DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 69.4 - - 68.9 - - 59.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 361 - - 116 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3960 - - 7028 - - 6779 - - 2371 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11709 - - 14199 - - 13351 - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12970 - - 16038 - - 15789 - - 11381 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1921 - - 2065 - - 2506 - - 4951 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 458 - - 586 - - 400 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 224 - - 239 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 12 - - 14 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 17 - - 10 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4834 - - -1191 - - -1371 - - -4305 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17805 - - 17230 - - 17161 - - 15686 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10384 - - -5722 - - -6067 - - -10280 ODpotential blCL - - - 23354 - - 21760 - - 21856 - - 21661 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 47 - - 40 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 69.4 - - 68.9 - - 59.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.0 - - 18.4 - - 18.3 - - 16.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.9 - - 71.0 - - 71.6 - - 68.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.0 - - 17.4 - - 17.3 - - 15.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 361 - - 116 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3960 - - 7028 - - 6779 - - 2371 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 99120 8 147 6 169 2 009 3 067 99120 91692 7 157 5 179 5 076 7 029 91692 85946 11 169 4 172 2 189 9 015 85946 81168 4 141 5 172 6 192 4 293 81168 77056 3 223 5 241 3 193 7 228 77056 73416 7 219 9 229 7 263 4 257 73416 70102 6 192 8 215 10 254 7 266 70102 67051 3 180 5 198 8 247 10 245 67051 64227 7 253 4 234 7 254 9 235 64227 61490 13 235 14 241 13 249 11 244 61490 58631 16 230 20 234 19 243 17 245 58631 55664 19 234 22 230 24 244 24 243 55664 52838 23 244 23 230 29 239 28 240 52838 50304 27 246 26 233 31 233 31 238 50304 48045 29 241 26 232 31 231 31 234 48045 46005 26 235 24 231 28 224 28 231 46005 44146 16 248 19 220 24 219 28 226 44146 42439 11 224 10 176 20 208 29 218 42439 40859 5 173 14 142 19 199 29 201 40859 39393 7 167 16 159 19 179 25 202 39393 38028 11 172 18 162 18 167 24 202 38028 36732 7 182 13 163 17 164 26 199 36732 35438 4 213 12 167 17 158 28 199 35438 34120 5 252 11 170 17 155 27 202 34120 32780 5 267 12 172 17 160 28 205 32780 31409 5 264 14 174 17 170 28 198 31409 29998 6 237 16 179 17 179 26 188 29998 28552 10 226 15 191 19 183 21 187 28552 27075 14 237 15 210 18 185 17 201 27075 25569 18 238 17 219 16 193 18 206 25569 24039 21 240 17 231 16 204 17 208 24039 22480 22 241 18 241 16 210 15 212 22480 20887 22 243 19 243 15 216 15 219 20887 19288 20 245 18 243 15 230 16 230 19288 17758 18 248 18 243 16 245 18 239 17758 16366 17 249 18*244 17*255 20 244 16366 15118 17 247 17*245 16*259 20 246 15118 13992 17*244 13 239 13 258 18 249 13992 12970 18*241 12 233 8 244 15 251 12970 12043 17 239 11 230 7 239 10*251 12043 11201 14 236 11 221 7 234 5*246 11201 10440 12 232 11 217 7 230 2 235 10440 9752 10 227 11 214 7 225 1 165 9752 9120 9 221 11 211 7 221 2 148 9120 8549 8 217 11 208 6 216 4 145 8549 8063 8 211 11 206 6 213 4 141 8063 7683 7 207 10 205 6 211 5 135 7683 7418 7 204 10 204 6 209 5 125 7418 7256 6 203 9 203 5 209 4 106 7256 7163 5 201 8 202 5 207 3 095 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