DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - 28.6 - - 31.5 - - - - - 25.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 29 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 570 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7144 - - 7144 - - - - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7161 - - 9580 - - - - - 7162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2525 - - 1387 - - - - - 3612 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 112 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 160 - - - - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 0 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 2419 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7160 - - 7161 - - - - - 7161 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2740 - - 1712 - - - - - -2271 ODpotential blCL - - - 9901 - - 7868 - - - - - 9433 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.6 - - 31.5 - - - - - 25.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.8 - - 30.3 - - - - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 34.9 - - - - - 34.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.3 - - 29.8 - - - - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 29 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 570 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 102 - - - - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96851 26 082 30 069 31 052 96851 89757 29 096 25 077 21 067 89757 84193 22 096 18 081 18 065 84193 79530 15 089 10 082 16 066 79530 75490 12 063 4 071 8 070 75490 71926 6 018 6 007 7 061 71926 68692 7 346 2 319 1 085 68692 65708 12 319 3 278 6 307 65708 62932 11 312 7 283 12 310 62932 60236 12 300 11 277 17 300 60236 57414 15 277 17 283 20 271 57414 54471 22 266 25 268 25 258 54471 51636 24 260 31 263 29 258 51636 49072 26 252 35 259 31 262 49072 46782 29 245 37 256 34 265 46782 44719 34 254 39 260 32 262 44719 42842 40 258 41 261 30 252 42842 41117 42 252 42 257 31 248 41117 39514 41 257 43 248 30 253 39514 38018 43 260 48 244 28 261 38018 36631 50 250 56 244 26 266 36631 35327 54 246 57 244 25 264 35327 34048 61 246 53 249 32 262 34048 32764 63 243 54 254 37 259 32764 31474 57 239 54 253 37 256 31474 30160 49 233 49 252 34 255 30160 28815 46 225 33 250 30 252 28815 27441 44 221 22 242 23 245 27441 26039 38 224 17 235 18 237 26039 24611 28 232 14 240 16 242 24611 23161 24 227 16 243 15 254 23161 21682 28 225 18 245 13 258 21682 20167 31 224 18 241 13 254 20167 18641 31 226 16 232 16 247 18641 17181 25 230 15 231 18 244 17181 15854 19 234 16 239 15 248 15854 14667 16 240 16 246 12 259 14667 13599 14 251 16 250 11 265 13599 12634 12 259 14 252 10 266 12634 11757 10 264 11 252 10 267 11757 10962 7 258 8 247 9 270 10962 10244 5 229 6 232 7 275 10244 9595 6 193 4*204 5 290 9595 9000 7 170 4*169 4 317 9000 8463 7 147 5 154 4 331 8463 8005 7 139 5 157 5 333 8005 7649 5 143 5 162 5 335 7649 7400 3 144 5 164 3 333 7400 7248 2*140 4 165 2*330 7248 7161 2*140 4 165 2*322 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