DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - 26.5 - - 29.2 - - 30.4 - - 26.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 213 - - 89 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4421 - - 6737 - - 5397 - - 1459 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12041 - - 13723 - - 12159 - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13431 - - 15747 - - 14407 - - 10469 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1298 - - 809 - - 1444 - - 1366 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 465 - - 491 - - 345 - - 56 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - 18 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 338 - - 331 - - 335 - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 17 - - 16 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -17 - - -21 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 4587 - - 7359 - - 6045 - - 2976 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8844 - - 8388 - - 8362 - - 7493 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1845 - - 3634 - - 2761 - - -1462 ODpotential blCL - - - 11586 - - 12113 - - 11646 - - 11931 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 95 - - 82 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.5 - - 29.2 - - 30.4 - - 26.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.2 - - 17.9 - - 19.1 - - 19.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.6 - - 31.7 - - 33.7 - - 31.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.2 - - 16.8 - - 18.1 - - 18.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 213 - - 89 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4421 - - 6737 - - 5397 - - 1459 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 80 - - 30 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96835 41 258 40 274 42 284 36 281 96835 89493 34 260 37 282 34 280 36 276 89493 83879 22 283 29 263 30 284 29 287 83879 79251 24 296 17 254 27 270 27 288 79251 75266 25 287 20 302 20 277 21 281 75266 71732 24 272 23 293 16 294 16 279 71732 68509 20 259 19 281 14 310 13 278 68509 65513 21 294 16 290 16 301 13 289 65513 62721 22 296 15 296 17 305 18 306 62721 60023 18 283 18 287 18 306 24 313 60023 57204 18 289 23 299 28 307 28 326 57204 54273 23 309 30 305 32 311 32 322 54273 51471 26 315 30 310 33 310 30 317 51471 48938 29 317 30 313 32 314 31 320 48938 46655 32 317 30 314 37 321 38 326 46655 44582 31 317 32 318 44 319 45 327 44582 42691 32 319 41 321 46 319 49 326 42691 40955 40 323 48 320 44 324 54 327 40955 39361 49 324 50 323 52 332 60 327 39361 37897 54 324 56 329 69 329 65 331 37897 36551 57 326 63 328 75 323 74 334 36551 35285 62 327 67 325 70 323 83 333 35285 34028 66 330 69 326 68 331 87 330 34028 32750 73 335 71 330 72 337 87 330 32750 31454 79 336 74 333 78 340 86 334 31454 30131 80 336 76 335 82 340 83 338 30131 28773 79 335 76 335 83 339 77 339 28773 27388 77 335 73 335 81 339 71 339 27388 25978 74 335 71 336 75 341 67 339 25978 24543 69 335 68 336 70 346 62 338 24543 23086 62 334 63 336 68 350 58 338 23086 21600 54 335 57 335 65 352 56 342 21600 20080 47 334 50 335 59 352 55 351 20080 18551 40 331 43 333 53 353 52 356 18551 17092 33 327 34*334 43 357 45 354 17092 15768 26 324 23*340 30 359 40 351 15768 14586 22*322 21 345 24*357 34 349 14586 13525 19*323 18 343 21*354 27 351 13525 12567 17 328 17 340 20 350 21 356 12567 11699 16 336 16 335 20 345 19 002 11699 10914 15 341 16 329 20 339 19*002 10914 10206 15 343 15 323 20 333 19*358 10206 9565 14 344 15 318 19 329 19 353 9565 8978 14 344 15 315 18 322 19 349 8978 8448 14 344 14 313 18 319 18 343 8448 7996 13 344 14 311 17 318 16 340 7996 7644 12 344 13 309 16 316 13 335 7644 7398 11 343 12 308 15 315 10 331 7398 7247 10 343 11 307 13 314 8 329 7247 7161 8 343 8 306 9 313 4 326 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