DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 69.3 - - - - - 61.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 155 - - 148 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3555 - - 5293 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4274 - - 5543 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5750 - - 7488 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2654 - - 1722 - - - - - 3527 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 346 - - 391 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 281 - - - - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 27 - - 634 - - - - - -2430 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5723 - - 6855 - - - - - 4681 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1439 - - -1309 - - - - - -5510 ODpotential blCL - - - 7189 - - 8797 - - - - - 7761 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 78 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 50 - - - - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 69.3 - - - - - 61.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.1 - - 46.9 - - - - - 48.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 68.3 - - - - - 64.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.1 - - 45.6 - - - - - 47.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 155 - - 148 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3555 - - 5293 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 12 - - - - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99327 14 140 7 076 6 039 99327 91881 17 152 3 089 8 112 91881 86119 6 104 8 173 7 074 86119 81320 4 024 7 119 3 011 81320 77176 3 030 5 070 4 346 77176 73510 3 003 2 357 4 308 73510 70187 5 014 5 273 3 296 70187 67117 4 243 7 262 2 028 67117 64254 3 190 8 226 8 329 64254 61470 4 316 3 212 8 293 61470 58554 6 282 9 231 2 180 58554 55502 10 315 12 219 13 239 55502 52582 17 259 9 228 20 224 52582 49976 15 245 13 257 23 237 49976 47649 42 239 31 252 24 236 47649 45539 39 236 37 246 27 243 45539 43611 34 244 38 244 31 242 43611 41838 43 243 43 244 33 241 41838 40199 48 239 51 239 38 243 40199 38678 53 235 54 235 47 243 38678 37267 57 235 58 234 53 242 37267 35927 61 237 62 235 59 246 35927 34588 65 239 64 235 63 246 34588 33218 67 239 65 234 59 244 33218 31814 67 239 65 234 53 252 31814 30357 65 238 64 233 53 260 30357 28832 64 237 62 233 54 263 28832 27242 62 236 58 232 54 264 27242 25586 60 235 55 232 52 265 25586 23864 58 236 53 233 49 268 23864 22077 55 238 50 235 45 270 22077 20223 50 242 46 237 37 269 20223 18299 44 247 40 239 29 267 18299 16346 38 251 32 243 27 270 16346 14468 37 253 27 254 27 269 14468 12760 33 256 26 263 22 267 12760 11236 30 257 25 268 18 278 11236 9875 27 262 24 273 16 285 9875 8659 22 264 22 278 15 288 8659 7573 17 259 18*279 15 287 7573 6605 17*261 16*280 12 279 6605 5747 18*272 16 280 10 271 5747 4985 17 277 16 281 9 270 4985 4299 17 278 15 281 8 273 4299 3689 17 279 15 281 6 279 3689 3178 16 279 14 282 5 287 3178 2783 15 280 14 282 5 296 2783 2512 15 280 13 282 4 303 2512 2346 13 280 12 282 3*302 2346 2251 11 280 10 282 2*298 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