DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/26 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.7 - - 40.1 - - 39.8 - - 40.1 - - 35.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 41 - - 99 - - 148 - - 31 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2449 - - 3040 - - 2096 - - 2571 - - 811 BL Depth Hcrit 7145 - - 10556 - - 10080 - - 7145 - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top 11459 - - 12050 - - 11106 - - 11581 - - 9821 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2063 - - 2150 - - 2285 - - 2084 - - 1836 Hgt.Variab. W* 211 - - 298 - - 299 - - 199 - - 50 W* B/S 4 - - 33 - - 10 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 2 - - 5 - - 18 - - 25 BL Wind Direction 017 - - 041 - - 000 - - 358 - - 013 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 6 - - 1 - - 13 - - 27 Wind Shear Max.Converg -21 - - 35 - - -20 - - -24 - - -32 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 4298 - - 4839 - - 3945 - - 4420 - - 2660 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7161 - - 7212 - - 7161 - - 7162 - - 7161 sfcLCL ODpotential 890 - - 2158 - - 1354 - - 1400 - - -377 ODpotential blCL 10569 - - 9892 - - 9752 - - 10181 - - 10198 blCL maxRH 93 - - 98 - - 96 - - 97 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 40 - - 170 - - 400 - - 140 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 37.7 - - 40.1 - - 39.8 - - 40.1 - - 35.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.4 - - 33.1 - - 36.6 - - 35.2 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.0 - - 43.0 - - 42.4 - - 43.5 - - 40.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.1 - - 31.9 - - 35.3 - - 34.0 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 41 - - 99 - - 148 - - 31 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2449 - - 3040 - - 2096 - - 2571 - - 811 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 74 - - 92 - - 84 - - 89 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97662 11 315 18 281 18 281 27 303 18 317 97662 90337 9 296 10 302 13 304 17 293 16 335 90337 84699 7 338 10 314 12 307 14 319 14 323 84699 80027 7 326 3 035 4 255 16 284 18 325 80027 75997 11 313 2 001 3 074 11 250 14 290 75997 72419 12 282 10 281 5 308 4 213 13 236 72419 69151 10 232 12 251 15 265 6 284 10 218 69151 66115 11 238 12 252 18 259 12 285 9 241 66115 63278 14 234 17 249 20 248 15 277 9 259 63278 60510 17 250 21 249 21 253 19 273 11 276 60510 57604 21 263 22 253 19 257 19 269 13 269 57604 54573 21 264 17 255 17 265 17 283 15 270 54573 51674 22 264 18 263 20 268 19 286 20 285 51674 49069 20 257 21 257 22 256 19 278 22 285 49069 46741 19 262 18 257 19 252 17 270 18 278 46741 44634 22 256 18 262 17 250 14 259 17 277 44634 42710 25 250 19 262 16 245 15 259 18 270 42710 40941 25 242 21 245 20 236 19 256 16 245 40941 39316 23 240 20 229 20 224 19 238 12 227 39316 37828 25 231 20 222 20 224 22 219 11 228 37828 36461 28 224 25 220 25 214 25 190 18 215 36461 35187 36 210 31 204 24 187 26 185 26 199 35187 33943 35 205 30 192 27 177 38 181 34 194 33943 32689 34 203 30 193 34 201 40 169 35 182 32689 31418 32 201 32 197 41 201 35 167 31 180 31418 30116 29 201 33 194 39 196 34 170 28 182 30116 28776 25 198 31 195 34 184 31 167 28 180 28776 27401 22 194 28 201 30 176 24 160 29 178 27401 25994 27 208 25 204 25 174 19 148 30 176 25994 24561 26 217 20 199 17 168 18 140 25 178 24561 23107 19 221 16 198 12 154 17 132 18 170 23107 21627 13 210 9 193 11 151 15 114 16 149 21627 20116 7 186 9 186 9 142 16 098 16 134 20116 18599 3 158 5 172 8 122 12 083 14 131 18599 17149 0 279 4 171 8 109 10 061 12 122 17149 15833 2 289 3 165 6 101 10 043 12 104 15833 14657 2 279 3 160 4 104 12 030 14 091 14657 13598 2 278 3 177 3 109 14 024 17 071 13598 12637 2 284 3*179 2 093 16 015 21 050 12637 11764 1*292 3*174 1*023 18*009 26 034 11764 10973 1*353 2 162 3*357 20*005 29 024 10973 10257 4 036 1 118 4 355 21 002 31*019 10257 9607 8 024 2 047 6 359 21 360 32*017 9607 9012 13 017 3 028 6 003 20 358 32 016 9012 8473 15 015 4 021 7 003 19 356 29 015 8473 8013 14 014 4 017 6 002 17 354 25 013 8013 7654 13 013 4 015 6 001 14 351 20 009 7654 7403 11 013 4 014 6 001 12 350 15 004 7403 7250 9 012 3 012 5 000 11 349 11 360 7250 7161 6 012 3 013 4 001 7 348 6 352 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