DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 66.7 - - 67.9 - - 63.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 143 - - 141 - - 47 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3398 - - 4751 - - 4020 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4109 - - 5099 - - 3653 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5593 - - 6946 - - 6215 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3244 - - 1824 - - 1955 - - 4848 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 330 - - 369 - - 249 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 22 - - 27 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 256 - - 245 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -7 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 695 - - 961 - - -134 - - -2371 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4898 - - 5985 - - 6349 - - 4622 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -496 - - -494 - - -2092 - - -4414 ODpotential blCL - - - 6089 - - 7440 - - 8307 - - 6665 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 75 - - 75 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 30 - - 0 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 66.7 - - 67.9 - - 63.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.1 - - 48.3 - - 48.0 - - 51.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.6 - - 65.6 - - 67.4 - - 66.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.1 - - 47.0 - - 46.8 - - 50.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 143 - - 141 - - 47 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3398 - - 4751 - - 4020 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 0 - - 1 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 99890 12 090 18 155 6 230 5 047 99890 92330 2 179 3 127 3 171 2 121 92330 86496 9 178 2 294 5 114 7 190 86496 81635 8 136 5 213 2 209 2 249 81635 77438 5 163 3 153 4 213 5 312 77438 73727 7 164 1 219 2 250 5 284 73727 70358 4 190 4 216 6 274 6 297 70358 67253 6 248 4 268 8 254 10 316 67253 64367 10 250 10 281 10 259 10 301 64367 61564 14 253 13 267 13 284 13 278 61564 58635 16 255 16 256 20 269 19 278 58635 55600 19 258 20 259 25 262 25 273 55600 52707 22 260 24 264 27 263 28 269 52707 50107 28 265 27 270 29 267 30 267 50107 47783 32 266 31 269 33 269 33 270 47783 45681 34 263 34 265 38 269 33 271 45681 43763 35 263 35 262 39 268 34 270 43763 42003 33 266 33 264 37 266 36 268 42003 40384 32 271 30 268 36 265 37 267 40384 38892 26 266 26 270 33 267 36 267 38892 37511 19 269 23 267 28 268 34 270 37511 36196 14 270 20 267 24 268 30 271 36196 34874 13 273 18 269 18 267 25 270 34874 33511 15 272 14 270 15 274 23 272 33511 32107 15 275 14 273 19 279 22 275 32107 30646 15 278 14 275 21 278 24 279 30646 29116 13 284 14 275 20 278 25 282 29116 27518 14 293 15 277 19 280 26 283 27518 25850 15 293 16 279 20 281 28 284 25850 24112 15 296 17 284 20 281 26 288 24112 22309 15 305 16 292 18 281 23 289 22309 20438 17 309 14 297 15 279 19 286 20438 18492 20 298 13 294 15 272 18 286 18492 16509 19 298 15 287 16 274 23 292 16509 14600 20 312 18 290 19 287 26 294 14600 12862 20 313 20 296 22 299 27 297 12862 11315 13 310 21 303 24 302 23 300 11315 9935 8 303 20 304 21 302 19 300 9935 8704 6 285 12 292 16 297 16 281 8704 7607 6 255 7*274 11 277 15 254 7607 6631 6 249 5*264 7*260 12 234 6631 5767 6*246 4 260 4*248 9 231 5767 4999 4*243 3 255 2 243 7 223 4999 4308 4 244 3 250 2 242 5 213 4308 3695 4 243 2 249 1 243 4 196 3695 3181 4 242 2 250 1 244 3 172 3181 2785 3 244 2 249 1 245 2 144 2785 2512 3 243 2 251 1 249 3 128 2512 2346 3 242 2 249 1 246 3 117 2346 2251 3 245 2 248 1 250 3*111 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