DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 78.3 - - 78.7 - - 69.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 78 - - -14 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1529 - - 2986 - - 57 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 3534 - - 2236 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3724 - - 5181 - - 2252 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1732 - - 1306 - - 5042 - - 159 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 222 - - 273 - - 35 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 18 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 183 - - 189 - - 189 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3324 - - -2504 - - -5078 - - -2201 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7048 - - 7685 - - 7330 - - 4454 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7422 - - -5889 - - -7649 - - -7015 ODpotential blCL - - - 11146 - - 11070 - - 9901 - - 9267 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 52 - - 49 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 350 - - 760 - - 940 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 78.3 - - 78.7 - - 69.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.1 - - 52.4 - - 54.3 - - 57.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.4 - - 77.7 - - 79.3 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 51.1 - - 53.0 - - 57.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 78 - - -14 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1529 - - 2986 - - 57 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 11 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] 99450 18 131 17 155 7 168 9 119 99450 91989 10 130 10 147 9 170 4 117 91989 86227 7 156 2 169 4 158 2 028 86227 81405 9 173 3 284 1 030 1 237 81405 77235 7 177 4 250 3 286 3 246 77235 73548 1 196 5 211 7 250 5 292 73548 70219 0 236 3 265 6 257 4 313 70219 67156 0 255 6 268 7 288 6 332 67156 64301 3 269 8 245 9 290 9 301 64301 61523 6 278 8 236 8 274 9 277 61523 58619 8 273 7 259 8 262 11 275 58619 55605 12 254 13 262 15 264 15 268 55605 52732 14 253 16 262 18 263 18 263 52732 50158 16 261 19 262 21 272 19 271 50158 47873 17 266 23 265 25 276 25 285 47873 45824 20 278 23 267 30 277 32 281 45824 43969 24 277 24 272 31 280 31 278 43969 42279 24 273 22 279 30 290 28 283 42279 40729 19 273 21 281 29 296 27 288 40729 39291 15 270 20 287 25 297 26 291 39291 37940 15 261 19 283 22 292 22 288 37940 36639 14 265 17 286 20 289 18 282 36639 35321 14 279 15 297 18 294 14 285 35321 33954 14 288 14 308 18 302 14 295 33954 32540 14 289 15 318 20 307 15 301 32540 31066 13 288 16 325 20 307 15 298 31066 29520 12 290 15 325 19 305 15 290 29520 27905 13 298 15 320 18 301 14 287 27905 26219 14 303 14 312 16 299 13 285 26219 24464 15 302 14 308 15 304 14 282 24464 22641 14 301 13 305 13 305 14 285 22641 20747 12 298 13 300 14 297 14 289 20747 18775 11 289 13 290 16 292 14 291 18775 16769 11 279 13 283 16 293 14 286 16769 14836 11 275 12 277 14 294 14 277 14836 13074 12 265 12 266 11 275 14 272 13074 11503 12 247 12 258 11 251 13 265 11503 10101 12 246 14 252 12 245 13 247 10101 8848 15 232 13 251 12 239 13 232 8848 7730 19 204 13 249 10 230 13 222 7730 6733 22 197 14 230 12 213 15 214 6733 5849 27 196 18*205 16 193 17 205 5849 5064 27 192 19*191 15 191 15 196 5064 4357 26*191 19 190 14 191 12 191 4357 3729 22*188 18 190 13 191 10 188 3729 3203 17 182 18 189 12 191 8 184 3203 2798 16 181 17 189 11 190 7 175 2798 2519 15 181 16 188 10 190 7 161 2519 2349 13 180 15 188 9*190 5*147 2349 2252 11 180 12 188 7*189 4*138 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