DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.7 - - 72.4 - - 72.5 - - 63.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 138 - - 20 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2057 - - 4075 - - 4179 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3146 - - 4613 - - 2236 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4252 - - 6270 - - 6374 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4482 - - 3057 - - 3592 - - 342 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 353 - - 210 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 18 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 327 - - 331 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1142 - - 427 - - 825 - - -1433 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5394 - - 5843 - - 5549 - - 3685 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2721 - - -1196 - - -623 - - -4021 ODpotential blCL - - - 6973 - - 7466 - - 6997 - - 6273 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 70 - - 76 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 210 - - 310 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.7 - - 72.4 - - 72.5 - - 63.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.6 - - 54.4 - - 55.7 - - 55.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.8 - - 71.5 - - 72.4 - - 66.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 53.2 - - 54.8 - - 55.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 138 - - 20 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2057 - - 4075 - - 4179 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 99619 11 123 9 166 2 206 4 071 99619 92107 4 151 8 145 5 100 3 129 92107 86272 10 162 4 092 3 085 4 119 86272 81402 5 131 1 203 2 274 5 052 81402 77207 4 086 2 142 4 224 7 006 77207 73514 5 041 2 177 3 201 6 326 73514 70177 4 008 3 234 5 001 4 293 70177 67101 8 348 4 222 7 340 8 298 67101 64246 8 337 4 283 8 321 9 301 64246 61476 8 328 6 311 9 325 5 307 61476 58581 13 314 14 319 18 313 17 325 58581 55593 17 301 12 302 18 290 18 316 55593 52752 16 309 17 323 18 308 17 300 52752 50205 20 314 26 313 23 305 21 302 50205 47939 32 297 27 301 23 297 23 290 47939 45895 33 288 29 304 29 307 27 297 45895 44033 43 287 43 300 42 300 37 302 44033 42327 54 285 53 293 47 300 47 298 42327 40753 63 282 58 293 52 302 57 298 40753 39286 66 280 64 293 59 302 60 298 39286 37906 69 278 66 291 58 303 63 300 37906 36576 72 280 64 291 57 307 55 303 36576 35234 77 281 61 293 52 312 41 299 35234 33848 81 285 56 296 45 322 35 303 33848 32415 73 288 50 303 43 334 32 303 32415 30920 61 288 48 308 46 335 31 307 30920 29351 56 289 48 309 46 332 32 313 29351 27713 52 291 47 312 42 328 33 320 27713 26007 46 297 44 313 36 322 30 325 26007 24238 39 302 39 313 31 321 26 316 24238 22409 35 306 35 313 29 322 26 313 22409 20512 32 304 31 311 27 320 25 316 20512 18541 27 298 29 310 26 316 22 318 18541 16536 24 298 26 310 24 309 23 315 16536 14611 21 306 25 312 20 317 24 314 14611 12865 22 315 23 318 20 327 20 316 12865 11318 23 317 22 330 20 328 18 323 11318 9943 23 318 23 333 18 339 18 327 9943 8716 22 321 22 336 20 342 18 335 8716 7620 22 323 21 337 20 340 18 341 7620 6644 24 320 20*334 19*336 19 342 6644 5779 25 317 19*328 18*333 20 339 5779 5010 23 312 19 327 18 332 20 338 5010 4317 18*304 19 327 17 331 19 337 4317 3702 16*299 18 326 17 330 18 336 3702 3186 15 297 18 327 16 330 17 332 3186 2788 15 297 17 326 16 330 15 326 2788 2514 14 297 17 326 15 330 13 316 2514 2347 13 296 15 326 13 330 11*311 2347 2252 10 296 12 326 10 329 5*302 2252 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