DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/13 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 60.6 - - 66.5 - - 71.5 - - 72.0 - - 67.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 46 - - 164 - - 150 - - 47 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1020 - - 2534 - - 4354 - - 4683 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit 2234 - - 3567 - - 4870 - - 4282 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top 3215 - - 4729 - - 6549 - - 6878 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1647 - - 2002 - - 2238 - - 2613 - - 4742 Hgt.Variab. W* 157 - - 316 - - 372 - - 272 - - 20 W* B/S 3 - - 27 - - 8 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 2 - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 301 - - 266 - - 215 - - 255 - - 028 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 1 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2515 - - -2630 - - -1260 - - -279 - - -2228 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5731 - - 7359 - - 7809 - - 7158 - - 4479 sfcLCL ODpotential -7115 - - -6238 - - -3914 - - -2416 - - -4128 ODpotential blCL 10330 - - 10967 - - 10463 - - 9294 - - 6379 blCL maxRH 69 - - 73 - - 83 - - 75 - - 83 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 120 - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m 60.6 - - 66.5 - - 71.5 - - 72.0 - - 67.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.4 - - 42.2 - - 45.1 - - 48.5 - - 55.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 60.2 - - 65.3 - - 70.5 - - 71.6 - - 68.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 42.2 - - 41.0 - - 43.9 - - 47.2 - - 54.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 46 - - 164 - - 150 - - 47 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1020 - - 2534 - - 4354 - - 4683 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 1 - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 10 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] 100307 26 101 26 115 21 116 16 111 27 091 100307 92631 22 105 22 115 14 111 19 090 20 105 92631 86742 18 114 18 110 17 110 14 101 17 105 86742 81873 16 117 16 110 14 121 13 127 11 095 81873 77675 14 115 13 114 13 102 15 135 8 119 77675 73965 15 129 7 142 6 122 8 122 10 107 73965 70609 10 107 5 148 4 162 7 193 7 048 70609 67520 5 136 10 199 5 190 5 185 2 185 67520 64642 6 145 10 201 6 235 6 038 11 132 64642 61855 16 198 10 207 13 208 12 254 5 285 61855 58971 10 261 9 294 7 238 18 210 21 246 58971 55987 35 259 31 261 24 265 22 251 21 233 55987 53116 45 244 47 251 42 258 33 265 28 264 53116 50522 56 241 58 242 58 253 52 263 51 265 50522 48212 67 245 70 242 77 251 74 260 72 260 48212 46128 82 248 86 244 94 248 93 254 91 255 46128 44224 88 249 94 245 100 246 101 250 98 252 44224 42474 96 252 100 248 104 249 105 251 103 254 42474 40857 108 254 107 249 113 252 113 253 111 256 40857 39349 116 254 112 251 120 252 118 253 115 255 39349 37934 117 252 112 252 118 251 115 253 112 254 37934 36578 113 251 108 252 113 250 109 254 105 253 36578 35215 110 251 103 251 109 250 103 253 100 253 35215 33812 109 249 100 252 104 251 93 253 94 255 33812 32372 108 249 93 254 90 253 78 254 83 256 32372 30879 101 251 79 255 75 255 67 257 74 257 30879 29319 87 252 67 255 67 256 61 258 69 258 29319 27690 73 253 61 254 64 255 58 257 65 258 27690 25989 65 252 61 253 64 255 57 257 61 258 25989 24220 64 253 61 253 64 255 56 257 57 259 24220 22389 64 255 61 254 62 255 55 260 53 261 22389 20493 60 257 60 256 61 257 53 263 49 265 20493 18528 52 260 54 258 54 259 47 266 45 268 18528 16537 45 260 45 257 43 261 41 264 35 262 16537 14627 41 260 37 251 34 261 34 260 32 266 14627 12890 36 259 30 250 30 259 30 263 31 268 12890 11345 34 255 25 250 25 258 26 269 25 267 11345 9966 34 256 27 251 22 257 20 275 19 266 9966 8732 30 266 28 242 21 253 16 277 15 263 8732 7631 24 273 21 241 18 244 12*266 10 255 7631 6651 19 269 16 248 14*235 8*252 5 226 6651 5783 16 277 13 251 10*223 7 252 3 209 5783 5011 12 282 8*253 9 218 7 253 1 187 5011 4317 10 296 3*258 8 216 7 255 1 056 4317 3702 11*307 2 263 8 214 6 257 4 033 3702 3185 11*306 2 264 7 212 6 258 6 029 3185 2788 9 303 2 271 7 211 6 260 7 028 2788 2514 7 298 2 274 7 211 5 261 7 027 2514 2347 7 297 2 278 6 210 5 260 6 028 2347 2251 6 295 2 277 6 211 5 260 4*028 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