DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.8 - - 65.8 - - 64.5 - - 59.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 132 - - 112 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6446 - - 11780 - - 7963 - - 5045 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13206 - - 17348 - - 14241 - - 7146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15456 - - 20790 - - 16973 - - 14055 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4091 - - 963 - - 3465 - - 6069 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 413 - - 508 - - 421 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 19 - - 18 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 200 - - 203 - - 198 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 18 - - 27 - - 27 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 19 - - 13 - - 64 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 5007 - - 7842 - - 4293 - - 2169 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10449 - - 12949 - - 12681 - - 11887 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1139 - - 4252 - - 783 - - -2435 ODpotential blCL - - - 14317 - - 16538 - - 16190 - - 16490 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 101 - - 76 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 630 - - 440 - - 310 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.8 - - 65.8 - - 64.5 - - 59.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.6 - - 33.6 - - 33.5 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.7 - - 68.7 - - 67.5 - - 66.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 32.4 - - 32.3 - - 30.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 132 - - 112 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6446 - - 11780 - - 7963 - - 5045 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 83 - - 102 - - 4 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98718 14 134 12 095 15 084 14 098 98718 91228 12 117 10 089 8 064 14 078 91228 85470 12 115 4 088 9 064 15 056 85470 80694 10 102 11 149 7 061 13 059 80694 76561 9 117 12 125 4 094 8 067 76561 72895 4 102 4 132 4 108 5 089 72895 69567 0 099 7 163 2 183 4 089 69567 66494 2 248 7 152 5 176 2 135 66494 63632 8 212 5 226 7 184 1 069 63632 60854 8 194 6 216 10 182 5 270 60854 57964 11 219 7 247 8 206 15 237 57964 54986 16 223 14 240 11 256 15 210 54986 52160 19 235 22 225 22 260 13 213 52160 49628 20 238 23 224 25 240 18 226 49628 47369 18 233 21 230 25 224 23 230 47369 45335 17 240 21 242 23 221 23 231 45335 43496 22 251 24 251 20 230 23 236 43496 41820 27 246 26 246 19 241 22 232 41820 40279 33 236 29 239 21 243 22 228 40279 38846 36 232 30 235 26 240 25 229 38846 37507 33 230 29 235 30 237 31 225 37507 36231 28 232 28 233 31 234 33 219 36231 34957 24 236 26 232 30 232 32 217 34957 33660 21 238 24 230 26 227 30 213 33660 32343 18 239 22 226 25 220 29 209 32343 30995 18 238 20 220 26 217 27 211 30995 29609 18 236 20 220 27 216 26 213 29609 28189 19 234 21 224 26 217 29 215 28189 26737 18 228 22 226 25 219 33 217 26737 25259 19 226 23 226 26 218 35 217 25259 23760 21 231 27 224 25 212 35 216 23760 22234 24 229 30*220 27 208 36 208 22234 20677 26 219 26*218 29 207 36 198 20677 19114 24 213 23 212 30 210 36 191 19114 17618 22 213 23 208 29*211 35 188 17618 16255 21*215 23 206 28*211 32 187 16255 15032 22*217 22 203 26 209 29*188 15032 13928 23 217 20 199 25 206 26*190 13928 12925 23 214 18 196 23 204 22 194 12925 12011 21 210 17 195 21 201 19 201 12011 11180 18 202 16 196 20 198 17 207 11180 10427 15 189 16 195 18 194 16 214 10427 9743 13 175 15 195 15 188 14 217 9743 9114 12 166 14 195 12 180 12 217 9114 8546 11 164 14 196 10 166 9 209 8546 8061 10 162 13 196 8 152 6 184 8061 7682 9 160 12 196 7 147 5 145 7682 7418 9 160 11 196 7 144 4 114 7418 7256 8 159 10 196 7 143 3 092 7256 7163 6 158 8 196 6 142 1 013 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