DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 68.9 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 381 - - 409 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4767 - - 6842 - - - - - 6312 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12420 - - 14107 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13777 - - 15852 - - - - - 15322 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 829 - - 1130 - - - - - 1038 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 525 - - 607 - - - - - 61 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 18 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 305 - - - - - 356 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 642 - - 1094 - - - - - 2027 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13135 - - 14759 - - - - - 13295 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5337 - - -3366 - - - - - -4462 ODpotential blCL - - - 19114 - - 19218 - - - - - 19784 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 73 - - - - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 68.9 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.7 - - 28.9 - - - - - 29.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.8 - - 70.2 - - - - - 68.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 27.7 - - - - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 381 - - 409 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4767 - - 6842 - - - - - 6312 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 99184 30 108 28 099 33 088 99184 91623 33 103 18 105 23 090 91623 85811 29 104 16 115 25 086 85811 81012 17 094 19 111 21 075 81012 76906 11 095 20 089 17 070 76906 73298 13 113 16 080 14 080 73298 70035 15 090 13 054 16 062 70035 67032 10 054 11 042 14 063 67032 64233 10 026 9 022 16 030 64233 61519 8 347 9 341 16 358 61519 58690 11 332 11 333 15 331 58690 55739 21 332 21 327 18 328 55739 52916 28 311 27 310 26 332 52916 50383 30 304 28 306 29 323 50383 48117 31 305 29 307 27 324 48117 46068 33 310 29 317 31 327 46068 44204 37 314 35 322 26 326 44204 42503 42 311 36 316 26 351 42503 40938 38 316 38 320 30 353 40938 39492 41 326 41 318 43 026 39492 38147 43 331 45 310 55 028 38147 36862 43 334 45 311 54 022 36862 35576 43 332 43 313 50 014 35576 34260 41 328 40 310 49 011 34260 32921 39 328 38 310 47 009 32921 31548 36 327 38 312 45 005 31548 30133 35 324 38 315 43 002 30133 28682 35 323 38 318 40 359 28682 27197 34 322 36 320 35 350 27197 25682 33 318 34 319 34 335 25682 24140 32 314 32 316 35 327 24140 22564 32 314 30 316 34 324 22564 20951 30 318 27 317 32 325 20951 19329 28 324 24 315 28 324 19329 17780 25 326 22 312 24 321 17780 16376 23 326 17*313 16*328 16376 15125 20 328 9*318 8*028 15125 14000 15*330 7 317 9 034 14000 12980 9*323 7 317 8 025 12980 12052 6 313 6 312 8 011 12052 11210 6 310 6 306 8 358 11210 10448 6 307 6 302 8 348 10448 9758 6 302 6 297 9 339 9758 9125 6 298 5 292 9 330 9125 8553 5 295 5 286 9 323 8553 8065 5 291 5 283 8 316 8065 7684 5 288 5 280 8 309 7684 7419 5 285 5 278 6 299 7419 7256 4 284 4 276 5 290 7256 7163 4 282 4 274 3 286 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