DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.2 - - 65.6 - - 61.3 - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 105 - - 265 - - 34 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2648 - - 7733 - - 6723 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10329 - - 14611 - - 11926 - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11658 - - 16743 - - 15733 - - 7163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3348 - - 1632 - - 1519 - - 2513 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 293 - - 547 - - 268 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 27 - - 23 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 237 - - 242 - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 32 - - 33 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 24 - - 17 - - 17 - - -29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -94 - - 2664 - - 2835 - - -1086 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11753 - - 14080 - - 12898 - - 8249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4418 - - 621 - - 300 - - -5751 ODpotential blCL - - - 16076 - - 16122 - - 15433 - - 12914 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 87 - - 82 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.2 - - 65.6 - - 61.3 - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.5 - - 28.5 - - 29.5 - - 37.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.2 - - 67.8 - - 64.7 - - 54.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 27.6 - - 28.9 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 105 - - 265 - - 34 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2648 - - 7733 - - 6723 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 48 - - 27 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 98408 8 237 10 219 4 257 4 303 98408 91047 6 257 6 246 2 251 3 246 91047 85369 3 159 4 261 6 322 4 325 85369 80655 7 131 2 276 4 006 4 355 80655 76585 6 125 3 126 4 083 3 013 76585 72989 3 075 4 089 1 074 4 307 72989 69731 5 306 0 161 3 313 3 267 69731 66726 5 227 5 230 5 271 3 252 66726 63921 12 228 15 232 10 256 8 252 63921 61194 16 211 21 211 17 242 23 243 61194 58351 17 222 22 212 30 236 24 244 58351 55389 25 230 28 228 31 233 23 233 55389 52550 36 237 33 242 32 248 29 260 52550 50016 44 233 40 243 36 259 35 257 50016 47776 43 230 42 243 37 258 32 253 47776 45757 44 234 43 244 37 263 33 263 45757 43912 42 238 43 244 40 260 35 264 43912 42208 40 244 43 242 43 255 37 261 42208 40622 40 245 44 241 47 251 41 260 40622 39142 43 240 47 240 51 247 45 258 39142 37765 45 233 50 240 57 243 49 253 37765 36458 43 229 51 242 59 241 51 249 36458 35160 40 226 51 243 56 241 51 248 35160 33842 39 228 49 243 54 240 50 249 33842 32507 39 229 48 243 53 238 49 249 32507 31144 38 230 48 241 53 237 48 250 31144 29743 37 230 49 238 52 238 47 251 29743 28307 35 227 49 235 51 239 47 253 28307 26838 35 221 49 235 50 241 48 253 26838 25338 37 222 48 236 49 244 48 252 25338 23815 38 227 47 236 49 247 48 250 23815 22265 38 230 47 235 50 248 48 248 22265 20685 37 231 47 234 55 246 47 246 20685 19101 37 230 47 234 57 242 48 243 19101 17591 37 228 46*236 53 237 48 237 17591 16219 35 226 43*236 48*236 46 231 16219 14990 34 223 38 237 42*236 43 227 14990 13882 32 220 31 238 35 238 41 227 13882 12877 29 221 27 238 29 241 38 230 12877 11963 25*226 24 239 25 243 36 235 11963 11133 21*234 23 239 21 245 34 242 11133 10383 18 236 22 238 18 247 31 250 10383 9704 15 227 22 238 17 247 27 260 9704 9081 12 211 21 238 16 247 21 274 9081 8519 12 203 21 237 16 247 17 300 8519 8042 11 200 20 237 15 247 19 326 8042 7671 11 199 19 236 14 247 18 333 7671 7412 10 198 18 236 13 247 15 335 7412 7254 9 197 16 235 12 247 12*337 7254 7162 7 197 12 234 8 246 6*343 7162 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