DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 25.6 - - 33.5 - - 34.9 - - 32.9 - - 28.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 19 - - 18 - - -2 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 173 - - 324 - - 33 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7144 - - 7144 - - 7144 - - 7144 - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top 7162 - - 9183 - - 9334 - - 9043 - - 7162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1812 - - 1202 - - 1387 - - 1363 - - 1903 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 65 - - 80 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 16 - - 18 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 255 - - 262 - - 279 - - 282 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear 24 - - 22 - - 21 - - 23 - - 22 Wind Shear Max.Converg 9 - - 22 - - 8 - - 7 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 2022 - - 2173 - - 1883 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7161 - - 7161 - - 7161 - - 7161 - - 7161 sfcLCL ODpotential -2408 - - 999 - - 998 - - 707 - - -1780 ODpotential blCL 9570 - - 8184 - - 8336 - - 8336 - - 8942 blCL maxRH 98 - - 99 - - 96 - - 96 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 25.6 - - 33.5 - - 34.9 - - 32.9 - - 28.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.0 - - 31.7 - - 33.4 - - 32.0 - - 27.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.0 - - 37.1 - - 38.6 - - 37.2 - - 34.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.4 - - 31.3 - - 33.0 - - 32.3 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 19 - - 18 - - -2 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 173 - - 324 - - 33 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 92 - - 95 - - 85 - - 85 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96675 22 082 17 083 21 063 23 063 22 067 96675 89492 21 069 13 082 12 040 10 052 19 064 89492 83897 18 041 10 101 3 027 16 028 8 021 83897 79230 20 003 5 352 12 301 22 006 6 036 79230 75196 14 328 11 344 15 310 22 339 20 345 75196 71636 17 324 20 333 20 300 25 301 29 316 71636 68416 30 317 20 331 15 305 17 299 20 302 68416 65438 20 315 23 322 21 324 31 307 30 303 65438 62685 23 305 35 293 34 301 42 286 34 290 62685 60028 40 297 37 291 40 300 37 293 36 290 60028 57231 51 295 53 305 59 303 57 301 51 295 57231 54318 63 292 70 298 67 297 64 297 63 292 54318 51558 76 287 80 297 80 297 89 297 76 297 51558 49097 74 284 93 290 100 288 114 288 94 296 49097 46904 76 291 90 286 96 279 107 276 109 289 46904 44923 89 298 88 291 80 284 106 274 114 278 44923 43116 110 300 116 301 106 298 105 284 115 275 43116 41458 140 302 152 298 125 297 121 288 121 285 41458 39934 150 299 144 296 127 294 129 286 135 288 39934 38514 131 294 139 295 135 292 128 286 129 284 38514 37178 124 292 135 296 134 292 130 286 128 281 37178 35896 120 292 127 294 122 292 133 286 128 281 35896 34610 117 292 121 289 109 289 132 287 132 285 34610 33295 111 293 117 286 110 283 121 284 137 289 33295 31959 99 290 111 283 109 281 107 279 128 289 31959 30595 89 286 108 280 106 278 109 277 109 282 30595 29193 95 281 106 278 106 276 109 274 110 276 29193 27757 96 279 101 278 106 275 107 271 111 276 27757 26295 92 280 96 278 103 276 103 270 107 276 26295 24811 89 281 93 277 101 277 97 273 104 276 24811 23310 88 282 92 277 98 276 89 276 97 278 23310 21788 88 282 88 279 93 276 84 278 82 281 21788 20242 86 282 82 280 86 278 80 280 66 283 20242 18697 81 282 74 281 81 279 77 280 57 284 18697 17224 76 280 68 281 74 279 71 281 56 286 17224 15888 71 278 63 281 66 278 64 282 61 289 15888 14695 65 277 59 281 58 279 56 283 64 290 14695 13621 58 280 53 282 53 282 49 284 64 291 13621 12650 54 283 49 284 49 285 44 285 59 290 12650 11770 52 285 46 285 47 287 40 287 52 289 11770 10971 51 285 43 283 43 287 37 289 44 286 10971 10250 48 282 38 280 39 287 33 289 38 284 10250 9598 43 278 33*277 34*286 30*289 34 282 9598 9001 36 272 27*273 27*283 25*288 30 281 9001 8463 29 267 21 268 23 282 20 285 25 279 8463 8005 21 262 16 261 19 279 15 281 18 276 8005 7649 13 256 12 252 15 275 11 274 11 270 7649 7401 7 248 10 246 11 273 7 266 7 258 7401 7249 3*235 8 242 9 270 5 260 2*217 7249 7161 3*092 6 236 6 267 3 251 4*111 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