DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 68.4 - - 74.0 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 370 - - 390 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4587 - - 6736 - - - - - 2617 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12271 - - 14008 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13597 - - 15746 - - - - - 11627 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1150 - - 1902 - - - - - 2630 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 515 - - 597 - - - - - 58 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 306 - - - - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 18 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 17 - - - - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3661 - - -2783 - - - - - -3303 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17259 - - 18530 - - - - - 14931 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10544 - - -8485 - - - - - -10153 ODpotential blCL - - - 24141 - - 24231 - - - - - 21780 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 66 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.4 - - 74.0 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.5 - - 17.1 - - - - - 25.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.8 - - 75.3 - - - - - 71.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.4 - - 16.0 - - - - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 370 - - 390 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4587 - - 6736 - - - - - 2617 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 99204 26 107 27 104 27 096 99204 91640 24 124 23 103 27 097 91640 85822 22 116 14 106 22 089 85822 81015 23 121 15 112 19 096 81015 76882 18 117 16 113 18 088 76882 73236 13 107 15 114 14 081 73236 69937 13 099 13 119 7 089 69937 66905 8 076 7 088 6 101 66905 64093 4 159 3 326 6 054 64093 61373 5 302 9 294 6 337 61373 58556 7 294 12 291 13 298 58556 55657 10 302 17 299 20 303 55657 52900 20 295 21 294 31 299 52900 50422 28 300 29 286 41 293 50422 48200 34 297 38 291 48 291 48200 46175 43 293 47 287 50 287 46175 44314 45 290 50 285 51 283 44314 42601 46 291 45 288 49 282 42601 41028 49 280 49 289 42 286 41028 39577 48 283 52 276 40 284 39577 38226 47 290 47 281 37 281 38226 36936 44 296 38 286 38 280 36936 35643 41 293 41 288 36 280 35643 34320 42 289 42 284 34 283 34320 32974 46 290 44 286 34 285 32974 31594 49 290 46 291 34 292 31594 30174 50 293 47 296 31 299 30174 28716 49 298 46 302 29 298 28716 27223 46 303 46 307 33 294 27223 25703 46 308 45 307 38 287 25703 24160 45 309 43 306 41 282 24160 22590 44 308 42 304 41 282 22590 20984 43 310 40 305 38 286 20984 19370 41 312 37 306 35 296 19370 17824 39 314 35 309 34 307 17824 16416 37 314 32*311 33 314 16416 15156 35 316 26*312 27 316 15156 14023 31*318 18 311 18 315 14023 12997 23*318 13 306 12 312 12997 12066 15 312 12 306 8*309 12066 11221 13 307 12 305 7*314 11221 10458 11 301 12 304 8 322 10458 9766 10 296 12 304 10 325 9766 9131 10 292 12 303 12 325 9131 8557 9 288 11 302 13 323 8557 8069 9 284 11 302 13 321 8069 7687 8 280 10 302 12 319 7687 7420 7 279 10 301 10 316 7420 7257 7 277 9 301 8 314 7257 7163 6 275 8 300 4 312 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