DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.6 - - 50.2 - - 51.1 - - 44.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 166 - - 181 - - 49 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3279 - - 4505 - - 4346 - - 627 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11007 - - 11966 - - 11053 - - 7145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12289 - - 13515 - - 13356 - - 9637 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1231 - - 1137 - - 1618 - - 4115 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 367 - - 420 - - 281 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 13 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 344 - - 031 - - 055 - - 003 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 13 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 11 - - -8 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2848 - - 3260 - - 3040 - - 1888 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9441 - - 10256 - - 10317 - - 7749 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2583 - - -2572 - - -2890 - - -3286 ODpotential blCL - - - 14872 - - 16087 - - 16246 - - 12923 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 60 - - 56 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.6 - - 50.2 - - 51.1 - - 44.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.2 - - 30.2 - - 30.9 - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.1 - - 52.7 - - 54.4 - - 51.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 29.0 - - 29.7 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 166 - - 181 - - 49 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3279 - - 4505 - - 4346 - - 627 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97615 8 108 7 194 3 055 5 032 97615 90245 5 116 6 120 1 096 9 065 90245 84597 4 149 3 115 2 160 10 048 84597 79921 7 119 6 087 8 149 5 067 79921 75884 6 122 1 072 3 121 6 112 75884 72287 5 161 4 230 5 293 3 053 72287 69014 6 330 0 251 5 257 5 311 69014 66001 8 319 5 343 4 341 6 266 66001 63209 10 312 9 343 8 343 5 355 63209 60508 7 320 10 304 10 329 7 028 60508 57691 12 017 10 001 14 343 16 016 57691 54787 16 355 13 000 13 353 17 007 54787 52026 17 360 17 009 20 015 15 018 52026 49531 24 013 24 004 29 016 23 023 49531 47287 33 019 28 011 33 014 29 018 47287 45256 39 016 31 015 33 014 31 020 45256 43414 38 010 32 016 31 013 33 022 43414 41738 35 010 32 014 30 012 32 021 41738 40200 36 014 33 012 31 009 30 020 40200 38771 43 017 39 009 34 008 29 019 38771 37437 49 018 43 008 38 360 30 021 37437 36163 48 018 42 008 36 001 33 023 36163 34888 44 016 39 008 36 005 34 024 34888 33588 40 014 36 008 36 008 37 021 33588 32270 37 014 33 012 37 011 39 017 32270 30923 36 016 33 019 39 014 42 017 30923 29538 34 018 33 025 42 015 45 018 29538 28119 32 019 33 029 41 016 46 018 28119 26668 31 018 32 028 37 018 44 017 26668 25188 32 018 30 026 31 014 39 015 25188 23683 34 020 29 026 26 002 33 013 23683 22148 35 021 29 026 24 357 28 010 22148 20577 36 022 31 025 22 000 25 006 20577 18998 35 023 31 023 21 008 23 003 18998 17489 32 023 29 024 20 016 20 005 17489 16118 29 023 26 027 17 029 17 013 16118 14895 26 023 21 032 14 045 12 036 14895 13797 21 024 16*038 14*061 12 067 13797 12804 16*024 11*042 13*071 9 086 12804 11904 10*019 8 042 11 077 6 097 11904 11086 6 006 7 037 8 077 5 106 11086 10346 3 343 6 031 5 071 3 107 10346 9677 3 322 5 023 3 040 2*095 9677 9062 2 310 5 020 4 003 2*053 9062 8507 2 306 5 018 4 356 4 017 8507 8035 2 302 4 017 4 354 7 002 8035 7666 2 298 4 017 4 353 7 355 7666 7410 2 295 4 016 4 354 7 352 7410 7253 2 295 4 018 4 355 5 352 7253 7162 1 293 3 017 3 354 4 351 7162 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