DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 75.3 - - 76.1 - - 69.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 308 - - 213 - - 97 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9136 - - 12192 - - 12287 - - 8837 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 15817 - - 18036 - - 17398 - - 7147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 18146 - - 21202 - - 21297 - - 17847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2493 - - 1128 - - 1555 - - 3926 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 607 - - 592 - - 460 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 247 - - 247 - - 246 - - 214 Direction Wind Shear - - - 25 - - 20 - - 20 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 13 - - 8 - - 22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 5176 - - 6894 - - 6163 - - 3851 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12970 - - 14309 - - 15135 - - 13997 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1569 - - 3565 - - 2774 - - 747 ODpotential blCL - - - 16577 - - 17637 - - 18523 - - 17100 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 97 - - 88 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 490 - - 400 - - 270 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 75.3 - - 76.1 - - 69.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.2 - - 37.3 - - 34.5 - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.1 - - 77.4 - - 79.0 - - 77.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 36.4 - - 33.6 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 308 - - 213 - - 97 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9136 - - 12192 - - 12287 - - 8837 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 88 - - 53 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 99363 17 120 10 109 8 123 8 070 99363 91916 12 132 8 078 12 096 10 097 91916 86167 12 117 5 117 11 065 13 096 86167 81374 10 113 7 109 8 078 13 085 81374 77227 10 102 7 119 4 104 12 055 77227 73559 4 110 8 107 5 079 8 057 73559 70243 5 123 4 090 5 047 4 078 70243 67203 2 067 2 110 1 098 2 026 67203 64388 3 232 3 252 1 180 2 358 64388 61667 5 187 6 200 10 229 8 271 61667 58846 15 252 8 250 7 210 13 246 58846 55916 27 249 23 264 23 270 6 290 55916 53105 29 237 32 251 34 261 32 272 53105 50586 30 245 36 247 41 254 43 255 50586 48358 36 255 40 247 43 252 43 256 48358 46358 42 256 45 249 48 256 45 263 46358 44537 45 255 45 251 51 257 46 263 44537 42856 46 257 44 251 51 258 46 260 42856 41291 47 261 44 252 50 258 45 257 41291 39826 48 264 44 255 47 258 44 256 39826 38458 50 266 44 259 44 259 45 257 38458 37155 50 267 45 263 43 261 48 260 37155 35853 44 267 45 264 43 264 53 260 35853 34525 38 268 44 264 43 265 51 257 34525 33173 34 269 40 260 44 266 48 256 33173 31787 32 270 34 256 44 267 46 258 31787 30360 30 270 29 256 43 269 43 263 30360 28894 28 272 25 258 40 269 38 267 28894 27394 28 267 23 258 36 269 30 260 27394 25867 27 261 24 260 31 267 25 250 25867 24317 27 256 27 255 29 259 26 255 24317 22740 28 254 28*247 28*246 28 249 22740 21130 27 258 24*252 26*244 27 242 21130 19509 26*265 19 262 21 247 24 241 19509 17954 25*269 18 263 20 248 21*242 17954 16538 23 268 18 262 18 249 15*239 16538 15268 20 269 14 255 14 249 11 226 15268 14123 14 269 12 248 12 248 9 215 14123 13084 10 252 12 244 12 248 9 211 13084 12139 10 230 10 230 11 246 9 210 12139 11281 10 219 10 225 10 244 9 208 11281 10506 10 213 10 221 10 242 10 207 10506 9803 10 207 10 219 10 241 10 206 9803 9159 9 199 10 216 9 239 9 206 9159 8576 9 196 9 215 9 238 9 205 8576 8080 9 193 9 213 8 237 9 204 8080 7694 9 191 9 212 8 236 7 203 7694 7424 8 190 9 210 8 236 5 196 7424 7259 8 189 8 210 7 236 3 186 7259 7164 7 188 7 209 6 234 2 173 7164 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