DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 62.5 - - 63.0 - - 51.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 189 - - 4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1537 - - 4506 - - 3769 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2857 - - 5041 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3732 - - 6701 - - 5964 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2066 - - 2867 - - 2958 - - 66 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 267 - - 390 - - 120 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 73 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 11 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 125 - - 254 - - 255 - - 224 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2091 - - -1302 - - -2524 - - -2989 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5823 - - 8003 - - 8488 - - 5239 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4184 - - -3063 - - -5190 - - -8018 ODpotential blCL - - - 7916 - - 9764 - - 11154 - - 10268 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 67 - - 72 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 62.5 - - 63.0 - - 51.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.7 - - 35.3 - - 33.8 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.9 - - 61.2 - - 63.0 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 34.6 - - 33.1 - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 189 - - 4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1537 - - 4506 - - 3769 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98573 31 240 40 250 36 259 35 253 98573 91232 28 263 29 263 29 257 28 262 91232 85554 25 265 24 273 27 262 26 266 85554 80812 21 259 20 274 20 262 23 285 80812 76718 20 261 18 287 17 285 16 294 76718 73097 11 267 17 286 15 292 13 296 73097 69805 8 292 16 287 15 296 13 278 69805 66758 14 293 22 277 18 288 18 286 66758 63916 18 290 17 280 23 290 22 278 63916 61149 24 307 19 294 27 288 22 286 61149 58258 27 309 26 303 31 292 26 303 58258 55267 32 310 30 304 33 294 36 294 55267 52436 36 312 38 312 38 302 42 292 52436 49918 38 308 40 311 44 303 42 288 49918 47686 34 319 41 326 45 318 39 299 47686 45670 46 343 61 334 50 323 43 310 45670 43826 71 340 65 332 52 325 52 315 43826 42129 74 337 63 332 53 325 54 308 42129 40560 75 343 62 334 53 321 52 300 40560 39101 76 346 63 334 53 317 49 295 39101 37731 76 351 64 332 53 311 48 294 37731 36407 78 353 63 330 50 308 48 293 36407 35063 76 350 60 328 48 311 45 291 35063 33672 72 345 58 325 46 310 42 289 33672 32238 69 344 54 325 46 307 41 285 32238 30744 65 348 51 323 46 305 38 288 30744 29179 60 345 47 319 46 302 37 298 29179 27543 60 341 43 315 46 304 38 306 27543 25836 60 341 41 315 44 303 40 309 25836 24063 55 339 41 315 42 303 41 309 24063 22228 48 334 40 317 39 305 42 305 22228 20329 42 327 39 319 37 305 40 299 20329 18363 39 324 37 317 37 308 37 295 18363 16370 37 320 35 312 36 312 32 300 16370 14457 32 314 32 307 35 312 28 306 14457 12725 27 315 25 304 29 311 27 300 12725 11190 24 307 21 305 23 308 22 291 11190 9828 21 296 21 300 20 304 18 286 9828 8614 17 293 22 289 17 296 14 281 8614 7531 13 278 21*282 15 283 13 276 7531 6568 11 267 15*267 14*255 12 273 6568 5716 10 268 14 260 13*254 12 259 5716 4959 9 267 11 251 13 254 13 250 4959 4278 5*247 10 249 12 255 13 248 4278 3673 1*157 10 248 11 256 12 249 3673 3167 1 131 9 248 10 256 12 250 3167 2776 1 114 9 248 9 256 11 249 2776 2507 1 112 8 248 9 257 10 244 2507 2344 1 113 8 247 8 257 7 233 2344 2250 1 109 7 248 6 257 5*224 2250 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