DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - - 56.1 - - 59.5 - - 61.1 - - 56.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 135 - - 94 - - 58 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3915 - - 4429 - - 5405 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4449 - - 4607 - - 4909 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6110 - - 6624 - - 7600 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2560 - - 3352 - - 1941 - - 4110 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 339 - - 318 - - 295 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 16 - - 17 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 342 - - 327 - - 325 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 9 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 995 - - 889 - - 1668 - - -1666 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5115 - - 5735 - - 5932 - - 3917 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 155 - - -586 - - 454 - - -3512 ODpotential blCL - - - 5955 - - 7210 - - 7146 - - 5763 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 96 - - 86 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 80 - - 60 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 59.5 - - 61.1 - - 56.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.6 - - 42.2 - - 43.0 - - 47.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.3 - - 58.9 - - 60.8 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.6 - - 41.0 - - 41.8 - - 46.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 135 - - 94 - - 58 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3915 - - 4429 - - 5405 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 84 - - 45 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 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] 100153 30 114 19 108 19 083 21 099 100153 92582 25 101 20 109 16 095 12 085 92582 86733 20 105 20 104 17 119 13 101 86733 81861 14 096 15 103 13 109 15 102 81861 77647 15 110 10 100 11 106 10 093 77647 73915 14 109 9 107 8 103 7 090 73915 70524 13 107 6 106 5 063 9 082 70524 67399 7 106 1 237 3 035 7 064 67399 64494 4 135 2 241 3 338 3 061 64494 61676 4 077 1 207 5 353 3 017 61676 58727 6 032 2 203 4 356 3 001 58727 55649 4 340 2 238 5 358 4 034 55649 52698 2 028 2 237 10 320 9 353 52698 50042 4 325 3 054 9 294 12 326 50042 47672 10 300 9 339 9 320 14 320 47672 45533 10 303 12 323 11 316 13 316 45533 43587 9 287 13 331 11 326 12 343 43587 41804 10 307 17 338 13 352 16 356 41804 40163 11 304 18 338 18 357 21 348 40163 38652 10 334 14 338 20 001 23 352 38652 37258 17 346 13 000 25 008 30 004 37258 35933 23 339 16 007 31 013 33 003 35933 34599 23 325 19 356 32 023 31 004 34599 33229 23 318 21 348 31 027 33 006 33229 31823 24 324 22 344 28 027 34 006 31823 30361 23 327 20 340 25 023 31 007 30361 28830 20 328 18 338 24 015 26 007 28830 27231 20 355 18 341 23 005 28 003 27231 25564 23 356 19 343 22 354 27 359 25564 23835 23 357 20 341 21 347 25 351 23835 22042 21 358 20 340 21 346 24 350 22042 20182 20 358 21 349 21 348 23 353 20182 18251 20 358 23 352 22 352 22 356 18251 16288 21 355 23 351 23 354 22 356 16288 14402 22 352 23 349 25 355 22 355 14402 12687 24 352 23 349 27 354 23 352 12687 11161 25 351 25 348 28 351 25 350 11161 9802 28 347 20 329 27 334 28 344 9802 8593 25 342 20 329 25*326 30 339 8593 7516 25 343 20*329 24*326 27 336 7516 6557 25*344 19*328 21 326 23 331 6557 5708 25*344 17 327 18 325 20 328 5708 4953 22 343 17 327 16 325 18 326 4953 4274 19 342 16 327 15 325 16 326 4274 3671 19 341 16 327 15 325 15 326 3671 3166 18 341 15 327 14 325 13 325 3166 2776 17 341 15 327 13 325 11 324 2776 2507 17 341 14 327 13 326 9 321 2507 2345 15 340 13 327 12 326 7*316 2345 2251 12 341 10 327 9 325 3*303 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