DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 32.2 - - 33.5 - - - - - 28.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 117 - - 82 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3025 - - 2398 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10617 - - 9941 - - - - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12035 - - 11408 - - - - - 7162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2251 - - 2889 - - - - - 3453 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 310 - - 255 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 28 - - 14 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 284 - - - - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 22 - - 9 - - - - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 29 - - - - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4874 - - 4248 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7161 - - 7161 - - - - - 7161 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2509 - - 1747 - - - - - -3685 ODpotential blCL - - - 9526 - - 9661 - - - - - 10847 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 94 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 170 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.2 - - 33.5 - - - - - 28.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 29.3 - - - - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 36.6 - - - - - 34.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.7 - - 28.2 - - - - - 24.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 117 - - 82 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3025 - - 2398 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 76 - - - - - 7 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] 96863 31 261 30 277 35 277 96863 89559 33 270 32 273 27 281 89559 83953 26 263 31 264 23 279 83953 79287 20 248 26 254 23 263 79287 75264 24 255 28 246 28 245 75264 71700 34 251 25 239 27 238 71700 68457 34 246 25 239 24 244 68457 65459 33 249 27 244 26 249 65459 62661 32 248 29 246 27 248 62661 59930 28 233 30 242 22 253 59930 57069 25 219 26 238 22 261 57069 54098 21 239 22 237 23 255 54098 51268 22 260 25 255 20 256 51268 48728 26 260 25 258 22 268 48728 46457 26 249 25 261 20 265 46457 44398 25 252 28 264 19 282 44398 42522 22 252 30 259 21 291 42522 40806 18 270 25 253 17 286 40806 39224 25 284 17 254 13 293 39224 37754 30 266 19 306 18 317 37754 36393 22 275 29 303 23 316 36393 35113 25 281 37 284 21 318 35113 33853 25 275 23 283 24 327 33853 32584 22 321 17 316 21 336 32584 31309 35 336 30 325 21 341 31309 30015 35 326 33 313 23 331 30015 28689 37 327 30 310 24 330 28689 27328 38 321 32 315 25 331 27328 25935 34 314 33 314 24 332 25935 24511 28 312 30 309 21 338 24511 23063 25 309 25 301 16 349 23063 21585 28 304 23 297 13 351 21585 20075 32 294 23 299 12 350 20075 18559 34 285 22 307 10 348 18559 17111 34 280 22 316 10 334 17111 15797 33 277 19 320 10 327 15797 14623 33 275 17 319 9 326 14623 13566 33 272 16 317 8 332 13566 12609 32*269 14 307 9 343 12609 11738 32*266 15*301 11 346 11738 10947 32 264 15*296 13 344 10947 10233 31 262 15 290 17 340 10233 9586 31 260 16 288 21 337 9586 8995 29 258 16 285 23 335 8995 8459 27 255 15 281 22 335 8459 8004 24 251 14 277 20 335 8004 7648 22 249 13 274 17 334 7648 7400 20 248 12 271 13 335 7400 7248 17 247 10 269 9*336 7248 7161 11 245 7 266 4*340 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