DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - 59.1 - - 63.0 - - - - - 57.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 158 - - 169 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2842 - - 3401 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3743 - - 4192 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5037 - - 5596 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2071 - - 2755 - - - - - 3873 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 318 - - 348 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 342 - - 339 - - - - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -8 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1018 - - 547 - - - - - -1091 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4019 - - 5050 - - - - - 3343 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 325 - - -507 - - - - - -2620 ODpotential blCL - - - 4712 - - 6103 - - - - - 4871 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 84 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 170 - - - - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 63.0 - - - - - 57.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.3 - - 48.7 - - - - - 50.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.9 - - 61.8 - - - - - 59.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.6 - - 47.6 - - - - - 50.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 158 - - 169 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2842 - - 3401 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 83 - - 35 - - - - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99855 18 141 15 126 6 095 99855 92282 11 137 11 130 7 150 92282 86456 3 145 8 140 10 154 86456 81605 8 164 5 094 8 106 81605 77408 8 159 1 119 6 058 77408 73693 6 159 3 131 0 093 73693 70320 6 152 6 211 2 324 70320 67210 6 146 9 203 6 273 67210 64328 6 217 11 217 14 254 64328 61536 10 240 12 229 15 232 61536 58617 14 250 18 239 14 261 58617 55581 18 241 22 237 19 254 55581 52680 19 236 25 244 21 255 52680 50071 21 239 28 241 28 255 50071 47745 23 246 27 239 32 248 47745 45644 28 252 28 251 32 246 45644 43724 36 248 35 256 32 249 43724 41954 39 244 40 253 33 255 41954 40319 41 246 42 249 35 260 40319 38809 43 246 45 251 37 259 38809 37410 43 247 47 252 37 258 37410 36078 43 246 48 252 35 259 36078 34741 44 249 47 253 33 261 34741 33367 46 251 45 256 33 263 33367 31954 44 254 45 259 34 263 31954 30486 40 261 46 261 33 264 30486 28951 42 264 42 265 29 267 28951 27350 39 262 36 272 23 275 27350 25682 33 262 34 275 21 288 25682 23948 26 267 28 280 19 296 23948 22149 20 267 22 296 16 302 22149 20279 18 266 18 301 15 307 20279 18335 18 261 14 296 14 307 18335 16357 14 267 11 293 16 309 16357 14455 11 258 9 289 15 318 14455 12728 8 264 9 288 12 323 12728 11196 7 278 7 298 11 316 11196 9836 6 293 6 300 8 310 9836 8622 5 302 6 296 5 319 8622 7538 5 307 5 305 6 333 7538 6573 5 317 5 315 3 327 6573 5719 5*332 4*330 2 327 5719 4961 5*336 4*335 3 332 4961 4280 5 340 4 338 4 346 4280 3675 5 341 5 338 5 354 3675 3169 5 344 4 340 6 358 3169 2778 4 344 4 341 6 359 2778 2509 4 345 4 341 6 358 2509 2345 4 344 4 339 5*355 2345 2251 4 345 4 339 3*351 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