DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/21 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1011z - - 1332z - - 1600z - - 1900z - - 2219z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 53.4 - - 64.7 - - 68.1 - - 65.2 - - 62.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 27 - - 149 - - 124 - - -2 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 251 - - 4068 - - 4266 - - 87 - - 87 BL Depth Hcrit 2265 - - 4623 - - 4673 - - 2265 - - 2266 Hcrit BL Top 2446 - - 6263 - - 6461 - - 2282 - - 2282 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 305 - - 3182 - - 3551 - - 6152 - - 358 Hgt.Variab. W* 80 - - 356 - - 343 - - 19 - - 19 W* B/S 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 12 - - 10 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 282 - - 273 - - 257 - - 295 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -3 - - -12 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1151 - - 764 - - -363 - - -2967 - - -1930 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3597 - - 5499 - - 6824 - - 5249 - - 4212 sfcLCL ODpotential -3980 - - -974 - - -1637 - - -4062 - - -4473 ODpotential blCL 6426 - - 7237 - - 8098 - - 6344 - - 6755 blCL maxRH 74 - - 86 - - 85 - - 101 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 120 - - 30 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 53.4 - - 64.7 - - 68.1 - - 65.2 - - 62.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 45.7 - - 48.6 - - 46.1 - - 50.1 - - 51.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.0 - - 63.5 - - 67.0 - - 65.4 - - 63.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.3 - - 47.4 - - 44.6 - - 48.3 - - 51.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 27 - - 149 - - 124 - - -2 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 251 - - 4068 - - 4266 - - 87 - - 87 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 44 - - 42 - - 103 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 - - 9 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] 99423 10 116 6 135 9 089 7 120 3 178 99423 92323 6 102 6 141 3 048 6 059 5 180 92323 86759 4 080 6 137 3 316 3 356 4 170 86759 82085 1 075 3 109 3 301 4 309 2 175 82085 78031 2 134 2 349 1 290 4 296 0 181 78031 74427 2 113 3 310 4 307 5 299 1 018 74427 71147 3 043 1 192 6 292 8 316 2 004 71147 68113 5 357 1 137 7 279 11 304 2 349 68113 65289 7 340 1 345 5 294 10 304 5 345 65289 62544 11 314 6 295 8 289 11 287 9 314 62544 59679 11 321 8 334 9 311 7 295 13 302 59679 56711 18 309 19 313 20 308 17 312 18 309 56711 53894 19 309 20 307 22 305 22 305 24 319 53894 51374 27 324 27 323 28 320 29 322 35 319 51374 49136 41 325 45 320 42 321 45 320 44 316 49136 47120 53 320 54 318 55 319 54 315 51 315 47120 45285 59 319 61 319 62 316 58 315 57 314 45285 43599 61 323 70 321 65 317 64 316 60 314 43599 42036 66 329 76 324 69 319 71 314 61 314 42036 40577 75 335 79 326 75 321 74 314 61 316 40577 39204 86 340 83 328 80 323 75 314 61 316 39204 37877 99 343 87 329 83 324 74 316 60 316 37877 36528 103 340 89 329 85 325 73 317 59 315 36528 35128 98 333 89 329 86 325 73 319 58 314 35128 33679 94 328 87 329 85 325 72 320 57 314 33679 32163 90 327 80 328 83 325 72 320 57 315 32163 30569 88 332 74 327 80 324 72 320 57 316 30569 28894 80 337 70 327 77 323 73 320 57 315 28894 27138 69 327 65 327 72 322 74 319 58 314 27138 25302 64 320 57 324 65 321 73 320 58 314 25302 23388 55 320 51 319 59 321 67 322 57 315 23388 21393 47 319 43 315 55 320 57 320 53 316 21393 19312 43 317 38 312 50 315 52 316 48 316 19312 17190 41 317 34 311 40 309 46 315 41 316 17190 15149 34 319 33 312 33 309 40 314 34 316 15149 13295 23 316 29 314 30 311 37 312 30 313 13295 11651 16 312 24 311 26 304 28 309 29 313 11651 10195 17 315 22 309 21 296 18 295 24 307 10195 8903 17 312 21 308 18 294 16 274 18 294 8903 7757 15 306 18 304 16 287 14 269 17 283 7757 6743 13 297 15*291 16*284 12 268 15 279 6743 5850 12 290 15*275 11*266 10 270 13 282 5850 5062 12 284 14 274 10 259 9 272 13 289 5062 4357 14 284 13 274 10 257 8 276 14 299 4357 3735 16 290 11 273 9 256 7 279 15 308 3735 3215 17 294 10 270 9 254 7 283 16 314 3215 2817 16 291 9 270 9 254 6 287 15 316 2817 2543 12*284 9 270 8 253 5 290 14 315 2543 2377 10*284 8 269 8 253 4*292 11 313 2377 2282 7 281 7 269 7 254 2*295 5*307 2282 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