DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.3 - - 73.7 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 108 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1148 - - 2693 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2535 - - 3506 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3343 - - 4888 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 549 - - 1501 - - - - - 376 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 237 - - 288 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 15 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 153 - - 161 - - - - - 219 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -543 - - -821 - - - - - -1146 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3886 - - 5709 - - - - - 3398 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4615 - - -4262 - - - - - -4845 ODpotential blCL - - - 7958 - - 9150 - - - - - 7097 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 63 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 190 - - - - - 1860 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.3 - - 73.7 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.7 - - 56.2 - - - - - 62.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.3 - - 73.0 - - - - - 72.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.9 - - 54.9 - - - - - 62.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 108 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1148 - - 2693 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 0 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 13 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] 100153 18 111 20 134 23 082 100153 92536 15 108 19 112 14 095 92536 86683 16 114 15 089 9 117 86683 81807 17 132 11 095 14 120 81807 77584 15 127 8 136 13 101 77584 73861 7 128 8 157 10 100 73861 70504 7 153 9 168 4 101 70504 67399 8 158 8 170 4 166 67399 64513 10 167 15 201 14 215 64513 61729 11 214 10 207 19 198 61729 58819 20 221 26 225 10 222 58819 55803 26 227 36 236 28 236 55803 52942 31 239 44 239 36 238 52942 50370 40 245 46 241 41 241 50370 48061 44 248 49 244 47 242 48061 45956 48 249 53 245 53 243 45956 44026 53 248 57 246 59 244 44026 42250 56 245 59 245 65 246 42250 40616 57 241 60 239 71 246 40616 39108 60 236 59 233 73 244 39108 37713 60 234 60 228 71 241 37713 36384 59 234 60 227 68 239 36384 35045 57 236 62 227 66 240 35045 33663 56 237 60 228 65 243 33663 32240 54 238 55 229 64 246 32240 30761 52 240 51 231 63 247 30761 29214 48 242 49 233 63 248 29214 27599 44 243 48 234 60 246 27599 25916 41 243 47 234 57 245 25916 24167 39 243 46 233 56 246 24167 22360 39 243 44 230 47 243 22360 20490 37 244 41 229 46 245 20490 18550 32 244 34 229 34 237 18550 16575 26 241 28 225 34 235 16575 14677 19 233 25 220 32 228 14677 12955 17 225 22 216 32 229 12955 11420 18 217 22 206 32 237 11420 10043 23 204 21 204 32 241 10043 8804 21 198 21 205 32 238 8804 7696 22 199 24 192 30 233 7696 6707 24 194 26 182 27 223 6707 5829 25 188 24 178 25 214 5829 5050 22 184 19*166 24 206 5050 4347 19 174 17*162 22 202 4347 3723 16*161 16 162 21 198 3723 3199 13*154 16 161 18 193 3199 2796 12 153 15 160 15 191 2796 2518 12 152 14 160 11 191 2518 2349 11 152 13 160 9*196 2349 2252 9 152 10 159 4*219 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