DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 77.7 - - - - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 27 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1151 - - 1653 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 2236 - - - - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3346 - - 3848 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 551 - - 794 - - - - - 409 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 186 - - 163 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 204 - - - - - 190 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1565 - - -2160 - - - - - -1161 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4911 - - 6008 - - - - - 3413 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7106 - - -6355 - - - - - -6921 ODpotential blCL - - - 10452 - - 10203 - - - - - 9173 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 100 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 880 - - - - - 1230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 77.7 - - - - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.3 - - 59.0 - - - - - 61.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.7 - - 77.4 - - - - - 73.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.6 - - 58.0 - - - - - 61.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 27 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1151 - - 1653 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 101 - - - - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 13 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] 99563 13 089 18 114 2 058 99563 92098 9 145 3 118 10 146 92098 86294 6 205 3 225 9 162 86294 81437 6 277 1 312 1 128 81437 77254 2 297 4 304 7 013 77254 73576 3 178 2 292 9 342 73576 70255 1 108 2 216 9 281 70255 67196 5 284 1 312 9 265 67196 64358 9 273 6 280 10 273 64358 61607 8 287 9 273 8 264 61607 58728 18 290 16 286 16 273 58728 55749 25 274 24 273 20 272 55749 52917 26 277 29 268 24 264 52917 50370 30 272 29 271 28 260 50370 48096 37 265 43 275 35 258 48096 46050 46 262 53 257 43 260 46050 44185 52 258 54 254 46 256 44185 42472 47 261 57 255 51 254 42472 40901 53 266 58 256 58 252 40901 39450 58 262 58 256 61 249 39450 38088 58 258 56 253 58 248 38088 36769 54 256 54 251 56 247 36769 35429 50 251 53 249 53 248 35429 34038 49 247 53 243 44 250 34038 32604 47 245 51 244 41 256 32604 31110 48 245 48 249 42 260 31110 29549 47 249 42 254 39 260 29549 27921 49 260 36 259 37 261 27921 26227 47 265 26 265 33 258 26227 24467 38 264 23 274 25 253 24467 22643 33 265 27 264 21 252 22643 20751 33 266 27 264 19 260 20751 18784 27 270 18 275 10 288 18784 16782 20 274 13 272 5 276 16782 14852 19 271 14 266 6 266 14852 13094 17 261 16 267 9 269 13094 11524 17 254 16 267 10 259 11524 10121 18 254 14 263 12 249 10121 8865 17 255 11 258 12 245 8865 7741 17 256 9 262 12 244 7741 6739 16 258 8 271 10 249 6739 5851 15 255 8 266 8 245 5851 5063 15 243 10 231 8 229 5063 4354 16 223 13*205 12 230 4354 3727 17*207 11*204 11 231 3727 3202 13*194 11 204 6 222 3202 2798 13 193 10 205 5 227 2798 2519 12 193 9 205 3 227 2519 2349 11 192 8 205 2 208 2349 2252 9 192 7 206 2*190 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