DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 70.5 - - - - - 65.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 179 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3390 - - 10953 - - - - - 9084 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10929 - - 16961 - - - - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12400 - - 19963 - - - - - 18094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5201 - - 1269 - - - - - 2775 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 332 - - 551 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 232 - - - - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 18 - - - - - 21 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 16 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3729 - - 8009 - - - - - 5180 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8672 - - 11955 - - - - - 12915 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -490 - - 3764 - - - - - -628 ODpotential blCL - - - 12890 - - 16199 - - - - - 18722 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 76 - - - - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 1510 - - 810 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 70.5 - - - - - 65.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.7 - - 42.9 - - - - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 73.1 - - - - - 74.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.4 - - 42.0 - - - - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 179 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3390 - - 10953 - - - - - 9084 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 5 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99600 29 112 22 105 26 092 99600 92124 17 107 18 087 19 092 92124 86326 16 102 10 082 14 079 86326 81493 11 085 8 094 12 065 81493 77322 8 098 5 108 8 053 77322 73646 8 100 8 121 4 041 73646 70327 4 136 6 082 5 042 70327 67278 2 134 3 039 5 042 67278 64459 4 327 4 301 8 336 64459 61741 10 267 12 262 9 311 61741 58906 3 325 10 218 9 276 58906 55950 22 255 16 256 19 278 55950 53120 36 240 26 251 27 274 53120 50583 40 243 39 255 31 273 50583 48322 38 243 41 245 41 266 48322 46296 36 246 37 252 46 261 46296 44473 40 256 44 266 47 267 44473 42811 46 261 55 275 54 269 42811 41270 50 268 62 282 58 269 41270 39820 56 272 66 286 58 269 39820 38456 56 269 63 283 56 269 38456 37149 54 267 58 277 53 269 37149 35841 54 265 54 270 52 268 35841 34505 52 262 50 266 52 267 34505 33144 49 260 47 265 51 267 33144 31748 45 261 46 265 48 269 31748 30312 41 259 45 265 45 270 30312 28841 37 253 43 262 43 267 28841 27338 33 248 41 260 41 265 27338 25809 30 243 37 255 37 265 25809 24257 29 242 34 250 32 264 24257 22680 25 246 32 249 28 262 22680 21071 20 254 26*251 26 259 21071 19456 20 264 17*257 24*253 19456 17908 19 263 15 259 22*251 17908 16498 17 247 15 257 18 251 16498 15234 17 238 15 253 15 249 15234 14094 17 231 13 243 11 247 14094 13059 16*222 12 233 10 245 13059 12118 14*211 11 225 9 244 12118 11263 13 196 11 208 9 243 11263 10491 12 183 10 197 9 243 10491 9792 11 171 10 188 9 242 9792 9150 10 164 10 183 8 242 9150 8570 9 159 10 180 8 242 8570 8076 8 158 10 178 8 242 8076 7691 8 155 10 176 7 239 7691 7423 7 154 9 176 5 235 7423 7258 6 154 9 175 2 228 7258 7163 5 154 7 174 1 226 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