DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.2 - - 63.8 - - 62.9 - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 191 - - 194 - - 18 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1540 - - 2412 - - 2105 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2886 - - 3513 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3735 - - 4607 - - 4300 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 410 - - 833 - - 1063 - - 171 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 273 - - 319 - - 142 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 15 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 321 - - 327 - - 346 - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1722 - - -2302 - - -1936 - - -1496 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5457 - - 6910 - - 6236 - - 3746 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7570 - - -6790 - - -5759 - - -7477 ODpotential blCL - - - 11305 - - 11397 - - 10059 - - 9727 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 64 - - 60 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.2 - - 63.8 - - 62.9 - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.0 - - 41.3 - - 43.3 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.1 - - 62.4 - - 62.7 - - 55.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.8 - - 41.0 - - 43.1 - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 191 - - 194 - - 18 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1540 - - 2412 - - 2105 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98131 7 283 12 295 7 282 8 282 98131 90865 5 302 6 290 2 227 6 258 90865 85206 4 271 8 306 3 271 5 208 85206 80477 7 208 9 291 7 258 3 215 80477 76397 5 244 9 264 8 246 6 244 76397 72797 12 262 12 255 11 280 5 283 72797 69521 16 261 15 272 16 258 8 281 69521 66472 13 250 15 258 17 263 15 250 66472 63614 14 241 14 245 18 251 16 237 63614 60839 16 240 25 232 26 245 22 238 60839 57937 27 229 32 233 35 240 32 244 57937 54915 38 229 45 234 48 238 43 241 54915 52040 43 231 53 234 54 235 50 239 52040 49477 51 232 57 230 55 232 54 234 49477 47205 61 230 59 227 57 228 56 230 47205 45161 67 225 61 227 57 226 56 226 45161 43299 71 224 64 231 58 228 56 224 43299 41592 73 224 69 230 62 229 58 224 41592 40018 73 223 72 226 66 228 60 226 40018 38564 70 219 71 224 68 225 64 227 38564 37209 68 219 71 223 68 224 66 228 37209 35909 66 220 71 224 67 225 64 228 35909 34596 64 223 69 226 63 229 61 229 34596 33239 61 225 64 228 61 233 57 232 33239 31841 56 227 57 229 61 235 55 234 31841 30388 51 226 53 231 58 236 52 232 30388 28868 47 224 50 227 54 234 50 232 28868 27279 45 224 48 225 50 234 49 233 27279 25623 45 228 47 227 48 234 48 235 25623 23901 46 236 46 231 48 235 48 237 23901 22116 46 244 48 240 47 237 45 240 22116 20264 44 247 47 244 45 239 41 241 20264 18337 39 246 42 243 42 241 37 240 18337 16373 37 240 39 240 40 242 35 242 16373 14480 34 236 38 238 36 244 31 247 14480 12757 29 240 35 245 32 249 26 251 12757 11223 26 253 32 255 28 256 22 253 11223 9855 25 272 27 269 21 264 16 254 9855 8632 21 287 20 285 14 266 13 244 8632 7539 18 290 12 282 12 262 11 264 7539 6568 17 284 10 285 8 297 5 315 6568 5711 22 299 13 327 10 352 7 045 5711 4952 27 317 15*328 13*350 10 054 4952 4272 27*327 15*328 13*347 11 049 4272 3668 24*324 15 328 13 347 13 035 3668 3163 21 321 15 328 13 346 14 022 3163 2774 21 321 15 327 13 346 14 015 2774 2506 19 320 14 327 12 346 12 012 2506 2343 18 320 13 327 11 346 10 011 2343 2250 14 319 11 327 9 345 5*004 2250 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