DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.4 - - 56.9 - - 56.3 - - 47.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 60 - - -27 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1030 - - 3508 - - 56 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 3557 - - 2234 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3225 - - 5703 - - 2251 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3002 - - 2374 - - 8305 - - 151 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 142 - - 255 - - 17 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 26 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 291 - - 309 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1194 - - 256 - - -4154 - - -2698 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4420 - - 5447 - - 6405 - - 4948 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2947 - - -1424 - - -5312 - - -5894 ODpotential blCL - - - 6172 - - 7127 - - 7563 - - 8144 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 77 - - 78 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 60 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.4 - - 56.9 - - 56.3 - - 47.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.9 - - 40.8 - - 36.1 - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.2 - - 56.6 - - 57.4 - - 49.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 39.9 - - 35.8 - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 60 - - -27 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1030 - - 3508 - - 56 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 8 - - 14 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 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] 97823 44 010 36 012 33 003 36 360 97823 90702 31 007 29 360 32 357 29 002 90702 85100 20 013 28 010 25 011 23 018 85100 80374 15 025 17 001 20 027 13 037 80374 76252 9 348 6 013 12 017 9 029 76252 72593 3 075 7 312 6 027 10 003 72593 69285 11 270 17 298 17 296 17 310 69285 66234 13 256 16 272 20 259 29 294 66234 63407 28 296 19 297 28 295 32 292 63407 60664 40 276 37 272 32 259 30 283 60664 57783 41 273 39 261 31 276 36 288 57783 54782 40 287 37 276 39 294 44 292 54782 51923 50 286 53 286 51 291 53 293 51923 49359 54 280 57 288 55 288 61 293 49359 47072 61 288 62 296 61 293 66 296 47072 45010 73 292 73 295 76 295 74 298 45010 43134 81 290 83 289 84 292 83 296 43134 41413 79 287 82 285 80 291 86 295 41413 39827 76 291 83 292 80 300 88 299 39827 38358 93 303 107 302 98 306 100 301 38358 36996 120 305 130 302 115 299 116 296 36996 35697 133 301 135 296 120 294 119 292 35697 34383 130 300 126 294 120 298 120 298 34383 33020 132 304 125 299 129 306 122 304 33020 31610 125 306 125 301 118 303 124 308 31610 30138 108 303 130 300 117 296 125 309 30138 28593 96 301 133 301 120 294 125 308 28593 26979 89 301 121 302 122 300 119 304 26979 25298 80 301 101 299 115 306 116 303 25298 23559 69 297 88 297 97 305 107 308 23559 21770 66 294 83 297 85 299 87 310 21770 19928 63 294 76 298 82 299 74 305 19928 18021 54 290 66 298 74 302 70 304 18021 16087 47 282 58 295 60 303 61 304 16087 14230 41 283 51 294 51 303 49 302 14230 12543 37 284 47 298 45 301 40 303 12543 11044 35 281 42 297 41 298 38 308 11044 9709 34 275 41 295 37 297 37 312 9709 8518 32 267 39 294 35 298 37 315 8518 7455 29 264 36 297 34 301 36 318 7455 6508 27 266 33*296 33 303 35 321 6508 5669 26 273 31*293 31 305 35 323 5669 4923 27 280 28 291 30 308 34 323 4923 4250 28 287 27 291 29 309 34 322 4250 3653 28*289 26 291 27 310 33 322 3653 3153 26*290 25 291 24 311 32 320 3153 2768 23 291 24 291 20 311 29 317 2768 2503 21 291 23 291 17 310 22 311 2503 2342 18 291 20 291 14*310 18*308 2342 2250 14 291 16 290 9*309 7*302 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