DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.6 - - 71.6 - - 67.9 - - 63.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 103 - - 57 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2400 - - 1918 - - 2870 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3352 - - 2962 - - 3181 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4595 - - 4113 - - 5065 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 706 - - 2514 - - 1159 - - 2423 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 286 - - 258 - - 245 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 19 - - 21 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 298 - - 334 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -6 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 547 - - 422 - - 834 - - -1183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4049 - - 3691 - - 4231 - - 3435 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3435 - - -1046 - - -2210 - - -3698 ODpotential blCL - - - 8030 - - 5159 - - 7275 - - 5949 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 89 - - 84 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 1720 - - 2170 - - 660 - - 600 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.6 - - 71.6 - - 67.9 - - 63.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.1 - - 62.6 - - 56.8 - - 56.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.7 - - 70.9 - - 67.6 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.2 - - 61.3 - - 55.7 - - 55.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 103 - - 57 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2400 - - 1918 - - 2870 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 55 - - 36 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 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] 100099 24 096 15 118 13 085 20 090 100099 92478 16 099 18 122 12 082 18 086 92478 86628 12 119 16 104 13 103 10 101 86628 81771 13 126 14 089 13 100 10 125 81771 77579 13 130 9 092 10 094 11 125 77579 73863 11 137 5 124 3 100 11 091 73863 70487 7 137 6 136 4 195 7 055 70487 67373 6 137 5 149 6 184 2 345 67373 64479 5 205 4 233 4 184 4 206 64479 61666 10 254 8 265 7 267 4 261 61666 58730 12 252 9 254 6 240 9 254 58730 55675 15 266 14 262 9 292 3 240 55675 52744 19 258 23 252 18 258 11 282 52744 50112 25 254 20 260 18 250 12 247 50112 47763 27 253 24 258 20 270 28 275 47763 45642 28 255 23 256 35 262 30 266 45642 43717 31 251 33 263 35 254 26 263 43717 41948 33 242 42 256 33 263 32 266 41948 40316 36 242 43 246 39 255 35 261 40316 38810 41 244 40 238 38 241 34 255 38810 37421 42 241 36 233 34 233 32 256 37421 36104 40 239 34 235 32 239 33 262 36104 34782 39 238 35 240 37 245 34 265 34782 33421 39 239 36 243 40 244 35 266 33421 32019 38 240 37 242 38 240 35 267 32019 30559 37 242 35 241 38 239 36 268 30559 29030 34 244 34 240 38 239 37 268 29030 27432 30 244 34 241 38 241 37 266 27432 25763 28 241 35 241 39 245 37 263 25763 24024 28 241 37 239 40 248 34 262 24024 22220 30 242 36 237 40 251 30 262 22220 20347 29 239 33 237 39 253 30 263 20347 18405 24 231 35 239 36 246 33 264 18405 16434 23 232 31 231 34 242 31 266 16434 14537 24 237 29 220 29 247 28 268 14537 12810 24 233 27 227 22 255 28 280 12810 11274 21 228 25 236 22 274 30 290 11274 9905 16 232 23 246 26 288 28 296 9905 8683 14 240 21 258 26 297 27 306 8683 7592 13 244 18 266 27 310 27 318 7592 6620 13 234 17 277 27 319 27 326 6620 5757 15 220 18 287 25*328 28 332 5757 4992 13*209 19 293 24*332 27 336 4992 4303 12*202 20*296 23 333 24 340 4303 3692 12 201 20*297 22 334 22 342 3692 3180 12 199 20 298 21 335 20 341 3180 2785 11 198 20 299 20 335 18 340 2785 2512 11 196 19 299 19 336 15 339 2512 2347 10 196 18 299 17 336 12 338 2347 2251 9 195 14 299 13 335 7*338 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