DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - 26.9 - - 30.4 - - - - - 25.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 204 - - 223 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5747 - - 7757 - - - - - 2551 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12930 - - 14549 - - - - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14757 - - 16767 - - - - - 11561 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 739 - - 462 - - - - - 2979 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 459 - - 522 - - - - - 88 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 12 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 006 - - - - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 19 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -28 - - -16 - - - - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 5284 - - 7387 - - - - - 4401 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9473 - - 9381 - - - - - 7161 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2140 - - 4228 - - - - - 1162 ODpotential blCL - - - 12617 - - 12539 - - - - - 10399 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 84 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.9 - - 30.4 - - - - - 25.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.7 - - 14.5 - - - - - 19.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.6 - - 32.8 - - - - - 31.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.6 - - 13.5 - - - - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 204 - - 223 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5747 - - 7757 - - - - - 2551 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 36 - - - - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 97140 14 291 16 294 16 287 97140 89795 4 324 11 287 11 280 89795 84201 11 249 16 278 10 313 84201 79575 4 171 8 283 9 291 79575 75581 7 236 9 241 3 297 75581 72016 10 225 15 241 8 249 72016 68756 5 264 8 221 11 242 68756 65741 18 263 13 247 14 251 65741 62930 23 247 19 248 15 246 62930 60192 15 252 18 258 15 250 60192 57318 11 255 15 256 17 265 57318 54321 11 270 14 267 19 267 54321 51452 15 293 20 282 18 281 51452 48873 18 297 22 283 24 286 48873 46568 24 306 26 289 22 286 46568 44478 29 290 28 282 23 301 44478 42577 19 291 17 287 30 296 42577 40836 34 328 30 320 30 284 40836 39222 50 316 44 308 29 288 39222 37726 59 301 43 296 32 294 37726 36348 61 290 35 305 40 295 36348 35055 54 287 43 323 48 292 35055 33778 46 297 49 315 50 290 33778 32491 50 305 40 314 51 290 32491 31196 58 306 35 333 49 291 31196 29879 66 301 35 348 48 292 29879 28530 72 295 34 358 47 292 28530 27152 77 292 34 009 48 291 27152 25745 80 290 36 012 49 291 25745 24314 81 289 37 008 50 291 24314 22862 82 288 36 006 49 293 22862 21384 81 289 28 001 43 293 21384 19879 76 291 24 352 31 289 19879 18372 66 294 23 349 25 285 18372 16938 54 298 24*007 17 284 16938 15643 41*304 23*013 13 300 15643 14492 28*317 19 014 6 310 14492 13457 23 325 16 012 4 336 13457 12520 22 329 13 009 5 003 12520 11667 21 334 11 006 6*017 11667 10892 20 339 10 002 7*025 10892 10191 19 343 10 359 8 029 10191 9556 18 345 9 356 9 031 9556 8972 18 347 8 354 9 032 8972 8444 17 347 8 351 9 033 8444 7994 17 348 7 350 8 033 7994 7643 16 348 7 347 7 032 7643 7397 15 348 6 347 5 029 7397 7247 13 348 6 347 4 027 7247 7161 10 348 5 346 3 024 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