DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.3 - - 37.0 - - 37.0 - - 30.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 137 - - 49 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3421 - - 3378 - - 2727 - - 541 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10770 - - 10968 - - 9683 - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12431 - - 12388 - - 11737 - - 9551 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1242 - - 1020 - - 1133 - - 1447 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 301 - - 342 - - 231 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 227 - - 267 - - 280 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 8 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 4 - - -7 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4688 - - 3846 - - 3556 - - 2192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7743 - - 8543 - - 8181 - - 7359 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 2336 - - 1650 - - 163 - - -2895 ODpotential blCL - - - 10095 - - 10738 - - 11574 - - 12446 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 89 - - 88 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.3 - - 37.0 - - 37.0 - - 30.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 24.6 - - 26.2 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 39.8 - - 40.5 - - 37.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.3 - - 23.5 - - 25.1 - - 24.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 137 - - 49 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3421 - - 3378 - - 2727 - - 541 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 57 - - 51 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96770 39 262 36 285 29 292 35 283 96770 89469 35 269 35 278 38 286 31 295 89469 83864 30 268 32 273 33 278 28 278 83864 79203 24 252 30 264 26 275 22 260 79203 75165 23 255 29 256 28 267 23 261 75165 71585 22 257 25 255 24 258 24 266 71585 68338 20 241 25 255 20 255 24 259 68338 65340 24 245 27 247 24 255 25 248 65340 62548 24 249 27 245 28 258 24 245 62548 59828 25 260 26 247 32 259 24 257 59828 56984 27 257 25 248 31 259 28 267 56984 54042 26 266 26 260 28 258 28 267 54042 51248 30 272 25 271 26 266 25 264 51248 48741 28 270 31 282 30 280 26 283 48741 46500 23 266 30 279 31 283 33 285 46500 44479 19 277 25 279 30 280 34 281 44479 42646 19 292 24 289 31 284 31 292 42646 40984 23 306 24 296 27 300 41 311 40984 39466 28 321 30 320 40 319 39 318 39466 38059 32 335 37 326 40 324 48 324 38059 36748 36 343 36 332 35 332 50 323 36748 35499 36 347 35 336 35 334 43 319 35499 34250 36 348 34 337 37 331 32 321 34250 32974 37 349 32 337 38 327 27 315 32974 31675 36 349 31 338 37 325 30 313 31675 30345 36 346 33 338 34 324 33 315 30345 28979 36 338 36 338 32 323 34 315 28979 27582 33 334 36 337 31 324 33 313 27582 26155 29 331 33 335 29 323 33 309 26155 24704 27 328 29 330 27 317 31 304 24704 23232 24 325 27 327 28 313 29 303 23232 21735 21 322 27 324 31 313 29 304 21735 20205 18 321 26 322 30 315 29 304 20205 18670 17 323 25 319 29 313 29 304 18670 17202 16 323 25 315 27 309 26 303 17202 15868 14 316 24 310 26 305 24 299 15868 14677 13 294 22 305 25 301 23 293 14677 13605 13 268 18 300 24 296 24 287 13605 12637 13*246 13*292 22 290 25 283 12637 11759 11*234 9*278 18*285 26 280 11759 10963 10 231 8 270 14*280 25 278 10963 10246 9 230 8 269 12 278 23 275 10246 9597 9 228 8 268 12 280 20*271 9597 9003 9 226 8 266 12 281 16*267 9003 8465 8 224 8 265 11 281 12 264 8465 8008 8 223 8 263 11 281 9 264 8008 7651 8 221 8 263 10 281 7 266 7651 7402 7 221 7 261 9 281 4 265 7402 7249 7 220 6 261 8 281 2 274 7249 7161 6 219 5 260 6 281 1 064 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