DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.3 - - 49.3 - - 49.6 - - 43.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 391 - - 205 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7410 - - 9858 - - 9519 - - 5126 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14526 - - 16529 - - 15867 - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16420 - - 18868 - - 18529 - - 14136 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 865 - - 961 - - 1196 - - 2933 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 605 - - 672 - - 537 - - 55 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 13 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 290 - - 305 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 12 - - 8 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 6 - - -9 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3997 - - 6330 - - 5968 - - 3624 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12424 - - 12539 - - 12561 - - 10512 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2238 - - 4193 - - 3328 - - -184 ODpotential blCL - - - 14182 - - 14675 - - 15201 - - 14320 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 100 - - 92 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 90 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.3 - - 49.3 - - 49.6 - - 43.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.9 - - 19.3 - - 19.5 - - 22.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 50.7 - - 52.0 - - 48.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.8 - - 18.2 - - 18.7 - - 21.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 391 - - 205 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7410 - - 9858 - - 9519 - - 5126 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 59 - - 101 - - 67 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 98148 16 101 13 111 9 106 6 064 98148 90749 7 103 7 107 8 053 9 073 90749 85051 13 104 7 125 7 094 10 083 85051 80303 13 116 2 187 4 096 11 103 80303 76197 8 099 5 176 5 187 6 041 76197 72568 3 245 6 188 8 184 3 272 72568 69274 7 217 10 212 7 208 4 226 69274 66225 5 194 13 217 9 234 5 208 66225 63383 9 251 10 226 10 242 4 235 63383 60625 15 246 13 239 14 248 9 266 60625 57749 14 250 13 253 17 255 10 262 57749 54759 8 274 14 247 17 263 14 277 54759 51907 14 298 17 272 17 265 17 267 51907 49348 20 288 18 274 15 287 17 284 49348 47061 21 284 19 278 21 291 20 287 47061 44995 20 284 20 287 21 297 18 303 44995 43111 21 288 19 297 26 313 21 319 43111 41386 20 293 23 315 30 312 25 326 41386 39801 19 305 26 313 31 320 34 344 39801 38338 20 313 26 310 36 332 40 347 38338 36988 24 323 30 331 40 342 41 353 36988 35715 29 328 37 340 44 351 46 355 35715 34453 35 339 42 348 50 353 48 354 34453 33170 39 345 48 354 49 354 45 351 33170 31870 40 347 52 357 42 350 39 348 31870 30541 38 347 51 357 36 343 34 344 30541 29175 33 344 47 355 34 335 32 338 29175 27774 27 337 42 355 32 330 32 334 27774 26339 23 325 36 354 29 329 31 334 26339 24878 22 319 27 342 27 329 28 331 24878 23394 21 322 23 326 25 326 26 322 23394 21885 20 325 21 320 25 320 25 316 21885 20345 17 324 18*319 24 320 23 312 20345 18800 14 320 13*323 16*333 20 309 18800 17328 12*316 10 324 10*342 13 306 17328 15990 10*308 10 320 9 337 5 292 15990 14793 8 305 8 303 9 313 4*277 14793 13714 8 297 9 286 10 303 4*285 13714 12736 7 281 10 278 10 301 6 301 12736 11847 7 274 10 276 11 299 9 310 11847 11040 7 268 10 273 11 297 10 315 11040 10311 7 262 10 271 12 297 12 317 10311 9650 7 259 10 270 12 296 12 318 9650 9043 7 255 10 268 12 295 13 317 9043 8494 7 252 10 266 12 295 13 317 8494 8027 6 248 10 265 12 294 13 316 8027 7662 6 247 9 263 12 293 12 315 7662 7408 6 245 9 263 11 293 9 313 7408 7251 6 244 8 262 10 293 7 311 7251 7162 5 243 7 261 8 291 4 309 7162 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