DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - 11.9 - - 16.0 - - - - - 8.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 83 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 929 - - 4206 - - - - - 481 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7142 - - 11229 - - - - - 7143 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9939 - - 13216 - - - - - 9491 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3356 - - 2481 - - - - - 3374 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 140 - - 308 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 168 - - 196 - - - - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 11 - - - - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1395 - - 4303 - - - - - 1079 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8544 - - 8914 - - - - - 8412 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2803 - - 357 - - - - - -1956 ODpotential blCL - - - 12742 - - 12859 - - - - - 11447 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 72 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 11.9 - - 16.0 - - - - - 8.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.0 - - 2.3 - - - - - -2.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.3 - - 19.2 - - - - - 17.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -1.0 - - 1.2 - - - - - 1.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 83 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 929 - - 4206 - - - - - 481 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97036 24 122 26 110 11 121 97036 89834 24 119 17 117 15 104 89834 84183 22 110 17 115 17 078 84183 79444 19 093 17 108 12 076 79444 75357 17 089 13 105 7 072 75357 71746 14 093 7 100 4 055 71746 68470 11 079 4 085 3 162 68470 65442 6 163 6 262 6 169 65442 62608 1 268 11 223 6 219 62608 59830 14 265 9 246 8 218 59830 56899 22 227 12 246 7 251 56899 53837 18 238 15 244 12 282 53837 50912 13 266 19 248 17 283 50912 48285 12 280 17 253 16 271 48285 45934 15 279 13 263 11 266 45934 43803 22 270 16 280 7 286 43803 41853 28 261 23 273 10 302 41853 40059 28 254 24 265 15 297 40059 38400 26 253 27 264 20 293 38400 36862 24 257 28 264 25 291 36862 35440 22 260 27 266 26 279 35440 34107 22 257 27 267 24 270 34107 32803 21 249 28 254 20 256 32803 31503 21 254 27 239 12 253 31503 30214 24 256 29 237 11 279 30214 28918 22 250 32 236 20 251 28918 27606 22 253 34 236 33 237 27606 26280 26 262 35 238 37 235 26280 24937 30 268 33 247 35 249 24937 23576 32 269 31 260 38 262 23576 22199 30 269 29 266 38 268 22199 20800 23 270 27 268 31 268 20800 19372 17 274 20 271 24 270 19372 17943 13 279 13 274 19 266 17943 16585 10 282 8 282 17 253 16585 15352 8 278 5 281 18 246 15352 14248 6 260 5 254 19 245 14248 13253 6 239 6*236 19 244 13253 12349 6 221 7*226 17 242 12349 11526 6 209 7 216 15 236 11526 10777 7 204 7 209 13 226 10777 10099 7*201 7 198 10*210 10099 9484 6*199 7 191 8*189 9484 8918 5 194 7 186 7 167 8918 8406 3 181 7 182 6 145 8406 7969 3 145 7 178 6 128 7969 7628 3 108 7 175 6 115 7628 7390 3 092 6 174 5 098 7390 7244 3 084 6 173 5 076 7244 7160 2 085 5 172 3 065 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