DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 15.3 - - 30.6 - - 35.6 - - 33.5 - - 25.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -44 - - 17 - - 20 - - -5 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1016 - - 516 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7143 - - 7144 - - 7144 - - 7144 - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top 7161 - - 7162 - - 10026 - - 9526 - - 7162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 573 - - 2036 - - 1275 - - 1332 - - 1325 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 30 - - 128 - - 42 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 9 - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 002 - - 331 - - 270 - - 273 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg -26 - - -18 - - 7 - - 6 - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1960 - - -3590 - - -62 - - 896 - - -2790 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9122 - - 10752 - - 10088 - - 8631 - - 9953 sfcLCL ODpotential -13161 - - -12919 - - -8384 - - -6886 - - -12609 ODpotential blCL 20322 - - 20081 - - 18410 - - 16412 - - 19771 blCL maxRH 42 - - 52 - - 49 - - 61 - - 62 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 15.3 - - 30.6 - - 35.6 - - 33.5 - - 25.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 1.5 - - 9.2 - - 16.8 - - 21.1 - - 7.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 24.8 - - 34.8 - - 39.4 - - 39.0 - - 35.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 2.8 - - 8.3 - - 15.7 - - 20.0 - - 7.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -44 - - 17 - - 20 - - -5 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1016 - - 516 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96756 22 094 19 117 10 127 9 102 26 090 96756 89589 16 086 16 120 8 140 9 079 15 072 89589 83984 10 078 10 096 6 173 7 042 3 086 83984 79300 7 018 6 053 3 182 9 007 1 070 79300 75264 8 008 2 348 7 258 11 318 10 348 75264 71670 12 030 2 359 5 356 8 307 10 327 71670 68420 34 301 28 295 22 320 22 309 24 303 68420 65460 36 296 39 297 36 317 28 300 36 304 65460 62722 43 312 48 314 49 314 56 304 53 310 62722 60076 63 301 66 301 65 300 61 301 56 308 60076 57313 68 299 66 298 60 303 58 309 60 303 57313 54439 71 301 64 302 60 310 66 301 67 295 54439 51695 75 302 68 306 73 302 71 299 72 297 51695 49228 76 303 78 307 76 300 82 303 78 306 49228 47006 82 304 90 307 83 301 88 298 91 300 47006 44998 90 302 102 298 103 305 102 299 99 298 44998 43185 97 299 105 295 117 300 120 295 115 297 43185 41529 103 300 108 297 118 289 120 288 116 290 41529 39996 103 301 102 302 99 296 107 290 106 292 39996 38565 101 302 116 307 104 302 103 303 104 298 38565 37232 101 302 130 308 119 304 122 306 114 302 37232 35963 101 304 134 308 122 304 128 303 117 302 35963 34695 101 306 122 308 118 303 126 303 110 301 34695 33399 101 307 104 304 113 304 117 304 106 301 33399 32083 102 306 97 301 105 305 107 303 98 303 32083 30736 97 308 91 302 97 303 101 302 93 305 30736 29351 80 308 83 303 92 300 99 303 93 307 29351 27932 64 305 74 303 88 298 94 303 92 305 27932 26481 50 301 65 302 76 301 85 301 91 303 26481 25001 40 292 54 300 64 302 73 299 86 306 25001 23498 37 290 44 300 54 302 68 300 72 307 23498 21969 35 296 38 296 44 305 68 304 63 304 21969 20407 34 302 34 292 35 304 64 306 61 305 20407 18837 31 308 30 298 28 292 51 303 56 307 18837 17336 28 313 27 304 24 285 38 295 46 305 17336 15976 25 316 24 305 22 285 28 287 35 302 15976 14762 21 318 21 304 20 283 22 284 28 297 14762 13673 17 321 19 301 19 279 20 284 23 292 13673 12689 12 324 17 297 17 275 18 284 20 288 12689 11799 7 326 15 292 15 273 18 282 19 286 11799 10993 5 334 12 285 14 272 17 282 18 286 10993 10265 5 345 10 281 12*274 15 282 18 287 10265 9609 8 343 9 284 11*277 14*282 18 291 9609 9008 13 337 10 294 9 279 12*283 18 295 9008 8466 19 332 11 307 8 274 10 282 18 300 8466 8007 22 330 12 321 6 263 8 274 16 307 8007 7649 20 335 11 329 5 256 6 262 12 315 7649 7400 15 343 9 336 5 250 5 254 9 327 7400 7248 10*353 7*343 4 245 4 243 6*338 7248 7161 4*015 4*348 3 243 3 236 3*357 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