DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.1 - - - - - 61.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3312 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3999 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5507 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3695 - - - - - 730 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 318 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 26 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 017 - - - - - 263 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1344 - - - - - -199 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6852 - - - - - 2450 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3428 - - - - - -3527 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8935 - - - - - 5778 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 150 - - - - - 410 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.1 - - - - - 61.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.9 - - - - - 58.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.2 - - - - - 62.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.5 - - - - - 58.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 127 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3312 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 73 - - - - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 11 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] 99685 12 158 10 109 99685 92158 13 153 6 143 92158 86311 7 143 4 176 86311 81447 3 180 2 319 81447 77250 2 278 6 294 77250 73548 3 297 7 325 73548 70207 2 217 9 335 70207 67135 1 287 10 333 67135 64282 7 288 15 320 64282 61514 8 289 14 307 61514 58624 13 308 20 302 58624 55630 21 303 23 306 55630 52783 25 295 31 303 52783 50235 24 293 31 296 50235 47955 26 295 34 302 47955 45889 33 298 41 300 45889 43994 39 295 44 299 43994 42240 43 289 47 300 42240 40614 45 283 49 297 40614 39109 47 280 50 296 39109 37721 48 277 51 297 37721 36404 45 277 48 296 36404 35077 40 280 45 296 35077 33704 37 284 42 296 33704 32285 36 285 40 297 32285 30808 35 286 36 298 30808 29262 34 289 33 300 29262 27647 35 291 31 307 27647 25960 35 287 32 309 25960 24205 32 279 34 305 24205 22385 30 281 35 300 22385 20500 30 285 34 296 20500 18542 28 286 32 295 18542 16550 28 287 27 297 16550 14634 26 286 20 301 14634 12892 22 284 20 323 12892 11340 19 281 17 325 11340 9957 15 279 13 322 9957 8723 9 297 11 328 8723 7622 7 318 9 338 7622 6641 4 340 7 352 6641 5773 2*008 7 013 5773 5003 2*019 8 030 5003 4309 2 019 10 033 4309 3694 2 016 10 029 3694 3179 2 017 7 024 3179 2783 3 017 2 011 2783 2511 3 017 2 284 2511 2346 3 017 2 270 2346 2251 3 016 2*263 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