DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.0 - - 38.2 - - - - - 29.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 186 - - 281 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4544 - - 4827 - - - - - 804 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11982 - - 12359 - - - - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13554 - - 13837 - - - - - 9814 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1406 - - 1480 - - - - - 3646 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 417 - - 480 - - - - - 36 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 303 - - - - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 8 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -17 - - - - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3336 - - 3662 - - - - - 2356 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10219 - - 10175 - - - - - 7458 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2944 - - -572 - - - - - -2874 ODpotential blCL - - - 16498 - - 14409 - - - - - 12688 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 65 - - - - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.0 - - 38.2 - - - - - 29.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.1 - - 18.4 - - - - - 22.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 40.2 - - - - - 35.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.0 - - 17.3 - - - - - 21.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 186 - - 281 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4544 - - 4827 - - - - - 804 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97173 13 289 21 305 21 304 97173 89843 11 266 19 283 14 315 89843 84219 8 255 17 268 7 298 84219 79555 11 245 12 241 14 262 79555 75545 13 273 9 196 11 259 75545 71979 20 270 17 251 12 269 71979 68717 20 252 19 245 19 258 68717 65701 18 235 16 235 22 250 65701 62890 15 242 18 258 23 248 62890 60154 19 258 24 263 24 255 60154 57288 23 260 26 253 22 254 57288 54296 24 254 23 244 20 257 54296 51424 26 250 22 253 25 258 51424 48832 26 252 23 261 27 253 48832 46510 25 256 26 260 25 256 46510 44410 25 259 27 253 22 265 44410 42495 27 261 28 256 20 264 42495 40738 31 257 31 258 19 267 40738 39115 30 247 31 250 24 269 39115 37610 27 250 30 240 25 260 37610 36218 34 255 32 244 24 252 36218 34913 43 251 37 244 24 243 34913 33636 50 244 41 242 26 240 33636 32361 51 242 45 241 27 243 32361 31082 52 243 47 240 28 248 31082 29783 50 242 45 238 29 249 29783 28453 44 243 42 237 29 246 28453 27092 37 247 38 241 26 244 27092 25703 32 250 31 244 23 247 25703 24288 24 250 25 247 21 249 24288 22851 17 250 23 245 20 250 22851 21390 19 251 21 238 21 247 21390 19900 23 253 18 236 19 242 19900 18409 23 267 16 241 16 244 18409 16988 23 279 16 247 14 249 16988 15698 22 283 16 252 13 255 15698 14544 19*282 14*255 11 262 14544 13505 16*281 11*261 8 271 13505 12562 13 285 9 270 5 278 12562 11704 12 294 8 288 3 283 11704 10924 11 305 10 312 2 302 10924 10218 10 316 10 316 4*322 10218 9577 10 317 11 317 7*328 9577 8989 10 317 11 316 12 327 8989 8456 9 315 11 315 15 324 8456 8003 9 314 11 314 15 323 8003 7648 9 312 11 313 13 321 7648 7400 8 311 10 312 10 318 7400 7248 7 311 10 311 8 317 7248 7161 6 309 7 310 4 317 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