DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 75.6 - - - - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 209 - - 106 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6205 - - 7851 - - - - - 8146 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13285 - - 14213 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15215 - - 16861 - - - - - 17156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2618 - - 1509 - - - - - 2236 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 471 - - 429 - - - - - 45 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 14 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 187 - - - - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 28 - - - - - 13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3709 - - 5383 - - - - - 4610 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11506 - - 11478 - - - - - 12547 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1053 - - 2119 - - - - - 1264 ODpotential blCL - - - 14162 - - 14742 - - - - - 15892 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 99 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 850 - - 830 - - - - - 230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 75.6 - - - - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.6 - - 49.7 - - - - - 43.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.8 - - 78.6 - - - - - 80.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 48.4 - - - - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 209 - - 106 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6205 - - 7851 - - - - - 8146 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 95 - - - - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 7 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] 99869 32 111 33 093 29 094 99869 92314 31 099 28 097 24 097 92314 86507 25 092 24 107 22 103 86507 81668 24 103 19 098 21 107 81668 77489 23 108 16 112 19 091 77489 73806 21 113 20 117 14 082 73806 70489 16 091 16 107 12 085 70489 67454 16 099 11 106 13 106 67454 64653 9 087 12 109 13 107 64653 61946 5 166 10 126 17 127 61946 59141 15 178 9 132 9 173 59141 56261 13 218 17 194 15 213 56261 53531 30 212 26 209 17 227 53531 51084 33 196 37 210 33 232 51084 48904 29 237 46 206 47 223 48904 46925 48 249 44 221 49 221 46925 45095 57 247 51 233 49 230 45095 43386 59 245 57 240 54 235 43386 41781 58 238 57 242 55 235 41781 40272 57 233 53 239 54 233 40272 38861 51 229 51 234 54 233 38861 37519 50 220 48 232 54 232 37519 36183 50 219 47 229 49 230 36183 34822 45 217 43 227 43 221 34822 33439 41 213 36 222 42 216 33439 32024 41 212 34 217 41 214 32024 30568 40 212 33 216 42 213 30568 29076 33 215 30 214 41 217 29076 27552 25 219 28 210 38 221 27552 26003 16 181 26 207 35 227 26003 24434 19 166 21 215 31 228 24434 22837 18 171 16 210 25 231 22837 21206 16 170 13 204 22 239 21206 19568 13 167 14 201 17 245 19568 18006 12 168 11*202 16*250 18006 16585 11 173 8*209 15*252 16585 15310 11*179 8 209 13 242 15310 14161 11*180 11 198 11 230 14161 13118 9 183 14 188 10 222 13118 12169 7 190 16 182 9 212 12169 11307 7 191 17 181 8 204 11307 10528 7 192 18 180 8 196 10528 9821 8 191 18 181 8 188 9821 9173 8 190 18 181 8 180 9173 8587 8 190 18 182 8 174 8587 8088 8 189 18 183 8 169 8088 7698 8 188 17 183 8 164 7698 7426 8 188 16 183 7 160 7426 7260 8 188 14 183 5 154 7260 7164 6 187 10 183 4 150 7164 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