DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - - - - 72.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 50 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2739 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3024 - - - - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4934 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2630 - - - - - 95 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 238 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 204 - - - - - 170 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3488 - - - - - -2916 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8423 - - - - - 5169 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6702 - - - - - -7609 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11636 - - - - - 9861 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1040 - - - - - 1230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - - - - 72.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.6 - - - - - 57.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.5 - - - - - 75.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.2 - - - - - 56.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 50 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2739 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 99383 6 106 6 029 99383 91906 7 051 11 039 91906 86116 1 136 6 063 86116 81289 2 110 2 105 81289 77133 4 335 2 337 77133 73464 3 281 5 336 73464 70136 4 235 8 345 70136 67065 5 231 8 302 67065 64207 6 280 6 288 64207 61428 6 273 6 264 61428 58521 6 290 8 230 58521 55506 15 278 8 231 55506 52637 21 256 19 244 52637 50070 23 259 23 242 50070 47794 29 250 27 250 47794 45734 30 246 22 244 45734 43840 30 245 25 243 43840 42098 31 241 36 239 42098 40505 31 234 43 230 40505 39044 31 229 47 229 39044 37686 32 227 54 231 37686 36379 34 226 55 230 36379 35055 33 226 53 229 35055 33683 33 229 51 229 33683 32268 33 233 49 229 32268 30796 32 236 46 226 30796 29256 31 237 44 221 29256 27651 28 237 44 217 27651 25984 25 240 41 219 25984 24253 23 243 35 220 24253 22459 21 245 32 219 22459 20591 20 244 31 219 20591 18648 21 239 27 218 18648 16674 22 232 24 213 16674 14770 19 229 26 216 14770 13029 16 234 28 221 13029 11472 15 243 23 225 11472 10079 17 246 15 234 10079 8834 19 242 13 230 8834 7720 21 234 13 232 7720 6726 21 225 13 235 6726 5844 19 217 12 234 5844 5061 16*206 11 228 5061 4356 16*205 10 218 4356 3729 15 204 9 207 3729 3204 15 204 7 198 3204 2799 14 204 6 193 2799 2519 13 204 5 190 2519 2349 12 203 4*180 2349 2252 10 204 4*170 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