DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 58.1 - - 64.5 - - 62.3 - - 57.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 53 - - 5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1116 - - 2868 - - 1735 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 2930 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3311 - - 5063 - - 3930 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1485 - - 2367 - - 3583 - - 3209 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 143 - - 232 - - 109 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 325 - - 324 - - 349 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 832 - - 1302 - - 746 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2479 - - 3761 - - 3184 - - 2251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 286 - - 208 - - -348 - - -937 ODpotential blCL - - - 3025 - - 4855 - - 4278 - - 3188 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 230 - - 990 - - 930 - - 510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.1 - - 64.5 - - 62.3 - - 57.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.8 - - 55.6 - - 56.0 - - 55.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.7 - - 64.0 - - 62.4 - - 58.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.3 - - 54.6 - - 55.2 - - 55.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 53 - - 5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1116 - - 2868 - - 1735 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 99 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 - - 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] 99781 19 119 9 125 7 084 13 070 99781 92239 14 106 7 113 7 085 11 093 92239 86422 10 096 7 129 4 064 7 095 86422 81573 10 108 6 098 6 083 4 106 81573 77389 9 113 5 099 3 050 5 058 77389 73697 8 091 7 089 2 257 8 027 73697 70343 3 020 7 061 2 270 5 002 70343 67246 5 341 4 022 3 309 5 307 67246 64362 9 319 5 329 7 329 8 308 64362 61558 10 302 10 296 15 318 13 312 61558 58629 13 282 14 280 16 297 16 303 58629 55581 14 287 16 291 18 293 18 300 55581 52665 20 290 22 291 22 288 23 290 52665 50048 24 285 26 288 26 287 25 287 50048 47709 31 278 31 285 31 287 30 288 47709 45593 32 282 36 285 36 286 35 284 45593 43663 36 281 41 278 40 284 39 283 43663 41888 37 279 44 275 44 282 42 281 41888 40244 42 277 45 276 47 278 44 280 40244 38717 51 272 47 275 51 274 51 278 38717 37303 51 268 49 275 54 272 58 275 37303 35964 49 270 56 275 58 272 64 273 35964 34625 50 273 63 274 60 272 65 271 34625 33253 54 273 65 273 58 274 61 269 33253 31846 53 273 62 275 56 276 53 270 31846 30388 50 273 51 278 51 278 46 273 30388 28870 44 274 38 279 40 278 39 272 28870 27288 39 273 33 282 33 275 36 272 27288 25638 36 270 24 281 25 273 31 272 25638 23916 33 267 26 280 26 276 26 274 23916 22130 28 268 24 287 23 286 24 280 22130 20273 25 265 22 288 19 288 20 281 20273 18340 21 272 19 287 19 282 20 281 18340 16370 21 284 19 288 19 283 17 287 16370 14471 15 279 19 291 17 287 15 300 14471 12742 16 302 16 290 16 284 15 309 12742 11204 13 309 14 291 14 284 13 316 11204 9834 10 311 11 297 12 289 11 327 9834 8614 10 317 10 310 11 294 12 332 8614 7527 9 322 10 316 11 309 12 339 7527 6563 7 332 7 317 12 327 10 343 6563 5710 6 344 5*317 11 342 8 351 5710 4954 5 342 5*320 11 344 8 355 4954 4274 4 328 4 322 11*347 7 353 4274 3672 4*325 4 325 10*348 8 353 3672 3166 4*325 4 325 10 349 8 352 3166 2777 3 325 3 326 9 349 8 351 2777 2508 3 325 3 327 9 350 7 348 2508 2344 3 323 3 329 8 350 6*346 2344 2251 3 324 3 326 6 350 3*340 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