DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 60.8 - - - - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 415 - - 440 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5642 - - 7253 - - - - - 6144 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13147 - - 14471 - - - - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14652 - - 16263 - - - - - 15154 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1290 - - 1785 - - - - - 1437 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 571 - - 634 - - - - - 77 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 21 - - - - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - 203 - - 212 - - - - - 231 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 34 - - - - - 41 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 24 - - 24 - - - - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -533 - - 659 - - - - - 2707 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15186 - - 15604 - - - - - 12448 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6217 - - -3888 - - - - - -84 ODpotential blCL - - - 20869 - - 20151 - - - - - 15238 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 84 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 60.8 - - - - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.8 - - 16.9 - - - - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.1 - - 62.1 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.7 - - 15.7 - - - - - 24.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 415 - - 440 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5642 - - 7253 - - - - - 6144 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 37 - - - - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 4 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] 98904 17 128 24 103 21 121 98904 91430 22 123 14 115 19 096 91430 85689 12 108 13 120 15 081 85689 80915 13 095 13 107 13 099 80915 76808 13 116 11 144 14 108 76808 73183 12 117 15 147 10 130 73183 69897 8 171 13 146 8 147 69897 66861 14 200 7 177 8 148 66861 64037 17 186 13 220 1 236 64037 61298 13 196 18 208 11 230 61298 58423 23 231 20 225 12 234 58423 55411 29 233 29 238 21 258 55411 52526 30 230 33 239 33 248 52526 49943 24 233 31 239 33 250 49943 47648 29 250 33 253 37 249 47648 45577 34 258 35 248 35 247 45577 43683 39 268 35 257 36 249 43683 41944 50 262 49 254 38 250 41944 40357 49 254 55 245 46 244 40357 38909 51 261 60 250 61 230 38909 37567 60 267 58 249 63 229 37567 36283 60 269 56 248 63 229 36283 34995 52 270 55 245 62 228 34995 33680 42 264 55 243 60 227 33680 32341 40 261 54 243 57 229 32341 30971 42 259 51 246 53 229 30971 29561 47 260 48 249 49 231 29561 28117 50 263 49 250 42 236 28117 26645 50 263 50 246 37 241 26645 25149 50 260 50 241 37 242 25149 23634 47 258 49 236 43 243 23634 22096 44 255 49 233 56 237 22096 20528 44 250 49 233 66 224 20528 18959 44 248 47 233 65 216 18959 17462 41 247 44*234 60 215 17462 16106 36 247 40*234 54*217 16106 14895 30*245 35 232 45*220 14895 13806 24*236 27 225 38 223 13806 12820 20 222 22 215 34 226 12820 11923 18 212 19 206 31 229 11923 11108 16 203 17 195 28 233 11108 10369 15 198 16 190 27 235 10369 9698 15 188 16 187 25 238 9698 9081 14 185 16 185 23 240 9081 8522 14 184 15 184 21 243 8522 8046 14 183 15 183 19 245 8046 7673 14 182 15 183 17 247 7673 7414 13 182 14 182 14 247 7414 7254 12 181 13 182 11 248 7254 7163 10 181 10 181 5 247 7163 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