 268 17922 16506 29 267 21 263 19 268 22 268 16506 15239 22 259 19 263 15 268 21 267 15239 14097 17 254 16 259 15 269 18 265 14097 13061 15 255 16 257 14 269 15*264 13061 12121 13 257 15 255 15 268 13*266 12121 11266 11 257 15 252 15 268 12 273 11266 10494 11 257 15 250 15 267 12 283 10494 9794 10 257 15 248 15 267 13 288 9794 9153 10 257 14 247 15 266 14 292 9153 8572 9 255 14 245 14 265 15 294 8572 8078 9 255 14 244 14 265 14 295 8078 7692 8 253 13 243 14 264 12 293 7692 7423 8 252 13 242 13 264 10 290 7423 7258 7 251 12 241 12 263 7 287 7258 7164 6 250 10 240 9 262 4 288 7164 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