DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 73.8 - - 78.9 - - 78.7 - - 72.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 109 - - 12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2447 - - 3869 - - 4156 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3363 - - 4368 - - 2236 - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4642 - - 6064 - - 6351 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2156 - - 4363 - - 4222 - - 3796 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 284 - - 329 - - 206 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 12 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 226 - - 265 - - 302 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 607 - - 555 - - 381 - - -1017 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4036 - - 5509 - - 5970 - - 3269 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -485 - - -1380 - - -1810 - - -3566 ODpotential blCL - - - 5127 - - 7444 - - 8161 - - 5818 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 72 - - 72 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 1350 - - 1580 - - 1210 - - 2000 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 78.9 - - 78.7 - - 72.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.5 - - 62.1 - - 60.0 - - 65.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.9 - - 78.0 - - 78.8 - - 74.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 60.8 - - 58.7 - - 64.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 109 - - 12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2447 - - 3869 - - 4156 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 11 - - 11 - - 14 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] 100284 24 114 18 121 17 097 23 100 100284 92664 19 117 20 080 13 105 14 102 92664 86824 21 078 17 104 16 074 13 118 86824 81955 17 068 17 096 12 105 12 091 81955 77749 9 108 16 079 10 124 15 063 77749 74047 13 108 10 093 9 084 11 070 74047 70695 12 092 7 114 10 042 8 064 70695 67609 7 045 6 075 6 027 7 040 67609 64751 7 016 5 040 3 336 5 347 64751 61983 12 336 11 349 5 012 3 290 61983 59094 17 306 19 322 15 334 10 306 59094 56095 23 302 23 300 22 310 19 297 56095 53230 30 300 29 293 31 295 28 289 53230 50659 38 297 37 291 38 289 40 287 50659 48365 52 292 53 292 52 292 49 288 48365 46293 68 287 69 286 64 286 57 285 46293 44400 77 287 76 282 69 280 69 281 44400 42652 83 287 78 281 77 279 78 279 42652 41022 84 286 77 283 82 281 79 278 41022 39500 79 285 73 284 80 281 77 280 39500 38084 74 286 67 284 74 282 76 280 38084 36733 76 288 64 286 70 283 71 280 36733 35374 77 287 66 288 70 285 70 283 35374 33971 76 287 67 288 71 289 72 285 33971 32522 67 286 57 287 65 289 72 285 32522 31014 50 285 47 284 54 285 65 286 31014 29443 36 287 39 284 46 284 56 287 29443 27810 26 284 29 288 38 289 47 290 27810 26116 15 290 23 294 30 294 35 295 26116 24362 13 300 14 297 22 299 28 300 24362 22547 14 307 13 301 18 303 25 303 22547 20661 16 311 14 299 18 306 23 304 20661 18698 15 303 15 295 18 314 23 307 18698 16695 17 297 17 299 21 312 22 309 16695 14763 20 300 21 293 21 306 20 310 14763 13007 23 296 22 290 19 313 14 313 13007 11448 24 288 23 288 20 314 12 332 11448 10058 24 280 21 292 20 311 13 334 10058 8816 22 276 18 304 18 308 14 327 8816 7706 17 277 16 306 15 300 14 319 7706 6716 13 289 13*304 14*299 14 309 6716 5837 10 294 8*288 11*298 13 298 5837 5056 6*280 6 271 11 300 11 296 5056 4353 3*231 5 264 10 301 10 302 4353 3727 2 226 5 259 10 303 10 313 3727 3202 2 225 5 256 10 304 10 322 3202 2798 2 224 4 254 10 304 9 328 2798 2519 2 224 4 254 9 306 8 330 2519 2349 2 225 4 253 9 306 7 329 2349 2252 2 226 4 252 7 305 3*327 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