DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/02 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 70.3 - - 77.9 - - 84.7 - - 84.4 - - 75.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 45 - - 150 - - 116 - - -9 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 633 - - 2040 - - 3843 - - 157 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit 2235 - - 3188 - - 4381 - - 2236 - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top 2828 - - 4235 - - 6038 - - 2352 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 477 - - 692 - - 3640 - - 9506 - - 1434 Hgt.Variab. W* 133 - - 288 - - 334 - - 50 - - 23 W* B/S 2 - - 5 - - 7 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 10 - - 8 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 189 - - 196 - - 204 - - 179 - - 114 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1658 - - -1737 - - -1852 - - -5723 - - -1056 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4486 - - 5972 - - 7891 - - 8075 - - 3308 sfcLCL ODpotential -6917 - - -5525 - - -4556 - - -7741 - - -4284 ODpotential blCL 9745 - - 9760 - - 10594 - - 10093 - - 6536 blCL maxRH 67 - - 66 - - 83 - - 92 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 730 - - 1450 - - 1890 - - 1890 - - 3590 CAPE Temp@2m 70.3 - - 77.9 - - 84.7 - - 84.4 - - 75.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 58.0 - - 59.0 - - 57.4 - - 56.4 - - 68.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 70.0 - - 76.9 - - 83.7 - - 84.9 - - 76.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 57.4 - - 57.9 - - 56.1 - - 55.1 - - 67.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 45 - - 150 - - 116 - - -9 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 633 - - 2040 - - 3843 - - 157 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 32 - - 68 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 11 - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 16 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] 99834 26 097 24 101 26 107 21 090 25 104 99834 92207 24 105 19 107 21 100 18 103 20 108 92207 86328 20 090 13 109 18 104 13 098 15 117 86328 81469 14 096 12 115 13 102 11 098 13 116 81469 77304 6 126 14 101 10 140 9 116 13 085 77304 73618 4 096 13 089 10 130 9 159 10 083 73618 70265 7 186 4 151 5 106 4 152 8 115 70265 67167 11 136 10 203 5 216 2 042 6 157 67167 64296 0 294 6 203 6 207 2 217 5 194 64296 61539 2 262 7 228 10 236 7 261 5 214 61539 58669 11 283 7 232 16 221 18 237 12 242 58669 55681 22 291 11 274 10 223 21 238 27 246 55681 52826 31 278 25 255 24 257 25 245 31 236 52826 50262 39 263 36 247 39 261 30 255 34 240 50262 47971 45 259 42 252 44 254 39 250 40 238 47971 45889 48 258 47 252 48 250 43 248 43 237 45889 43976 53 261 51 253 50 248 51 245 46 239 43976 42209 57 257 54 255 49 250 54 241 48 241 42209 40581 56 252 56 254 50 253 51 243 49 243 40581 39085 44 254 53 246 56 252 55 251 53 240 39085 37706 39 263 50 234 48 242 53 243 56 237 37706 36392 37 264 44 249 43 234 50 233 49 235 36392 35064 37 257 48 258 41 236 47 227 36 231 35064 33689 35 253 38 249 42 236 46 228 32 226 33689 32270 32 252 34 241 44 238 44 235 30 224 32270 30792 30 250 31 244 44 241 41 236 27 224 30792 29244 32 247 30 244 39 237 38 228 31 220 29244 27628 36 247 33 244 37 234 33 226 30 216 27628 25944 38 248 35 246 34 235 28 229 27 217 25944 24194 36 251 34 247 31 239 27 228 25 219 24194 22387 32 254 31 247 28 240 25 228 28 222 22387 20519 29 256 27 249 25 239 20 233 29 236 20519 18585 28 254 26 251 22 240 18 231 23 249 18585 16622 28 247 27 245 21 239 16 227 14 232 16622 14737 29 238 28 238 22 236 16 227 12 212 14737 13020 28 232 28 237 24 234 15 226 12 218 13020 11480 27 227 26 241 23 231 14 225 12 227 11480 10095 24 220 24 244 22 234 13 219 12 230 10095 8851 23 215 21 243 19 239 12 209 12 227 8851 7735 23 213 18 246 16 242 10 196 12 222 7735 6739 24 212 15 253 11*234 9 193 11 215 6739 5854 26 210 13 251 9*211 8 190 11 206 5854 5068 27 209 12 235 9 207 8 187 10 197 5068 4361 28 209 11*205 9 205 7 184 10 191 4361 3733 26 205 11*198 8 203 7 182 10 182 3733 3206 22*199 11 197 8 202 7 181 12 164 3206 2800 15*190 10 196 7 200 6 180 12 153 2800 2520 14 189 10 195 7 198 6*179 10 147 2520 2350 12 189 9 194 7 198 5*178 7 140 2350 2252 10 187 8 194 6 199 5 179 2*114 2252 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