DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 10.5 - - 17.4 - - 27.9 - - 25.6 - - 20.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -27 - - -8 - - 15 - - -5 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 64 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 7143 - - 7144 - - 7144 - - 7144 - - 7144 Hcrit BL Top 7161 - - 7161 - - 9074 - - 7161 - - 7161 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 600 - - 1536 - - 969 - - 2879 - - 1646 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 5 - - 46 - - 9 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 1 - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 021 - - 071 - - 271 - - 280 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 5 - - 19 - - 17 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg -19 - - -10 - - 9 - - 7 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5097 - - -4783 - - -2017 - - -2198 - - -3250 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12259 - - 11945 - - 11092 - - 9359 - - 10411 sfcLCL ODpotential -14722 - - -13785 - - -9075 - - -8883 - - -10901 ODpotential blCL 21883 - - 20946 - - 18149 - - 16044 - - 18062 blCL maxRH 64 - - 77 - - 87 - - 86 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 10.5 - - 17.4 - - 27.9 - - 25.6 - - 20.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -16.2 - - -8.5 - - 5.1 - - 10.4 - - 0.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 23.4 - - 26.5 - - 31.6 - - 31.5 - - 29.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -13.9 - - -9.5 - - 4.1 - - 9.2 - - -0.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -27 - - -8 - - 15 - - -5 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 64 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 10 - - 47 - - 45 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94007 73 300 91 303 73 321 66 319 83 306 94007 87325 81 302 84 301 85 312 81 313 89 305 87325 82129 76 305 73 301 80 309 76 307 82 309 82129 77776 64 306 61 296 71 304 69 306 76 310 77776 73993 56 305 53 296 59 297 64 306 70 308 73993 70621 45 303 46 299 50 301 60 303 65 306 70621 67532 37 310 36 303 44 301 60 303 56 309 67532 64666 37 313 33 305 42 301 58 303 51 314 64666 61991 40 310 37 303 43 301 57 300 53 319 61991 59384 43 307 41 302 44 299 56 301 56 318 59384 56646 45 304 42 307 45 297 54 305 55 314 56646 53787 47 307 43 311 44 298 52 307 54 314 53787 51046 45 307 40 310 42 301 49 306 51 317 51046 48572 40 310 39 310 42 304 46 309 49 321 48572 46353 39 314 38 311 42 307 44 313 49 322 46353 44340 40 316 39 313 43 310 46 317 50 321 44340 42503 43 314 40 308 45 314 52 321 49 323 42503 40816 45 314 41 306 46 311 56 321 49 327 40816 39260 43 320 41 305 43 308 56 315 54 327 39260 37818 45 327 37 300 41 299 53 310 56 322 37818 36478 47 329 32 305 36 285 48 306 57 318 36478 35209 47 330 32 309 33 281 44 302 56 315 35209 33949 46 329 34 308 33 283 41 293 54 315 33949 32673 45 328 36 308 33 282 39 285 53 314 32673 31384 45 327 37 310 33 282 37 278 48 305 31384 30072 45 326 36 313 33 283 38 278 42 293 30072 28732 44 327 36 314 34 283 39 281 42 284 28732 27368 44 330 36 314 33 281 39 283 45 273 27368 25976 43 335 36 313 33 283 39 285 47 269 25976 24557 42 338 35 311 32 287 40 286 48 273 24557 23112 39 337 33 310 32 287 40 289 46 281 23112 21637 37 334 30 309 31 285 39 293 41 288 21637 20127 36 331 28 306 30 282 37 295 37 293 20127 18605 35 329 26 304 29 278 33 292 34 296 18605 17149 32 328 24 303 28 278 29 290 33 298 17149 15824 30 326 24 303 28 281 27 289 31 300 15824 14640 28 324 24 304 28 286 25 290 30 302 14640 13574 27 322 24 304 29 289 25 293 30 302 13574 12609 27 319 24 304 28 289 24 294 29 300 12609 11734 28 315 23 303 27 287 25 294 29 296 11734 10940 30 310 23 301 26 284 25 291 28 293 10940 10223 30 306 22 297 25 281 25 289 27 292 10223 9576 30 303 20 292 23*278 23 287 26 292 9576 8983 28 300 18 286 19*275 20 287 24 293 8983 8449 25 299 14 282 14 274 15 287 21 296 8449 7995 19 300 8 279 8 270 10 286 16 298 7995 7642 13 307 3 284 4 257 6 278 10 302 7642 7397 8 324 2 079 2 239 3 256 5 309 7397 7247 5*357 3*084 2 224 2*189 1*355 7247 7160 3*039 3*080 1 203 3*136 3*099 7160 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