DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - 60.8 - - 67.2 - - - - - 60.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 344 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2632 - - 5873 - - - - - 4881 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10469 - - 13253 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11642 - - 14883 - - - - - 13891 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2363 - - 1165 - - - - - 2679 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 324 - - 542 - - - - - 32 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 15 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 232 - - - - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 21 - - - - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3537 - - 3472 - - - - - 3022 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8106 - - 11411 - - - - - 10870 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -250 - - 1708 - - - - - -411 ODpotential blCL - - - 11892 - - 13175 - - - - - 14302 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 91 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 330 - - 60 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.8 - - 67.2 - - - - - 60.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.6 - - 41.7 - - - - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.4 - - 68.7 - - - - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.6 - - 41.3 - - - - - 37.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 344 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2632 - - 5873 - - - - - 4881 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 63 - - - - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 99154 9 125 13 104 7 102 99154 91731 11 114 11 095 11 098 91731 85985 11 093 9 108 10 053 85985 81200 7 123 4 094 8 066 81200 77076 13 102 5 133 10 086 77076 73433 12 092 6 071 8 112 73433 70135 5 128 4 029 9 080 70135 67098 4 131 2 247 8 019 67098 64287 8 225 5 257 7 308 64287 61584 7 192 11 237 11 256 61584 58775 11 278 12 256 14 252 58775 55839 22 266 26 255 21 252 55839 53028 38 252 37 252 41 257 53028 50514 41 250 41 249 47 248 50514 48274 49 254 50 252 51 257 48274 46253 57 250 60 248 56 255 46253 44407 63 241 64 243 58 253 44407 42712 68 239 63 242 66 247 42712 41151 75 241 66 245 71 240 41151 39699 78 242 67 243 73 238 39699 38336 74 245 67 243 71 235 38336 37029 66 248 68 242 66 231 37029 35719 61 246 67 240 65 232 35719 34380 60 244 59 242 61 232 34380 33017 57 232 56 250 58 232 33017 31622 52 224 56 246 57 236 31622 30185 52 226 54 238 60 239 30185 28712 51 228 49 233 62 240 28712 27204 46 231 46 229 62 242 27204 25668 41 236 44 230 54 242 25668 24108 39 241 44 234 46 241 24108 22523 32 249 43 247 40 241 22523 20906 28 253 38 262 29 233 20906 19288 26 264 29 268 17 235 19288 17747 17 272 20 271 14 272 17747 16352 10 275 16 274 15 292 16352 15105 7 281 12*280 15 297 15105 13981 9 279 10*284 14*294 13981 12963 12 270 9 281 11*283 12963 12039 15*256 8 272 9 265 12039 11199 16*244 7 250 8 248 11199 10440 13 233 6 227 8 239 10440 9752 11 221 8 207 8 236 9752 9121 9 207 9 201 9 232 9121 8550 9 201 9 197 9 229 8550 8063 9 199 10 195 9 227 8063 7683 8 196 10 194 9 223 7683 7419 8 196 10 194 7 217 7419 7256 7 195 9 192 5 211 7256 7163 6 194 8 192 3 203 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