DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 Chipman_AB 2195ft pt59096@53.418,-112.339,2193ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.0 degF SPONSORED BY: Edmonton Soaring Club RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.7 - - 64.6 - - 64.4 - - 57.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 177 - - -4 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1417 - - 4419 - - 56 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2667 - - 4941 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3612 - - 6614 - - 2251 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2099 - - 1547 - - 5752 - - 313 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 243 - - 379 - - 18 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 048 - - 144 - - 124 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2840 - - -425 - - -5784 - - -3761 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6452 - - 7039 - - 8035 - - 6012 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5085 - - -2002 - - -8452 - - -8337 ODpotential blCL - - - 8697 - - 8616 - - 10703 - - 10588 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 90 - - 83 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.7 - - 64.6 - - 64.4 - - 57.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.4 - - 41.6 - - 37.1 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.6 - - 63.3 - - 64.6 - - 58.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 41.3 - - 36.7 - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 177 - - -4 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1417 - - 4419 - - 56 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 58 - - 30 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98387 5 287 2 327 5 190 8 290 98387 91077 7 200 8 292 2 050 5 228 91077 85408 9 179 12 237 7 282 1 220 85408 80678 4 138 8 204 8 244 4 266 80678 76588 4 222 2 250 10 251 9 280 76588 72969 8 222 8 270 8 243 10 251 72969 69669 6 221 13 234 8 249 6 237 69669 66599 22 251 23 239 27 255 23 255 66599 63726 27 236 30 228 31 240 27 244 63726 60928 27 235 28 232 33 235 30 248 60928 57998 34 243 34 250 33 252 32 251 57998 54969 43 246 47 248 44 258 38 253 54969 52104 44 247 49 241 49 251 43 257 52104 49544 49 252 44 249 49 256 52 255 49544 47282 53 246 52 261 60 252 56 249 47282 45270 48 250 65 252 64 248 55 250 45270 43453 58 265 64 255 62 257 58 254 43453 41799 78 260 73 264 72 263 60 257 41799 40275 90 260 76 266 73 261 64 261 40275 38851 88 261 81 271 69 262 69 260 38851 37505 86 262 82 271 67 264 69 256 37505 36202 85 265 81 269 66 265 65 254 36202 34878 85 267 79 266 68 262 63 252 34878 33504 84 267 78 264 69 258 62 250 33504 32085 83 266 76 263 68 254 59 249 32085 30608 79 266 74 260 66 252 56 247 30608 29062 74 265 73 260 62 253 54 244 29062 27446 68 264 67 260 59 257 52 242 27446 25761 60 267 63 255 58 260 52 241 25761 24009 55 269 63 256 59 257 53 242 24009 22194 53 266 61 257 57 251 52 244 22194 20309 49 262 55 255 50 250 48 247 20309 18352 45 260 49 251 46 251 44 248 18352 16368 41 257 43 254 41 246 41 245 16368 14466 34 250 34 258 34 241 32 239 14466 12745 29 237 26 253 25 241 24 224 12745 11213 23 235 23 242 21 235 23 213 11213 9849 15 219 19 232 18 227 20 209 9849 8631 15 199 17 217 15 208 20 199 8631 7546 11 178 11*205 13 182 22 181 7546 6581 7 136 8*158 13 150 21 162 6581 5725 6 151 8 147 12 143 19 153 5725 4965 5 152 8 145 12 138 17 144 4965 4281 3 128 7 142 12 134 17 132 4281 3675 3*060 7 140 11 131 18 118 3675 3167 3*052 7 139 11 129 20 109 3167 2777 3 048 7 138 10 127 20 103 2777 2507 3 046 6 138 10 126 17 098 2507 2344 3 046 6 137 9*125 14*096 2344 2251 3 043 6 136 7*124 6*090 2251 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