DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/11 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.2 - - 73.2 - - 73.6 - - 68.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 114 - - -7 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3801 - - 4340 - - 3614 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4427 - - 4733 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5996 - - 6535 - - 5809 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2376 - - 1878 - - 3071 - - 717 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 348 - - 346 - - 165 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 269 - - 267 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -3 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1412 - - -2089 - - -2500 - - -3052 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7408 - - 8625 - - 8309 - - 5303 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6702 - - -6092 - - -6579 - - -6173 ODpotential blCL - - - 12698 - - 12627 - - 12388 - - 8424 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 70 - - 79 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.2 - - 73.2 - - 73.6 - - 68.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.6 - - 43.1 - - 45.0 - - 52.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.3 - - 72.3 - - 73.9 - - 70.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.2 - - 41.8 - - 43.7 - - 51.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 114 - - -7 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3801 - - 4340 - - 3614 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99826 21 093 20 126 17 083 17 098 99826 92210 25 094 15 117 14 133 5 089 92210 86369 19 087 19 106 9 126 12 096 86369 81523 6 081 16 085 14 089 13 103 81523 77334 7 122 9 070 14 074 13 081 77334 73621 12 110 3 078 8 068 7 056 73621 70253 10 101 4 147 4 061 5 029 70253 67157 3 083 4 133 2 088 4 300 67157 64280 2 248 1 340 1 330 4 263 64280 61488 5 264 6 300 6 291 8 306 61488 58576 6 267 7 276 9 291 11 297 58576 55553 9 272 15 300 20 295 16 289 55553 52681 12 287 19 292 20 293 22 296 52681 50124 14 310 22 292 25 300 26 300 50124 47849 20 321 20 297 28 296 29 301 47849 45797 27 325 24 305 30 302 37 304 45797 43928 37 327 32 314 30 299 41 297 43928 42222 40 328 39 311 37 298 42 296 42222 40659 41 332 39 313 44 294 42 300 40659 39215 40 339 39 314 43 291 42 308 39215 37859 41 341 40 312 40 289 49 307 37859 36549 42 339 40 308 39 286 53 300 36549 35215 40 339 39 304 37 289 49 298 35215 33833 36 342 36 304 36 294 41 296 33833 32403 31 343 35 308 38 297 34 296 32403 30910 29 340 33 309 39 297 32 297 30910 29345 31 336 29 302 36 296 34 302 29345 27715 31 333 28 295 33 294 36 306 27715 26019 30 330 27 295 31 295 35 304 26019 24256 30 326 28 297 30 298 35 298 24256 22430 29 324 26 298 30 297 35 298 22430 20534 24 319 23 291 34 299 33 298 20534 18568 21 316 22 285 35 293 33 293 18568 16573 19 312 22 289 32 285 27 289 16573 14656 16 305 23 293 25 281 19 293 14656 12912 17 301 22 296 18 283 21 298 12912 11360 20 297 18 305 15 296 23 294 11360 9980 19 291 20 315 18 310 26 293 9980 8748 16 288 24 309 20 305 26 294 8748 7646 17 279 21 299 19 294 24 294 7646 6664 20*270 16*276 18*282 22 291 6664 5793 17*266 16*272 18*271 19 283 5793 5020 15 263 16 270 18 269 18 271 5020 4324 14 262 16 269 17 267 18 259 4324 3706 14 262 15 268 17 266 17 252 3706 3189 13 261 15 267 16 265 16 249 3189 2790 13 261 14 266 15 264 14 246 2790 2515 12 260 13 266 14 264 12 241 2515 2347 11 260 12 266 13 263 10 236 2347 2251 9 260 10 265 10 263 5*228 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