DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/10 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 - - - 23.7 - - 27.8 - - 26.8 - - 20.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 52 - - -1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 142 - - 856 - - 461 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7143 - - 7144 - - 7144 - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9152 - - 9866 - - 9471 - - 7162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 987 - - 990 - - 1398 - - 2988 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 48 - - 157 - - 37 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 146 - - 149 - - 132 - - 137 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 6 - - 8 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 14 - - 11 - - 18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 130 - - 1324 - - 1287 - - -2275 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9023 - - 8542 - - 8185 - - 9437 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5418 - - -4451 - - -4079 - - -10513 ODpotential blCL - - - 14570 - - 14317 - - 13550 - - 17675 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 78 - - 75 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.7 - - 27.8 - - 26.8 - - 20.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.7 - - 15.8 - - 16.4 - - 4.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.5 - - 31.1 - - 31.6 - - 30.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.6 - - 14.7 - - 15.2 - - 7.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 52 - - -1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 142 - - 856 - - 461 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 12 - - 0 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 97053 25 102 28 059 29 073 21 058 97053 89935 24 095 20 066 24 070 25 056 89935 84352 21 089 15 070 19 087 20 048 84352 79659 20 089 11 098 15 077 11 071 79659 75578 14 101 12 153 10 051 13 091 75578 71942 7 078 12 150 2 243 9 062 71942 68647 4 292 5 144 5 197 6 350 68647 65633 10 279 9 244 7 245 9 304 65633 62834 12 267 11 256 10 256 13 272 62834 60112 13 281 11 268 11 266 13 248 60112 57259 20 275 16 266 17 276 13 258 57259 54281 28 257 22 261 24 252 21 256 54281 51429 30 242 27 257 24 255 29 256 51429 48862 26 255 27 253 28 261 32 259 48862 46571 37 268 38 262 42 263 43 265 46571 44501 49 259 52 252 53 258 51 256 44501 42607 48 249 51 246 51 250 48 248 42607 40869 46 245 47 256 49 250 42 249 40869 39268 49 249 52 264 49 255 44 260 39268 37794 49 252 58 260 60 263 50 264 37794 36440 48 258 65 258 72 261 69 262 36440 35174 57 256 66 257 84 256 101 252 35174 33929 59 253 65 259 96 251 103 247 33929 32669 60 257 70 259 98 250 88 246 32669 31395 61 256 71 258 82 255 76 246 31395 30090 59 254 66 261 67 256 68 253 30090 28750 51 257 59 267 57 258 53 254 28750 27376 48 256 54 269 54 262 49 254 27376 25970 46 255 45 265 53 263 47 256 25970 24535 43 251 39 265 49 261 42 256 24535 23075 37 240 37 265 43 256 40 254 23075 21587 23 235 32 259 37 254 39 252 21587 20066 13 239 26 240 31 256 34 255 20066 18540 13 247 21 218 26 252 25 261 18540 17084 14 245 18 201 20 239 18 258 17084 15763 14 237 17 196 16 210 17 244 15763 14584 12 228 17 197 17 191 16 229 14584 13526 10 218 17 198 17 189 16 213 13526 12569 9 207 16 196 16 194 16 199 12569 11701 9 200 15 189 15 196 17 193 11701 10914 9 194 13 180 13 192 18 190 10914 10204 8 182 12*166 11 180 17 184 10204 9563 10*167 12*150 11*159 15 174 9563 8975 11*156 11 146 11*138 14 159 8975 8445 12 149 10 148 10 131 15 144 8445 7994 11 145 9 149 8 131 14 137 7994 7642 8 140 9 150 7 130 10 133 7642 7397 5 130 8 150 6 129 5 130 7397 7247 2 112 7 151 4 128 1*135 7247 7161 1 102 6 152 3 131 2*310 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