DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.1 - - 54.5 - - 54.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 124 - - 14 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 899 - - 3039 - - 2979 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 3746 - - 2234 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 3094 - - 5234 - - 5174 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1679 - - 3462 - - 4371 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 143 - - 299 - - 148 - - - W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 27 - - 20 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 350 - - 348 - - 344 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 632 - - 692 - - 241 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2462 - - 4542 - - 4933 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 119 - - 89 - - -649 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 2975 - - 5145 - - 5823 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - 90 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.1 - - 54.5 - - 54.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.8 - - 42.3 - - 40.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 53.8 - - 54.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.7 - - 42.0 - - 39.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 124 - - 14 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 899 - - 3039 - - 2979 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 83 - - 58 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - - 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] 98208 20 262 26 250 24 260 98208 90851 23 268 23 257 27 264 90851 85175 26 265 27 265 28 272 85175 80463 22 259 34 277 30 277 80463 76377 19 269 28 272 31 281 76377 72737 19 280 19 270 30 282 72737 69435 25 289 22 277 32 277 69435 66396 28 280 27 267 29 272 66396 63560 27 267 26 267 27 274 63560 60792 28 272 27 270 29 280 60792 57893 29 278 31 276 31 274 57893 54871 30 278 36 273 32 271 54871 51981 31 277 34 270 36 272 51981 49381 33 274 32 273 37 270 49381 47055 34 274 34 276 39 271 47055 44949 38 275 40 277 44 275 44949 43031 39 275 40 274 46 270 43031 41271 34 273 36 273 38 268 41271 39645 28 278 36 275 39 276 39645 38140 25 284 33 271 46 270 38140 36748 23 290 29 270 44 264 36748 35426 19 284 28 268 38 267 35426 34101 14 252 27 258 38 271 34101 32739 29 210 26 244 39 271 32739 31345 44 210 28 242 40 279 31345 29900 52 212 29 256 45 289 29900 28392 46 220 32 272 44 290 28392 26817 29 236 36 278 40 284 26817 25175 30 231 34 280 37 289 25175 23467 31 239 29 285 38 293 23467 21697 22 267 24 297 41 297 21697 19863 16 297 25 313 42 304 19863 17959 20 313 27 318 41 311 17959 16025 20 319 29 324 39 318 16025 14167 19 331 28 328 35 327 14167 12481 20 336 28 329 30 331 12481 10984 20 325 27 329 28 336 10984 9657 22 322 27 336 32 344 9657 8477 21 334 26 345 31 344 8477 7424 23 346 27 347 29 342 7424 6484 28 350 28 348 27 342 6484 5650 29 359 28*348 26*342 5650 4909 30 001 28*348 23*343 4909 4242 30 360 28 348 22 343 4242 3649 28 356 28 348 21 344 3649 3152 25*352 27 348 20 344 3152 2768 22*350 26 348 19 345 2768 2504 21 350 25 348 17 344 2504 2343 18 349 22 348 15 345 2343 2251 14 348 17 347 12 344 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