DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.6 - - 73.7 - - 74.6 - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 110 - - 84 - - -22 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1610 - - 3023 - - 57 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2693 - - 3576 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3805 - - 5218 - - 2252 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 739 - - 1980 - - 6015 - - 72 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 239 - - 276 - - 33 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 166 - - 170 - - 165 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2402 - - -2023 - - -5353 - - -2912 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6207 - - 7242 - - 7605 - - 5164 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6429 - - -5339 - - -8131 - - -7704 ODpotential blCL - - - 10234 - - 10557 - - 10383 - - 9955 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 83 - - 64 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.6 - - 73.7 - - 74.6 - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.1 - - 49.6 - - 48.9 - - 50.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.8 - - 73.1 - - 75.6 - - 67.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.0 - - 48.3 - - 47.7 - - 49.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 110 - - 84 - - -22 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1610 - - 3023 - - 57 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 32 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 99031 6 188 8 190 6 269 4 227 99031 91660 9 148 7 239 2 229 7 334 91660 85921 5 172 3 205 4 224 4 292 85921 81136 6 230 2 194 6 267 1 249 81136 76996 7 223 6 213 9 228 5 250 76996 73322 9 219 7 253 7 215 6 246 73322 69983 14 205 15 227 13 235 9 241 69983 66896 12 203 14 211 15 218 14 234 66896 64014 17 221 15 218 16 206 19 221 64014 61218 24 218 24 229 21 225 25 222 61218 58309 25 212 27 227 27 227 23 224 58309 55298 22 214 28 226 28 232 24 227 55298 52437 26 223 32 225 30 238 26 230 52437 49880 32 223 37 223 32 235 29 230 49880 47601 32 226 36 222 33 233 26 226 47601 45547 29 235 32 225 33 227 27 218 45547 43682 33 230 31 228 33 225 31 219 43682 41980 36 220 31 221 35 231 32 217 41980 40424 42 213 32 216 37 234 30 222 40424 38986 45 208 35 212 34 226 33 231 38986 37636 44 212 35 205 32 222 35 230 37636 36329 41 221 33 213 31 227 32 223 36329 35002 40 225 33 213 30 232 30 220 35002 33630 40 222 34 218 29 237 28 221 33630 32215 38 223 32 222 30 239 27 222 32215 30742 33 226 30 222 31 238 27 224 30742 29199 28 231 26 226 28 233 26 228 29199 27589 27 237 23 236 26 231 25 231 27589 25910 28 241 22 245 25 234 25 230 25910 24165 28 246 24 249 23 238 24 227 24165 22357 26 250 25 249 23 240 24 222 22357 20483 22 251 23 245 22 237 24 221 20483 18537 18 255 21 240 21 234 22 220 18537 16559 15 259 16 239 18 231 18 221 16559 14653 15 255 12 242 13 226 13 222 14653 12917 15 250 11 245 10 224 11 213 12917 11371 14 235 11 240 9 221 12 201 11371 9993 17 218 12 224 10 212 13 196 9993 8761 21 207 14 214 12 208 18 194 8761 7661 25 194 17 209 14 198 20 187 7661 6680 26 181 19 199 16 181 20 181 6680 5808 24 178 19*179 15 175 20 178 5808 5033 22 181 18*172 15 173 19 173 5033 4334 21*177 18 171 14 171 19 169 4334 3713 18*169 17 170 13 170 19 163 3713 3193 16 165 17 169 13 168 19 157 3193 2792 15 165 16 169 12 167 18 151 2792 2515 14 164 15 169 11 166 16 143 2515 2347 13 164 14 169 9*165 14 140 2347 2251 10 164 11 168 7*165 5*129 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