DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - 76.7 - - 80.9 - - 81.4 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 56 - - -17 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1660 - - 2361 - - 187 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2236 - - 2860 - - 2236 - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3855 - - 4556 - - 2382 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 710 - - 1131 - - 4040 - - 463 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 235 - - 57 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 14 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 177 - - 195 - - 241 - - 001 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1416 - - -2609 - - -4895 - - -1423 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5271 - - 7166 - - 7278 - - 3675 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6010 - - -7191 - - -7993 - - -6028 ODpotential blCL - - - 9865 - - 11747 - - 10375 - - 8280 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 71 - - 56 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 900 - - 680 - - 1020 - - 2350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.7 - - 80.9 - - 81.4 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.9 - - 56.9 - - 56.9 - - 64.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.3 - - 80.4 - - 82.0 - - 75.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.0 - - 55.6 - - 55.6 - - 63.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 56 - - -17 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1660 - - 2361 - - 187 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 14 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] 100234 19 106 20 101 16 103 15 075 100234 92665 15 106 17 088 16 099 17 088 92665 86824 16 120 11 084 16 084 11 114 86824 81949 14 113 10 144 8 062 9 113 81949 77727 8 095 12 135 1 102 10 091 77727 73992 2 122 12 135 4 189 8 079 73992 70606 6 171 10 116 6 158 6 071 70606 67490 7 192 5 109 4 113 5 087 67490 64600 13 186 8 176 4 102 7 157 64600 61795 8 157 8 185 5 155 5 157 61795 58866 11 184 15 230 8 220 7 199 58866 55832 11 256 18 235 17 221 21 241 55832 52958 30 255 29 248 27 233 31 233 52958 50382 40 250 34 252 33 235 22 239 50382 48057 47 254 46 257 36 255 39 255 48057 45944 63 256 67 251 61 254 50 252 45944 44015 78 255 82 241 70 243 59 249 44015 42249 87 253 86 240 74 239 73 243 42249 40627 89 252 87 242 73 238 80 236 40627 39130 86 252 88 244 72 239 76 234 39130 37737 83 253 89 245 73 241 73 236 37737 36407 80 254 88 245 73 241 74 237 36407 35067 78 253 85 245 72 240 74 234 35067 33684 74 253 81 244 70 239 73 232 33684 32258 67 253 74 244 69 238 72 232 32258 30777 58 251 67 243 69 236 69 231 30777 29228 52 247 61 241 68 234 65 230 29228 27616 49 243 56 238 65 231 61 227 27616 25941 47 242 52 236 59 229 57 225 25941 24204 39 241 47 234 55 227 55 224 24204 22409 34 237 43 233 52 226 52 223 22409 20549 33 239 41 232 50 224 49 222 20549 18619 31 240 38 233 48 223 44 218 18619 16656 29 241 33 236 45 225 37 214 16656 14762 26 241 28 239 40 231 32 219 14762 13030 23 237 25 236 35 238 27 224 13030 11479 21 224 27 233 30 242 26 226 11479 10090 23 216 25 235 26 244 25 223 10090 8845 23 216 22 231 21 241 24 216 8845 7728 22 218 22 229 21 234 23 210 7728 6732 20 219 20 230 23 232 20 207 6732 5848 20 218 17 225 21 234 16 207 5848 5063 21 207 16*211 17 235 9 213 5063 4356 23*191 15*197 13 238 4 251 4356 3729 21*179 15 196 12 239 5 343 3729 3204 20 178 14 195 11 240 9 360 3204 2799 19 177 14 194 10 241 11 003 2799 2520 17 176 13 194 9*241 11 004 2520 2350 16 175 12 193 8*242 9 003 2350 2252 12 175 10 194 6 241 5*001 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