DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.3 - - 66.2 - - - - - 58.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 135 - - 143 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1614 - - 3850 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2795 - - 4432 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3809 - - 6045 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2706 - - 3015 - - - - - 213 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 251 - - 343 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 321 - - - - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 184 - - 887 - - - - - -1278 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3625 - - 5159 - - - - - 3529 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1170 - - -217 - - - - - -4396 ODpotential blCL - - - 4979 - - 6262 - - - - - 6647 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 79 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 390 - - - - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.3 - - 66.2 - - - - - 58.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.0 - - 51.3 - - - - - 50.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.2 - - 65.2 - - - - - 61.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 50.5 - - - - - 50.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 135 - - 143 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1614 - - 3850 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 18 - - - - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 8 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] 98949 9 282 9 244 14 277 98949 91560 9 284 7 261 12 247 91560 85868 9 278 13 279 14 255 85868 81124 8 287 16 294 13 287 81124 77026 9 283 16 293 18 283 77026 73402 13 272 18 280 15 279 73402 70105 13 270 18 261 13 293 70105 67048 10 268 17 250 19 290 67048 64191 12 281 14 263 21 279 64191 61407 16 279 15 276 18 273 61407 58489 16 263 17 275 16 293 58489 55460 15 253 20 270 21 304 55460 52574 15 259 19 277 24 303 52574 49980 16 279 17 281 24 299 49980 47660 15 279 17 299 23 299 47660 45557 18 297 23 294 22 306 45557 43642 24 294 22 301 23 316 43642 41894 23 290 24 314 26 324 41894 40289 25 325 32 328 26 324 40289 38810 36 326 43 338 32 328 38810 37441 39 331 56 342 39 323 37441 36131 44 340 63 343 38 324 36131 34802 48 345 64 344 34 330 34802 33426 49 347 62 348 32 337 33426 32006 43 345 60 350 34 337 32006 30532 36 339 54 351 36 337 30532 28993 32 333 47 348 36 338 28993 27388 31 332 42 345 33 339 27388 25718 31 332 39 344 30 339 25718 23985 31 330 37 345 26 338 23985 22189 31 330 32 347 23 333 22189 20323 27 331 28 346 20 328 20323 18385 25 331 25 348 19 330 18385 16415 24 333 22 343 21 331 16415 14518 23 339 21 336 24 328 14518 12793 23 347 22 334 28 327 12793 11259 22 352 20 337 28 327 11259 9893 19 353 18 338 25 328 9893 8673 17 347 16 341 23 329 8673 7584 17 339 16 339 21 327 7584 6613 18 336 15*332 18 322 6613 5752 18 335 14*325 17 316 5752 4988 16 339 14 322 15 313 4988 4300 14*339 14 322 14 315 4300 3689 11*333 13 321 12 321 3689 3177 10 331 13 320 10 326 3177 2783 10 330 12 320 8 332 2783 2511 9 330 12 319 7 331 2511 2345 8 330 11 319 5*320 2345 2251 7 330 10 318 3*301 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