DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.1 - - 66.4 - - 72.6 - - 73.8 - - 67.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 70 - - 42 - - 156 - - 45 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1004 - - 1678 - - 2801 - - 4466 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit 2235 - - 2235 - - 3756 - - 4090 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top 3199 - - 3873 - - 4996 - - 6661 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 784 - - 2054 - - 3925 - - 3218 - - 2408 Hgt.Variab. W* 173 - - 180 - - 326 - - 265 - - 20 W* B/S 3 - - 7 - - 6 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 4 - - 10 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 217 - - 221 - - 300 - - 313 - - 083 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 6 - - -5 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 673 - - 1106 - - 33 - - 957 - - -901 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2526 - - 2768 - - 4963 - - 5705 - - 3153 sfcLCL ODpotential -1882 - - 292 - - -1198 - - -1067 - - -3621 ODpotential blCL 5081 - - 3581 - - 6194 - - 7728 - - 5873 blCL maxRH 96 - - 100 - - 78 - - 82 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 930 - - 880 - - 670 - - 480 - - 870 CAPE Temp@2m 65.1 - - 66.4 - - 72.6 - - 73.8 - - 67.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 61.2 - - 61.4 - - 58.1 - - 56.2 - - 60.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.6 - - 66.0 - - 71.4 - - 73.3 - - 68.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 60.8 - - 60.7 - - 56.8 - - 54.9 - - 59.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 70 - - 42 - - 156 - - 45 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1004 - - 1678 - - 2801 - - 4466 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 84 - - 100 - - 11 - - 28 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 12 - - 12 - - 10 - - 9 - - 12 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] 100002 27 100 20 121 20 113 14 078 23 110 100002 92390 19 108 18 123 16 129 15 102 16 105 92390 86537 15 111 21 112 15 128 14 110 14 105 86537 81679 13 122 14 098 13 120 14 124 12 096 81679 77478 14 129 9 113 11 125 12 124 9 097 77478 73756 13 102 9 148 10 128 10 134 5 124 73756 70383 6 132 13 158 3 149 8 121 7 143 70383 67277 4 149 9 144 4 179 4 117 7 150 67277 64389 3 158 7 173 8 167 4 203 7 169 64389 61585 4 319 6 237 5 209 3 207 4 189 61585 58644 6 264 9 234 15 223 11 240 4 218 58644 55595 12 272 12 256 11 223 14 230 17 242 55595 52710 19 285 16 275 7 274 16 212 22 219 52710 50127 28 278 24 269 16 257 23 259 30 252 50127 47824 31 269 39 246 42 247 39 256 37 250 47824 45750 43 265 46 248 49 251 48 254 41 249 45750 43866 58 262 57 254 58 249 54 247 44 245 43866 42143 69 262 65 256 63 247 58 242 46 241 42143 40557 73 261 73 260 69 249 65 242 50 243 40557 39087 74 261 80 262 74 250 73 241 55 244 39087 37714 73 261 82 262 77 250 75 242 60 244 37714 36395 73 261 82 261 79 251 75 244 63 243 36395 35058 73 261 79 260 79 253 74 244 65 243 35058 33672 74 261 76 259 78 254 70 245 65 245 33672 32242 74 263 74 260 77 256 67 247 63 247 32242 30755 72 264 72 260 74 256 66 249 60 249 30755 29199 67 264 67 260 70 256 66 250 60 249 29199 27574 59 263 59 259 64 256 65 251 60 250 27574 25879 52 261 51 258 57 255 60 252 57 252 25879 24121 45 259 45 257 48 255 52 252 50 253 24121 22304 41 258 42 256 42 256 44 251 44 252 22304 20424 40 255 39 256 38 255 38 250 38 250 20424 18476 38 252 37 255 36 255 37 250 31 243 18476 16497 32 250 34 257 33 256 36 253 30 252 16497 14597 26 248 29 263 28 262 30 257 31 257 14597 12870 22 246 20 261 22 266 24 264 28 260 12870 11331 22 245 20 245 19 266 21 272 22 267 11331 9958 20 243 20 247 18 267 15 270 17 271 9958 8729 19 239 17 251 18 271 13 269 13 268 8729 7630 18 233 14 267 16 282 10*274 9 264 7630 6650 17 229 9 273 14 285 8*285 6 260 6650 5781 14 234 7 247 12 289 6 299 3 247 5781 5010 12 242 6 226 11*293 5 315 1 231 5010 4317 14 242 6*222 11*297 5 320 3 099 4317 3701 14*233 5*221 10 299 5 324 7 100 3701 3186 13*223 5 221 10 299 5 326 8 096 3186 2789 10 216 4 220 10 301 5 329 9 091 2789 2514 10 215 4 221 10 301 5 330 8 088 2514 2347 9 214 4 221 9 302 4 332 7*085 2347 2252 7 215 3 222 8 302 4 332 4*083 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