DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.9 - - 37.1 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 80 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 794 - - 3214 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7144 - - 10512 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 9804 - - 12224 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2528 - - 1849 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 280 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 8 - - 15 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 158 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 10 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2643 - - 5063 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7161 - - 7161 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1404 - - 1881 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8400 - - 10343 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 94 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.9 - - 37.1 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.1 - - 30.8 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 40.0 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.6 - - 29.7 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 80 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 794 - - 3214 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 74 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - - 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] 97431 18 319 18 306 97431 90258 14 325 16 314 90258 84705 5 312 11 313 84705 80100 5 038 1 264 80100 76133 2 224 3 353 76133 72610 6 210 5 287 72610 69411 8 206 14 235 69411 66476 4 180 12 193 66476 63746 8 232 8 187 63746 61087 16 224 14 233 61087 58300 19 218 17 223 58300 55394 17 222 18 225 55394 52604 20 234 22 228 52604 50078 28 226 29 224 50078 47807 28 222 26 217 47807 45738 30 232 21 221 45738 43828 35 229 25 228 43828 42051 37 225 30 227 42051 40387 38 224 32 222 40387 38824 39 223 33 218 38824 37365 41 220 36 215 37365 35978 45 216 39 214 35978 34600 47 214 39 215 34600 33202 51 217 44 216 33202 31796 60 219 52 215 31796 30374 66 215 59 212 30374 28938 66 211 66 209 28938 27497 67 211 69 209 27497 26050 60 208 70 206 26050 24593 55 206 65 203 24593 23122 53 201 60 206 23122 21632 47 193 53 211 21632 20115 45 186 44 206 20115 18593 51 194 33 193 18593 17136 49 208 28 196 17136 15814 42 224 24 213 15814 14635 34 237 19 224 14635 13577 23 243 11 225 13577 12621 10 238 4*200 12621 11752 4 177 5*138 11752 10962 4 148 5 126 10962 10248 4*149 5 128 10248 9600 4*159 4 144 9600 9006 3 174 3 174 9006 8468 3 195 3 192 8468 8011 3 202 4 201 8011 7652 3 200 4 203 7652 7403 3 201 4 202 7403 7249 3 198 4 201 7249 7161 2 197 3 201 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