DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - - 70.2 - - 73.0 - - 72.5 - - 64.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 148 - - 15 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1683 - - 3002 - - 5129 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2849 - - 3863 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3878 - - 5197 - - 7324 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1323 - - 1263 - - 1675 - - 1235 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 255 - - 325 - - 215 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 319 - - 295 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1724 - - -762 - - 1162 - - -1228 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5603 - - 5960 - - 6162 - - 3480 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5109 - - -3487 - - -69 - - -3569 ODpotential blCL - - - 8987 - - 8684 - - 7393 - - 5821 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 76 - - 89 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 160 - - 60 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 73.0 - - 72.5 - - 64.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.3 - - 54.4 - - 53.0 - - 56.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 71.8 - - 72.3 - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.2 - - 53.1 - - 51.9 - - 56.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 148 - - 15 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1683 - - 3002 - - 5129 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 4 - - 56 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 - - 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] 99656 17 112 10 159 3 224 4 022 99656 92122 6 100 4 126 2 095 5 123 92122 86299 2 148 3 043 4 060 4 107 86299 81454 2 091 5 358 5 021 1 200 81454 77270 3 079 8 319 9 359 5 018 77270 73569 4 076 6 269 9 328 10 352 73569 70216 8 360 1 348 8 318 11 337 70216 67128 12 348 5 351 10 327 10 315 67128 64262 14 350 9 350 9 327 11 321 64262 61490 17 343 13 353 9 323 14 320 61490 58600 17 331 19 342 14 333 15 320 58600 55602 15 329 18 330 18 323 19 318 55602 52755 17 342 20 333 22 327 22 322 52755 50217 23 341 24 334 25 337 25 331 50217 47963 27 333 27 336 30 333 34 332 47963 45932 25 336 28 341 29 333 34 330 45932 44073 30 355 33 347 35 335 37 341 44073 42358 41 000 35 332 36 325 45 345 42358 40773 44 004 31 326 32 314 56 342 40773 39304 45 007 28 323 30 317 54 335 39304 37930 44 005 25 326 34 327 47 337 37930 36604 36 002 27 327 36 325 44 340 36604 35257 26 345 30 328 35 325 43 337 35257 33862 24 329 31 331 34 328 36 349 33862 32423 21 321 29 337 32 332 35 343 32423 30924 19 305 27 344 33 335 38 341 30924 29356 17 283 26 330 30 337 34 339 29356 27723 16 287 25 315 28 333 32 335 27723 26022 14 303 22 302 27 325 31 336 26022 24253 10 303 20 298 25 324 29 337 24253 22419 11 293 21 299 25 322 27 333 22419 20520 11 276 22 291 24 317 24 327 20520 18551 13 273 18 268 23 311 21 327 18551 16549 17 270 18 256 19 298 22 324 16549 14624 22 265 21 254 16 291 25 319 14624 12874 23 261 23 246 18 274 23 314 12874 11320 22 256 23 239 19 253 21 318 11320 9941 22 262 20 242 17 259 22 324 9941 8713 20 271 16 249 15 276 24 326 8713 7617 20 284 14 246 15*286 25 326 7617 6642 18 291 11 241 15*289 25 323 6642 5777 16 299 6*279 15 292 24 318 5777 5009 13 301 9*317 15 294 22 310 5009 4317 9*306 9 319 15 296 20 307 4317 3702 8*310 10 319 15 297 18 307 3702 3186 8 310 10 319 14 298 17 308 3186 2788 8 311 10 320 14 298 15 307 2788 2514 7 311 9 320 13 298 12 304 2514 2347 7 310 9 319 12 298 10*301 2347 2252 6 310 8 320 9 298 4*292 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