DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 59.7 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 64 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1697 - - 1869 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2880 - - 2234 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3892 - - 4064 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1059 - - 1587 - - - - - 1813 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 259 - - 209 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 135 - - 357 - - - - - 044 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 136 - - 520 - - - - - -810 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3757 - - 3544 - - - - - 3061 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2327 - - -188 - - - - - -3776 ODpotential blCL - - - 6219 - - 4252 - - - - - 6027 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 50 - - - - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 59.7 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.6 - - 51.8 - - - - - 54.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.4 - - 59.0 - - - - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 51.1 - - - - - 53.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 64 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1697 - - 1869 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - - - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 100020 25 110 21 118 16 091 100020 92404 19 116 10 105 15 101 92404 86524 19 112 9 111 12 089 86524 81639 17 101 12 100 6 082 81639 77446 13 104 10 107 9 117 77446 73740 10 126 9 104 9 066 73740 70369 5 135 6 111 5 025 70369 67258 2 152 2 191 3 256 67258 64373 4 227 4 321 6 206 64373 61578 10 229 13 265 6 230 61578 58649 11 181 15 232 7 276 58649 55586 4 210 15 240 14 268 55586 52655 14 275 22 262 25 276 52655 50037 15 259 26 279 32 274 50037 47715 29 277 34 274 34 280 47715 45620 35 263 38 270 37 275 45620 43710 35 264 41 267 41 286 43710 41964 43 267 44 271 63 285 41964 40368 51 271 58 280 73 281 40368 38898 63 268 70 277 78 287 38898 37528 63 264 70 283 82 287 37528 36209 64 269 78 290 81 286 36209 34872 70 271 86 290 82 286 34872 33489 68 268 83 287 82 285 33489 32063 67 265 75 284 79 284 32063 30580 67 269 68 280 75 282 30580 29031 54 274 66 277 69 281 29031 27415 42 258 63 280 63 282 27415 25734 43 252 51 280 58 285 25734 23989 40 249 44 270 53 285 23989 22182 40 245 43 266 47 280 22182 20308 41 246 41 268 43 277 20308 18362 37 251 36 266 38 276 18362 16384 33 252 32 263 35 272 16384 14484 32 257 30 261 34 269 14484 12762 29 259 29 261 31 272 12762 11231 27 259 28 263 27 278 11231 9865 27 258 24 263 23 286 9865 8644 28 247 21 254 20 292 8644 7554 27 242 19 246 15 299 7554 6585 25 243 15 232 10 316 6585 5727 19 234 10 220 8 337 5727 4965 14 198 5 218 6 357 4965 4281 12*168 1*346 5 018 4281 3675 9*151 5*360 4 034 3675 3169 7 134 6 358 4 040 3169 2778 6 130 6 356 5 041 2778 2509 6 128 6 357 4 042 2509 2345 6 127 5 355 4 044 2345 2251 5 126 5 355 3*044 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