DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.7 - - 66.4 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 166 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2846 - - 3637 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3759 - - 4370 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5041 - - 5832 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1232 - - 1190 - - - - - 3529 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 321 - - 357 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 22 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 305 - - - - - 049 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -68 - - -86 - - - - - -1311 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5109 - - 5918 - - - - - 3562 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5356 - - -3981 - - - - - -3247 ODpotential blCL - - - 10397 - - 9813 - - - - - 5498 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 80 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.7 - - 66.4 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.1 - - 48.2 - - - - - 54.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.5 - - 65.2 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 47.0 - - - - - 53.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 166 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2846 - - 3637 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 21 - - - - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 100125 22 115 16 137 20 090 100125 92592 16 111 16 110 9 105 92592 86756 13 113 15 101 9 094 86756 81887 9 107 11 110 11 073 81887 77697 8 106 8 125 11 065 77697 73992 7 113 7 115 9 065 73992 70623 7 130 2 101 5 078 70623 67512 5 107 1 058 3 045 67512 64619 2 081 1 310 3 321 64619 61809 4 329 5 298 5 326 61809 58872 9 303 10 303 13 302 58872 55832 15 307 16 299 18 306 55832 52936 20 309 20 293 22 300 52936 50337 27 304 27 294 28 299 50337 48016 34 300 33 293 35 298 48016 45917 38 296 36 297 40 292 45917 44006 44 299 45 297 48 299 44006 42253 49 294 53 290 56 295 42253 40634 48 293 54 288 61 295 40634 39136 53 296 53 287 72 295 39136 37746 60 298 55 284 80 293 37746 36416 63 297 55 279 81 292 36416 35076 63 299 53 281 75 290 35076 33691 60 301 50 284 73 287 33691 32262 58 301 48 286 72 289 32262 30778 57 303 48 289 63 293 30778 29226 56 304 48 292 55 291 29226 27607 52 305 50 294 50 290 27607 25924 48 305 50 297 45 293 25924 24178 44 305 49 303 45 296 24178 22371 42 305 45 305 52 295 22371 20494 41 307 43 306 53 293 20494 18540 39 307 41 307 49 298 18540 16546 36 310 37 307 48 303 16546 14623 34 314 33 308 42 297 14623 12872 31 317 30 311 34 298 12872 11314 27 318 27 310 28 308 11314 9926 25 315 25 308 25 315 9926 8689 22 309 23 305 22 317 8689 7588 21 305 19 305 17 307 7588 6613 15 309 10*299 12 282 6613 5751 8*294 4*293 6 265 5751 4986 4*267 4 296 3 270 4986 4298 4 264 3 302 1 036 4298 3688 4 261 3 305 3 052 3688 3177 3 261 2 312 5 052 3177 2783 3 259 2 322 6 051 2783 2511 3 259 2 327 7 049 2511 2346 2 258 2 326 6 048 2346 2251 2 259 2 330 4*049 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