DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 74.8 - - - - - 69.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 118 - - - - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1989 - - 5412 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3130 - - 5552 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4184 - - 7607 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3559 - - 1610 - - - - - 3040 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 281 - - 378 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 159 - - 175 - - - - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1361 - - 1214 - - - - - -1715 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5545 - - 6394 - - - - - 3968 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3918 - - -372 - - - - - -4047 ODpotential blCL - - - 8102 - - 7979 - - - - - 6299 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 85 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 510 - - 490 - - - - - 1360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 74.8 - - - - - 69.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.0 - - 54.5 - - - - - 60.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.7 - - 74.1 - - - - - 71.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.7 - - 53.1 - - - - - 59.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 118 - - - - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1989 - - 5412 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 41 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 12 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] 100184 21 100 19 098 23 102 100184 92552 18 106 17 104 19 089 92552 86689 21 113 13 124 16 090 86689 81831 18 096 12 130 9 093 81831 77636 13 094 14 109 6 151 77636 73915 13 133 10 102 7 125 73915 70534 10 166 4 111 5 120 70534 67421 10 172 8 200 7 081 67421 64530 8 173 13 227 3 002 64530 61720 6 232 13 195 9 272 61720 58792 12 276 10 245 16 247 58792 55761 25 265 20 257 18 263 55761 52861 32 255 28 265 27 264 52861 50243 30 255 33 264 33 261 50243 47906 26 258 34 259 34 259 47906 45803 25 261 30 255 33 261 45803 43900 27 263 27 259 29 261 43900 42169 31 263 30 265 26 266 42169 40584 31 265 36 265 25 273 40584 39120 29 267 37 266 24 277 39120 37755 30 261 32 266 24 279 37755 36443 31 254 30 272 26 278 36443 35113 31 254 30 274 28 279 35113 33735 29 262 29 275 28 279 33735 32312 30 270 29 276 27 278 32312 30832 31 272 29 277 27 279 30832 29283 31 274 28 278 26 284 29283 27667 31 278 29 280 24 287 27667 25982 31 281 28 281 23 283 25982 24235 29 283 26 282 25 279 24235 22427 25 286 24 283 25 281 22427 20552 23 289 23 285 24 284 20552 18605 21 292 23 283 22 285 18605 16623 19 290 19 280 20 284 16623 14712 16 276 16 275 18 284 14712 12969 15 260 14 268 17 284 12969 11412 14 243 15 254 13 283 11412 10023 10 226 16 236 10 268 10023 8783 9 201 18 215 12 238 8783 7675 11 180 18*194 16 215 7675 6689 15 171 18*184 19 199 6689 5814 17 171 17 180 19 189 5814 5037 17 170 17 176 19 180 5037 4337 16*167 17 174 19 172 4337 3715 15*161 17 173 19 166 3715 3194 14 159 16 172 18 161 3194 2793 14 159 16 171 17 156 2793 2516 13 158 15 171 14 149 2516 2348 12 157 14 170 11*145 2348 2252 10 157 12 169 6*140 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