DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - 57.3 - - 59.2 - - 58.2 - - 55.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 78 - - 13 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1682 - - 2088 - - 1971 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2668 - - 2607 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3877 - - 4283 - - 4166 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1406 - - 2324 - - 2160 - - 3238 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 235 - - 227 - - 127 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 019 - - 351 - - 039 - - 025 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 697 - - 568 - - 606 - - -597 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3180 - - 3715 - - 3560 - - 2849 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 288 - - 7 - - -44 - - -1513 ODpotential blCL - - - 3589 - - 4276 - - 4210 - - 3764 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 30 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.3 - - 59.2 - - 58.2 - - 55.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.2 - - 50.8 - - 50.4 - - 51.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.4 - - 58.6 - - 58.1 - - 56.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.7 - - 50.3 - - 50.1 - - 50.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 78 - - 13 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1682 - - 2088 - - 1971 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98938 11 081 3 243 16 316 11 025 98938 91544 4 069 1 026 9 309 14 350 91544 85854 7 296 7 353 2 004 7 300 85854 81122 7 286 10 328 5 314 10 304 81122 77049 8 290 7 292 8 307 11 301 77049 73444 8 287 5 293 5 293 6 302 73444 70156 7 255 4 246 6 280 6 271 70156 67110 10 253 9 248 10 263 5 293 67110 64262 12 232 11 223 12 252 10 282 64262 61491 10 266 13 229 13 243 13 266 61491 58593 20 238 14 248 12 237 12 251 58593 55594 20 211 17 234 13 250 13 248 55594 52744 13 228 15 197 19 242 18 257 52744 50181 20 244 15 229 21 218 22 224 50181 47897 24 224 22 223 20 201 18 199 47897 45840 14 213 14 225 6 179 10 173 45840 43954 24 243 12 246 7 287 2 097 43954 42195 35 222 26 220 20 232 11 248 42195 40553 38 199 40 197 33 209 31 220 40553 39034 27 196 37 183 37 193 38 205 39034 37628 14 194 28 184 31 187 34 200 37628 36289 12 189 19 184 23 195 29 206 36289 34946 6 176 15 195 26 220 37 217 34946 33568 5 269 15 213 38 226 45 217 33568 32155 27 237 21 222 38 219 42 216 32155 30688 45 211 27 214 31 210 36 219 30688 29154 52 204 29 203 26 204 35 223 29154 27549 50 200 29 194 26 204 34 222 27549 25872 42 195 31 192 27 205 32 218 25872 24125 35 198 35 202 26 197 30 214 24125 22310 40 221 31 218 29 198 27 206 22310 20421 23 253 34 230 33 206 27 200 20421 18455 4 157 14 252 23 217 29 198 18455 16450 17 166 12 160 17 188 32 203 16450 14519 17 188 24 169 26 186 28 212 14519 12769 14 187 12 203 21 217 13 240 12769 11219 11 198 15 205 7 222 5 242 11219 9843 6 210 16 203 11 211 10 215 9843 8613 4 188 12 205 11 215 13 216 8613 7517 4 183 9 210 9 216 14 207 7517 6549 1 195 2 260 5 203 10 193 6549 5697 3 000 1 308 2 185 4 154 5697 4942 5 017 2*334 2 059 4 098 4942 4265 6*026 6*353 5*043 6 077 4265 3664 6*023 7 352 5*041 7 064 3664 3161 6 020 7 351 6 039 8 051 3161 2773 6 018 7 350 6 038 8 043 2773 2506 6 017 7 350 6 038 7 036 2506 2344 6 017 7 350 5 037 6*032 2344 2251 5 015 6 350 5 037 3*025 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