DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - 60.5 - - 60.9 - - - - - 59.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 205 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4371 - - 3918 - - - - - 7083 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11713 - - 11538 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13381 - - 12928 - - - - - 16093 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3497 - - 3945 - - - - - 1929 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 376 - - 406 - - - - - 38 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 241 - - - - - 238 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 13 - - - - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - 20 - - - - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4535 - - 4478 - - - - - 6626 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8847 - - 8451 - - - - - 9468 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 752 - - 1767 - - - - - 1584 ODpotential blCL - - - 12629 - - 11161 - - - - - 14509 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 99 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 580 - - 890 - - - - - 560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 60.9 - - - - - 59.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.1 - - 48.2 - - - - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 63.2 - - - - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 47.3 - - - - - 41.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 205 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4371 - - 3918 - - - - - 7083 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 95 - - - - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 5 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] 99618 24 124 19 104 22 102 99618 92114 17 113 18 116 14 126 92114 86305 14 128 11 144 15 125 86305 81474 15 124 10 166 11 097 81474 77303 8 128 10 128 6 065 77303 73617 10 148 9 135 2 134 73617 70288 10 126 8 166 5 176 70288 67229 6 154 10 187 3 140 67229 64394 5 153 10 176 5 273 64394 61661 5 245 7 197 6 236 61661 58815 15 243 15 246 12 234 58815 55865 20 238 23 242 17 244 55865 53050 29 238 30 232 27 248 53050 50517 36 228 34 227 31 238 50517 48248 39 222 38 230 35 231 48248 46188 38 220 41 229 35 227 46188 44295 37 223 43 224 34 224 44295 42547 40 226 46 220 35 230 42547 40936 49 224 48 221 43 231 40936 39455 51 220 45 223 44 228 39455 38089 45 218 39 221 39 226 38089 36795 42 222 36 227 36 225 36795 35503 44 229 34 234 35 224 35503 34184 37 235 31 238 31 224 34184 32844 28 242 29 237 26 226 32844 31472 26 248 28 242 23 232 31472 30059 26 246 26 244 24 237 30059 28610 24 244 23 241 23 242 28610 27129 23 238 21 243 19 247 27129 25618 24 230 21 244 17 252 25618 24080 22 233 21 246 17 254 24080 22512 23 240 23 250 17 251 22512 20909 23 246 20 252 16 260 20909 19301 21 254 22 250 17 268 19301 17768 19 265 20 255 19 260 17768 16375 17 272 20 259 19*252 16375 15128 19 269 20 264 19*248 15128 14004 22*261 18 268 17 246 14004 12984 23*253 17*271 15 242 12984 12057 19 248 15*268 13 238 12057 11214 14 247 13 259 11 236 11214 10451 9 242 11 248 10 233 10451 9761 6 224 10 235 9 230 9761 9127 6 210 9 228 7 228 9127 8554 7 202 8 225 6 225 8554 8066 7 201 8 218 4 218 8066 7685 8 198 7 214 3 206 7685 7419 7 197 6 210 2 176 7419 7257 7 196 6 209 2 133 7257 7163 6 195 5 206 2 116 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