DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 65.4 - - - - - 42.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 377 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6550 - - 8665 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13489 - - 15555 - - - - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15560 - - 17675 - - - - - 7163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3722 - - 2779 - - - - - 2680 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 462 - - 643 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 44 - - - - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 227 - - - - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 49 - - 53 - - - - - 26 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 25 - - 27 - - - - - -43 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2549 - - 2772 - - - - - -4200 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13012 - - 14904 - - - - - 11364 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1200 - - -522 - - - - - -12762 ODpotential blCL - - - 16760 - - 18197 - - - - - 19925 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 68 - - - - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 65.4 - - - - - 42.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.3 - - 24.6 - - - - - 18.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 67.3 - - - - - 47.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.0 - - 23.4 - - - - - 18.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 377 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6550 - - 8665 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98239 8 328 6 075 14 332 98239 90820 9 083 3 268 13 015 90820 85091 6 101 4 308 10 028 85091 80348 4 093 5 007 9 019 80348 76264 1 212 4 012 9 032 76264 72653 3 026 5 038 6 007 72653 69392 4 029 3 345 8 014 69392 66399 8 014 6 333 10 003 66399 63624 7 000 9 313 8 349 63624 60925 9 354 12 308 12 340 60925 58104 19 313 12 307 15 313 58104 55193 20 293 14 303 7 339 55193 52405 31 281 29 287 14 297 52405 49880 32 266 30 276 39 305 49880 47629 29 262 24 273 51 298 47629 45592 36 256 26 280 48 286 45592 43719 44 247 41 278 47 274 43719 41979 51 236 60 255 47 268 41979 40354 58 229 66 244 52 276 40354 38844 63 226 65 243 67 281 38844 37456 65 225 67 243 78 277 37456 36157 65 223 71 240 79 269 36157 34877 63 220 72 238 76 262 34877 33580 60 219 71 238 71 261 33580 32265 60 220 67 238 69 267 32265 30918 59 220 63 238 70 271 30918 29531 57 220 61 236 70 273 29531 28107 56 220 60 235 69 274 28107 26649 57 217 60 234 68 275 26649 25164 59 217 61 233 67 275 25164 23655 63 217 64 232 64 274 23655 22116 65 216 67 230 60 273 22116 20542 64 215 71 226 57 272 20542 18961 65 218 71*223 52 271 18961 17453 67 223 68*221 48 269 17453 16084 64*227 63 221 46 269 16084 14861 57*227 57 222 44 271 14861 13762 46 225 51 225 43 275 13762 12769 35 224 45 227 42 280 12769 11868 27 227 40 230 40 287 11868 11051 23 230 37 233 39 295 11051 10314 20 233 34 235 38 302 10314 9648 17 235 31 237 38 309 9648 9039 14 237 30 238 37 315 9039 8490 13 239 29 238 35 320 8490 8024 12 239 28 238 31 323 8024 7660 11 239 26 238 26 325 7660 7406 11 239 25 238 21 326 7406 7251 10 239 22 238 17*327 7251 7162 8 237 15 237 9*329 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