DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/03 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 60.8 - - 67.1 - - 64.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 79 - - 33 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1731 - - 1216 - - 4455 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 2235 - - 3769 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3926 - - 3411 - - 6650 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1858 - - 1500 - - 2151 - - 5890 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 200 - - 196 - - 247 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 338 - - 326 - - 301 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -8 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1114 - - 944 - - 2445 - - -881 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2812 - - 2467 - - 4205 - - 3132 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 145 - - 301 - - 622 - - -2341 ODpotential blCL - - - 3781 - - 3110 - - 6028 - - 4592 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 91 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 1130 - - 720 - - 1050 - - 1280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 60.8 - - 67.1 - - 64.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.3 - - 57.4 - - 56.1 - - 58.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.9 - - 60.2 - - 66.7 - - 65.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.5 - - 56.6 - - 54.7 - - 56.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 79 - - 33 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1731 - - 1216 - - 4455 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 102 - - 65 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 - - 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] 100163 24 110 22 110 21 097 27 093 100163 92509 19 112 19 104 21 105 20 087 92509 86629 18 114 15 123 19 097 17 101 86629 81755 17 128 12 116 10 102 17 103 81755 77546 13 137 7 116 9 118 10 107 77546 73816 12 132 11 132 5 147 5 111 73816 70435 10 163 5 119 7 144 5 165 70435 67321 10 167 7 209 7 203 3 228 67321 64421 8 185 8 209 8 221 7 223 64421 61607 11 202 13 217 14 228 14 239 61607 58669 10 200 15 218 13 215 14 220 58669 55612 14 228 18 219 15 225 16 221 55612 52694 14 229 16 228 12 235 13 208 52694 50081 16 233 16 236 16 267 11 268 50081 47747 16 241 18 245 21 250 13 250 47747 45622 16 242 17 238 17 232 17 257 45622 43674 16 242 16 230 18 246 25 253 43674 41892 23 243 19 240 27 241 26 251 41892 40256 26 235 28 240 27 245 26 250 40256 38746 27 232 31 237 28 247 26 250 38746 37342 27 234 32 240 29 241 27 252 37342 36004 26 235 33 241 30 239 29 252 36004 34664 25 235 34 241 30 241 30 251 34664 33289 22 233 35 241 31 245 30 254 33289 31880 20 225 34 243 31 245 29 258 31880 30420 19 210 31 242 32 243 28 262 30420 28893 19 192 26 236 31 240 27 265 28893 27298 20 191 25 229 30 239 25 265 27298 25635 18 204 23 227 30 241 23 263 25635 23907 14 217 20 224 27 244 21 261 23907 22117 13 221 19 223 25 244 22 259 22117 20264 14 223 18 221 24 238 23 254 20264 18340 13 219 17 226 22 235 23 246 18340 16379 16 223 19 223 20 246 19 252 16379 14489 18 237 17 236 20 265 18 269 14489 12771 19 233 16 241 21 276 19 273 12771 11242 19 228 15 264 18 279 16 280 11242 9879 16 221 17 282 15 271 13 295 9879 8662 13 218 18 295 14 278 15 289 8662 7576 12 218 15 303 14*290 15 287 7576 6611 8 225 12 310 14*293 13 291 6611 5753 3 279 11 318 14 296 12 296 5753 4989 5 334 12 323 13 299 11 299 4989 4302 7*339 13 325 12 303 10 304 4302 3691 9*339 14*326 11 305 9 307 3691 3179 10 339 14*326 11 306 9 310 3179 2785 10 338 13 326 10 307 8 313 2785 2512 10 337 12 327 9 308 6 313 2512 2347 9 337 11 327 9 308 5 310 2347 2251 8 336 9 327 7 308 3*305 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