DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 67.0 - - 67.1 - - 60.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 165 - - 156 - - 17 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2309 - - 4517 - - 4082 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3396 - - 4984 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4504 - - 6712 - - 6277 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2463 - - 1497 - - 1740 - - 2777 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 304 - - 375 - - 193 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 12 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 320 - - 316 - - 309 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -4 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -341 - - 510 - - 11 - - -2309 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4845 - - 6202 - - 6266 - - 4560 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1836 - - -2843 - - -3047 - - -6409 ODpotential blCL - - - 6340 - - 9555 - - 9324 - - 8660 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 73 - - 72 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 67.0 - - 67.1 - - 60.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.8 - - 47.5 - - 47.3 - - 48.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 66.1 - - 67.0 - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 46.3 - - 46.2 - - 48.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 165 - - 156 - - 17 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2309 - - 4517 - - 4082 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 99113 3 155 6 153 7 259 7 341 99113 91700 8 196 2 072 2 359 2 267 91700 85963 11 187 7 273 8 316 5 188 85963 81168 10 169 9 235 10 270 5 242 81168 77017 6 162 7 212 8 230 5 255 77017 73352 5 185 8 207 8 217 5 209 73352 70030 9 210 9 212 7 191 8 193 70030 66953 14 201 12 221 14 243 7 197 66953 64080 14 192 17 222 21 225 12 244 64080 61290 13 187 19 207 21 224 22 228 61290 58378 15 211 19 216 19 220 21 217 58378 55356 21 224 23 226 25 245 18 232 55356 52481 22 230 27 235 26 241 24 253 52481 49912 19 240 23 240 23 242 29 255 49912 47629 19 248 21 244 31 261 36 256 47629 45580 20 256 22 260 36 268 37 254 45580 43727 23 265 39 283 35 269 40 260 43727 42038 26 277 41 286 38 273 48 264 42038 40485 28 293 36 300 44 277 51 268 40485 39040 30 303 45 306 50 280 54 274 39040 37682 29 300 49 306 53 282 57 275 37682 36370 22 288 50 306 54 283 57 274 36370 35038 17 287 45 306 52 283 54 273 35038 33658 17 303 40 302 49 282 52 274 33658 32231 26 324 37 299 47 282 49 275 32231 30745 32 321 30 298 45 284 47 276 30745 29187 31 316 27 294 41 283 44 275 29187 27560 26 318 26 290 38 278 41 274 27560 25866 23 322 23 287 35 275 38 274 25866 24107 21 323 22 287 31 271 35 278 24107 22283 23 320 20 299 27 271 35 285 22283 20391 26 321 21 307 23 279 33 287 20391 18432 25 330 18 319 19 286 29 282 18432 16445 24 333 16 330 18 296 23 278 16445 14539 22 333 16 328 18 299 20 282 14539 12809 21 334 19 326 20 308 20 297 12809 11270 23 333 22 325 22 318 21 306 11270 9898 26 330 24 326 23 324 20 313 9898 8673 27 328 24 327 22 322 17 322 8673 7582 24 331 22*323 19 314 13 326 7582 6610 23 336 19*316 15*306 11 314 6610 5750 24 335 19 316 14*306 10 292 5750 4987 23*332 18 316 13 307 8 280 4987 4300 20*324 18 316 13 309 6 280 4300 3690 19 320 18 316 12 310 5 287 3690 3178 18 319 17 316 11 311 3 299 3178 2783 18 318 16 316 11 311 2 314 2783 2511 17 318 15 316 10 311 1 324 2511 2346 15 317 14 316 9 312 0*266 2346 2251 12 317 12 316 8 312 1*186 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