DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0950z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 55.3 - - 58.0 - - 59.5 - - 62.6 - - 60.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -35 - - -60 - - -25 - - -42 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 56 - - 56 - - 56 - - 56 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit 2234 - - 2235 - - 2234 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top 2251 - - 2251 - - 2251 - - 2251 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3090 - - 5000 - - 5227 - - 6197 - - 4096 Hgt.Variab. W* 32 - - 35 - - 35 - - 34 - - 27 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 20 - - 18 - - 18 - - 16 - - 14 BL Wind Direction 280 - - 289 - - 287 - - 290 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -571 - - -1032 - - -1127 - - -2304 - - -1710 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2823 - - 3284 - - 3378 - - 4555 - - 3961 sfcLCL ODpotential -1883 - - -2354 - - -2324 - - -3690 - - -3595 ODpotential blCL 4134 - - 4605 - - 4575 - - 5941 - - 5846 blCL maxRH 99 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 110 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 55.3 - - 58.0 - - 59.5 - - 62.6 - - 60.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 50.3 - - 51.0 - - 52.1 - - 50.1 - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.1 - - 59.3 - - 60.1 - - 63.6 - - 61.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 49.9 - - 50.4 - - 51.5 - - 49.3 - - 49.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -35 - - -60 - - -25 - - -42 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 56 - - 56 - - 56 - - 56 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 95 - - 103 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 - - 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] 99817 19 095 18 090 17 100 13 102 19 085 99817 92237 18 084 16 093 15 097 16 089 16 104 92237 86408 13 084 13 089 13 079 19 089 12 095 86408 81585 10 108 9 101 6 032 16 079 13 082 81585 77431 12 086 10 139 3 086 9 076 13 085 77431 73753 11 081 12 110 8 123 8 071 12 104 73753 70418 10 101 7 082 9 093 5 041 12 098 70418 67347 9 095 3 098 6 142 1 325 7 073 67347 64491 2 089 2 237 1 193 4 144 2 144 64491 61712 6 266 4 235 6 259 4 340 1 177 61712 58797 10 260 8 274 10 247 14 281 8 305 58797 55760 13 262 13 263 11 261 18 241 16 278 55760 52855 23 266 20 257 15 279 13 245 16 261 52855 50235 28 258 24 246 22 265 18 269 15 269 50235 47885 27 258 20 251 24 254 21 269 18 274 47885 45756 26 259 19 269 20 254 20 273 19 277 45756 43811 28 259 24 282 20 270 19 279 18 284 43811 42017 29 257 29 278 23 286 22 276 19 291 42017 40350 26 259 32 267 28 284 24 274 22 291 40350 38801 23 267 31 269 30 271 22 279 22 298 38801 37373 22 287 27 280 28 262 18 281 21 289 37373 36028 35 320 33 313 20 306 22 335 26 325 36028 34692 44 314 50 299 37 313 31 316 33 327 34692 33325 46 315 49 292 46 301 34 307 34 324 33325 31914 40 321 47 303 47 295 36 300 36 317 31914 30445 47 338 50 300 48 293 41 309 35 314 30445 28905 45 325 51 294 51 287 34 315 31 316 28905 27298 47 322 52 294 49 289 22 319 30 309 27298 25625 45 315 52 299 43 300 21 301 31 303 25625 23888 44 301 51 303 41 309 21 291 33 315 23888 22086 47 295 50 305 39 309 24 304 33 323 22086 20216 45 297 50 306 39 309 27 305 33 326 20216 18273 45 302 50 304 37 309 32 307 33 327 18273 16295 43 303 50 304 37 303 36 310 32 329 16295 14395 40 306 43 301 35 295 35 308 31 327 14395 12673 40 312 36 311 30 305 33 300 31 311 12673 11148 44 317 37 320 31 310 40 299 35 311 11148 9794 51 319 47 319 41 316 48 302 39 311 9794 8588 57 319 56 314 50 312 50 301 43 308 8588 7514 61 318 57 310 53 308 50 299 47 306 7514 6559 61 313 55 307 53 305 48 297 50 305 6559 5711 59 307 53 304 51 301 46 295 50 303 5711 4957 57 301 50 301 49 298 43 294 49 301 4957 4279 54 295 46 297 46 294 40 293 45 299 4279 3675 49 289 43 295 43 292 36 293 41 297 3675 3169 43 285 39 293 38 290 33 292 36 296 3169 2778 39 283 35 292 34 289 29 291 31 295 2778 2509 33 281 30 291 29 288 25 291 25 293 2509 2345 28*281 25*290 25*288 21 290 21*293 2345 2251 20*280 18*289 18*287 16*290 14*292 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