DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 70.5 - - 79.6 - - 84.2 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 30 - - 313 - - 375 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 7751 - - 10928 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 7147 - - 14717 - - 17394 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 9063 - - 16761 - - 19938 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1645 - - 3675 - - 1801 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 53 - - 580 - - 691 - - - - - - W* B/S 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 3 - - 20 - - 21 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 154 - - 224 - - 235 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 22 - - 20 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg 9 - - 24 - - 15 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2215 - - 2447 - - 2415 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11278 - - 14314 - - 17524 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -7218 - - -1124 - - 721 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 16281 - - 17885 - - 19217 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 80 - - 80 - - 78 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 150 - - 180 - - 20 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 70.5 - - 79.6 - - 84.2 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 45.8 - - 41.4 - - 31.7 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 74.3 - - 81.3 - - 85.8 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.0 - - 40.3 - - 30.5 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 30 - - 313 - - 375 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 7751 - - 10928 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 20 - - 22 - - 12 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 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] 99580 33 105 32 100 30 106 99580 92055 29 096 30 100 32 108 92055 86262 26 097 27 096 25 099 86262 81471 25 102 19 106 21 094 81471 77341 21 091 20 114 15 109 77341 73697 18 093 19 110 15 117 73697 70410 16 126 12 120 9 120 70410 67393 8 075 12 144 7 152 67393 64602 4 168 7 108 12 146 64602 61908 8 173 10 194 8 169 61908 59116 4 158 11 164 16 178 59116 56258 16 230 27 225 31 233 56258 53559 30 230 36 227 42 226 53559 51129 35 235 37 237 42 240 51129 48944 48 249 49 246 52 246 48944 46951 66 250 63 247 64 248 46951 45114 76 247 73 247 74 248 45114 43405 77 246 76 244 78 246 43405 41805 73 244 75 240 78 242 41805 40302 72 240 72 238 77 239 40302 38895 69 238 72 238 75 240 38895 37554 68 242 72 237 73 241 37554 36215 65 247 71 241 69 242 36215 34851 56 245 66 247 63 243 34851 33467 49 236 56 246 57 245 33467 32052 48 236 50 244 51 245 32052 30599 46 237 44 244 49 243 30599 29110 42 237 40 241 45 242 29110 27589 38 240 38 238 42 238 27589 26041 37 242 38 237 42 234 26041 24471 35 244 40 236 43 234 24471 22872 32 246 39 238 42 234 22872 21240 29 244 37 242 37*236 21240 19602 27 241 35 236 31*238 19602 18035 27 234 32*228 27 235 18035 16607 28 225 30*226 25 235 16607 15328 28 222 29 229 23 236 15328 14174 27 224 27 233 22 236 14174 13128 26 227 24 233 19 236 13128 12178 24 230 20 231 19 236 12178 11315 22 232 17 226 18 235 11315 10534 19 234 15 217 18 234 10534 9827 16 235 14 210 18 233 9827 9178 11*236 14 206 18 233 9178 8591 6*225 14 203 17 232 8591 8091 5 162 13 200 17 231 8091 7700 5 131 13 199 16 230 7700 7427 4 115 12 198 15 230 7427 7261 3 107 11 197 14 230 7261 7164 2 106 9 196 11 228 7164 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