DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 34.9 - - 35.8 - - - - - 30.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 187 - - - - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3174 - - 4233 - - - - - 3273 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10908 - - 11738 - - - - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12184 - - 13243 - - - - - 12283 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1010 - - 1053 - - - - - 1058 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 357 - - 405 - - - - - 107 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 29 - - - - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 313 - - - - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 25 - - 25 - - - - - 33 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -21 - - -26 - - - - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4174 - - 5254 - - - - - 4990 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8010 - - 7990 - - - - - 7293 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2014 - - 2435 - - - - - 1675 ODpotential blCL - - - 10170 - - 10808 - - - - - 10608 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 99 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.9 - - 35.8 - - - - - 30.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.9 - - 25.9 - - - - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.7 - - 38.6 - - - - - 35.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.7 - - 24.7 - - - - - 22.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 187 - - - - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3174 - - 4233 - - - - - 3273 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 98 - - - - - 50 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97196 19 279 18 298 19 315 97196 89829 11 250 22 286 15 296 89829 84241 8 290 13 307 10 323 84241 79609 6 321 9 294 9 349 79609 75590 13 291 11 218 14 298 75590 72035 16 262 8 221 12 279 72035 68804 17 249 8 274 7 287 68804 65792 18 238 12 261 10 277 65792 62974 17 236 11 251 14 256 62974 60236 15 272 15 256 11 234 60236 57366 17 269 19 261 6 271 57366 54385 17 271 24 267 14 304 54385 51542 22 274 18 274 19 300 51542 48967 23 290 17 295 20 297 48967 46639 30 288 27 305 25 292 46639 44519 35 278 36 298 35 300 44519 42590 34 277 39 292 48 304 42590 40836 30 283 47 296 51 308 40836 39239 39 294 53 300 57 310 39239 37777 48 299 55 298 59 303 37777 36430 51 304 50 297 55 297 36430 35158 48 304 49 311 50 304 35158 33897 44 304 57 326 53 317 33897 32621 42 306 67 329 61 323 32621 31334 43 307 68 325 69 320 31334 30027 44 306 65 318 71 316 30027 28685 44 305 63 313 73 315 28685 27308 45 305 62 311 74 315 27308 25900 46 307 62 311 74 312 25900 24464 49 311 60 312 74 308 24464 23008 51 313 57 310 74 306 23008 21525 50 313 56 307 74 306 21525 20012 48 312 56 305 72 306 20012 18495 47 310 56 305 69 305 18495 17047 47 309 55 305 66 305 17047 15733 47 310 53 306 62 307 15733 14561 46 311 47 308 57 310 14561 13509 44 313 41*312 50 313 13509 12560 40*316 36*315 44*318 12560 11701 34*318 35 315 39*321 11701 10921 31 319 34 315 36 322 10921 10215 28 319 32 314 34 322 10215 9574 26 318 30 313 32 321 9574 8986 23 315 28 311 29 321 8986 8454 20 313 25 309 25 321 8454 8001 18 311 23 308 21 321 8001 7647 17 310 21 307 17 321 7647 7400 16 309 19 306 13 321 7400 7248 14 308 17 306 11 320 7248 7161 10 308 11 304 6 318 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