DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 11.8 - - 20.9 - - 18.5 - - 8.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 28 - - -6 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1902 - - 2440 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7143 - - 7143 - - 7143 - - 7143 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7161 - - 10912 - - 11450 - - 7161 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2040 - - 1940 - - 1635 - - 1703 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 23 - - 168 - - 40 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 19 - - 21 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 353 - - 357 - - 351 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 25 - - 31 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - -17 - - -16 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1832 - - 1527 - - 3012 - - -624 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8993 - - 9386 - - 8438 - - 7786 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7632 - - -4475 - - -2479 - - -5477 ODpotential blCL - - - 14793 - - 15387 - - 13929 - - 12638 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 48 - - 56 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 11.8 - - 20.9 - - 18.5 - - 8.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -1.7 - - 5.3 - - 7.1 - - 0.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.1 - - 24.9 - - 24.9 - - 17.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -0.6 - - 4.3 - - 5.9 - - 6.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 8 - - 28 - - -6 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1902 - - 2440 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 94005 88 295 73 295 74 285 82 292 94005 87518 61 298 65 302 64 303 69 300 87518 82423 43 293 54 303 57 305 54 297 82423 78121 32 302 43 299 52 306 43 306 78121 74342 29 312 35 300 48 309 39 312 74342 70945 27 315 35 303 42 309 38 308 70945 67827 30 312 40 299 38 305 37 304 67827 64926 34 308 39 300 37 313 37 307 64926 62218 38 311 40 307 42 316 39 310 62218 59579 43 315 42 308 45 309 40 307 59579 56798 45 312 43 305 44 304 39 306 56798 53874 44 307 43 305 41 303 42 308 53874 51053 44 307 46 307 44 307 46 313 51053 48494 45 312 49 308 49 309 52 318 48494 46192 48 315 50 313 52 313 56 323 46192 44104 49 317 52 317 54 319 60 329 44104 42201 50 321 55 320 58 323 65 330 42201 40454 52 325 56 322 56 326 65 327 40454 38839 53 329 54 327 55 332 59 325 38839 37341 52 334 52 333 57 335 52 332 37341 35960 54 338 55 336 57 338 56 342 35960 34668 55 342 54 339 57 342 62 344 34668 33400 55 349 52 347 58 345 65 346 33400 32129 59 358 58 354 60 348 68 349 32129 30856 63 000 62 354 63 351 69 350 30856 29567 67 360 63 354 65 353 68 350 29567 28248 68 359 62 354 65 355 65 351 28248 26897 66 359 61 356 62 356 62 352 26897 25517 63 359 59 357 58 357 58 353 25517 24112 58 359 56 358 54 359 55 353 24112 22687 53 358 55 360 52 000 52 352 22687 21238 50 358 54 000 51 000 49 350 21238 19761 47 359 52 360 50 359 46 348 19761 18279 44 358 50 358 49 357 44 347 18279 16864 40 358 47 358 49 357 44 347 16864 15577 37 358 45 358 49 357 43 347 15577 14428 34 356 43 359 48 358 43 348 14428 13393 32 355 39 001 45 359 42 350 13393 12456 30 353 36 001 41 360 42 351 12456 11606 30 353 33*360 37*359 40 352 11606 10836 29 354 30*358 32*357 38 353 10836 10141 28 355 27 358 29 354 36 353 10141 9513 26 356 23 357 25 351 34 353 9513 8937 24 358 19 356 22 349 30 352 8937 8417 20 358 15 356 19 348 27 350 8417 7975 16 358 13 356 16 347 22 349 7975 7631 12 354 11 355 12 344 17 349 7631 7391 8 347 9 354 8 338 11 346 7391 7244 5*344 8 353 5 332 6*342 7244 7160 2*347 5 351 2 316 2*336 7160 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