DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 79.3 - - 79.9 - - 74.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 98 - - 11 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1576 - - 2638 - - 2999 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2682 - - 3421 - - 2236 - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3771 - - 4833 - - 5194 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3026 - - 2224 - - 5017 - - 4333 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 239 - - 279 - - 176 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 258 - - 288 - - 258 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -5 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1320 - - -1877 - - -2824 - - -2157 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5091 - - 6710 - - 8019 - - 4409 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4286 - - -4724 - - -5354 - - -4601 ODpotential blCL - - - 8057 - - 9557 - - 10548 - - 6853 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 77 - - 68 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 2080 - - 870 - - 150 - - 1170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 79.3 - - 79.9 - - 74.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.4 - - 57.2 - - 52.3 - - 62.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.7 - - 78.6 - - 79.9 - - 76.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.4 - - 55.8 - - 51.0 - - 61.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 98 - - 11 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1576 - - 2638 - - 2999 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 10 - - 8 - - 13 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] 100202 26 116 20 116 14 104 18 112 100202 92583 20 112 13 120 14 102 17 108 92583 86722 18 110 13 116 13 103 16 089 86722 81850 17 113 12 131 10 105 14 082 81850 77642 12 109 10 121 8 121 9 083 77642 73926 13 102 7 137 5 099 5 064 73926 70566 6 117 2 107 3 026 4 077 70566 67479 3 145 2 086 4 334 5 050 67479 64608 0 141 1 130 6 294 2 336 64608 61823 7 306 3 261 9 270 8 276 61823 58919 11 300 9 307 13 274 15 277 58919 55911 16 286 19 298 19 269 24 273 55911 53040 18 275 24 289 23 280 31 278 53040 50457 22 281 31 282 34 285 38 278 50457 48152 33 284 36 280 40 282 41 278 48152 46071 40 288 39 285 39 284 42 281 46071 44175 41 290 41 283 47 283 41 284 44175 42444 38 289 36 288 39 280 38 278 42444 40859 35 300 31 314 28 286 32 261 40859 39385 36 301 32 330 19 305 22 258 39385 38001 30 305 34 333 24 312 16 268 38001 36669 26 332 29 336 27 309 15 274 36669 35320 31 347 29 344 26 313 17 281 35320 33925 31 345 30 344 29 311 18 289 33925 32483 26 337 31 339 25 302 20 281 32483 30980 24 318 28 337 26 293 23 274 30980 29406 25 309 24 334 28 288 25 276 29406 27762 24 303 26 315 27 288 29 278 27762 26053 23 303 27 308 30 298 31 278 26053 24283 27 291 25 303 31 286 31 275 24283 22456 30 294 25 284 24 271 28 270 22456 20565 36 290 25 288 25 287 24 273 20565 18604 35 282 36 273 31 297 24 289 18604 16612 32 283 32 264 37 282 26 290 16612 14700 31 290 28 267 34 273 27 280 14700 12965 30 293 26 271 32 270 31 273 12965 11419 27 288 24 274 34 270 33 269 11419 10038 26 275 23 274 33 271 30 272 10038 8802 22 272 23 273 30 271 24 277 8802 7696 19 277 22 275 26 273 20 278 7696 6708 16 279 21 282 20 276 17 277 6708 5831 17 273 17 288 14*275 12 277 5831 5052 17 271 12*289 10*267 10 279 5052 4350 15*270 10*287 8 258 9 286 4350 3725 12*266 10 287 7 257 8 296 3725 3201 9 256 10 288 7 256 8 306 3201 2798 9 255 9 288 7 256 7 312 2798 2519 8 254 9 288 6 255 6 315 2519 2349 8 254 8 288 6 255 5 318 2349 2252 7 254 7 287 5 255 3*314 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