DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/19 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.9 - - 72.9 - - 71.2 - - 60.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 148 - - 145 - - -14 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1149 - - 5606 - - 57 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2439 - - 5715 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3344 - - 7801 - - 2252 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 864 - - 1540 - - 7773 - - 212 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 228 - - 386 - - 22 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 19 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 194 - - 195 - - 175 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3329 - - -1187 - - -6144 - - -3935 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6673 - - 8988 - - 8396 - - 6186 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5900 - - -3425 - - -7710 - - -9164 ODpotential blCL - - - 9244 - - 11226 - - 9962 - - 11415 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 64 - - 74 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.9 - - 72.9 - - 71.2 - - 60.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.7 - - 41.3 - - 42.3 - - 41.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.8 - - 72.0 - - 71.8 - - 63.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 40.6 - - 41.9 - - 41.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 148 - - 145 - - -14 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1149 - - 5606 - - 57 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98061 34 297 20 290 31 284 37 312 98061 90822 22 288 20 295 21 296 21 314 90822 85193 17 272 19 302 20 308 13 290 85193 80492 18 283 19 280 17 304 14 291 80492 76429 16 267 22 276 19 299 13 308 76429 72812 16 252 21 282 17 287 21 300 72812 69528 13 257 19 266 19 279 20 284 69528 66505 15 282 19 265 20 271 20 279 66505 63690 24 286 22 270 23 268 26 285 63690 60949 27 282 26 270 32 268 31 292 60949 58090 26 274 31 266 35 270 35 284 58090 55126 29 271 33 266 37 271 34 276 55126 52298 33 269 34 266 37 270 35 272 52298 49756 37 265 37 267 39 268 37 273 49756 47488 38 264 40 268 43 265 38 275 47488 45442 40 266 44 264 44 265 38 275 45442 43579 42 268 45 262 43 264 38 272 43579 41870 41 271 43 260 42 265 37 269 41870 40297 38 274 39 261 40 266 35 271 40297 38838 31 276 35 264 38 268 34 274 38838 37479 24 277 31 269 35 267 34 273 37479 36180 21 281 28 271 31 266 33 271 36180 34867 21 291 26 277 31 263 32 272 34867 33506 20 296 26 281 31 265 32 272 33506 32101 17 296 26 282 30 270 31 274 32101 30639 15 298 27 283 29 274 31 282 30639 29109 15 291 28 283 28 277 31 287 29109 27511 15 283 28 288 27 279 30 288 27511 25843 16 289 26 298 25 283 27 286 25843 24110 18 294 23 303 22 289 24 285 24110 22315 21 294 22 302 21 293 23 285 22315 20450 19 290 22 305 21 296 22 286 20450 18508 15 281 18 305 19 295 20 288 18508 16528 12 272 13 290 18 298 18 289 16528 14617 11 263 10 274 15 283 17 290 14617 12875 12 263 11 253 11 255 14 284 12875 11324 14 253 13 245 14 249 14 273 11324 9945 14 218 15 244 17 234 16 258 9945 8716 15 188 18*224 20 218 20 245 8716 7619 17 192 20*200 20 211 20 238 7619 6640 17 204 20 199 20 208 22 227 6640 5772 18 206 20 196 20 206 25 217 5772 5002 20 205 19 194 19 204 27 209 5002 4309 20 202 19 193 19 203 28 203 4309 3694 18*196 18 192 18 201 28 198 3694 3179 14*184 18 191 17 200 28 193 3179 2783 13 181 17 190 16 198 27 188 2783 2510 12 180 16 189 14 197 21 181 2510 2345 11 179 15 189 12*196 18*179 2345 2251 9 179 13 189 9*195 8*175 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