DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 80.7 - - - - - 71.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 103 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2209 - - 3974 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3314 - - 4409 - - - - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4404 - - 6169 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 852 - - 1943 - - - - - 2023 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 297 - - 326 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 212 - - - - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -758 - - -79 - - - - - -460 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5162 - - 6249 - - - - - 2712 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4402 - - -2697 - - - - - -2956 ODpotential blCL - - - 8806 - - 8866 - - - - - 5208 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 85 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 1330 - - 1720 - - - - - 2790 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 80.7 - - - - - 71.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.8 - - 60.9 - - - - - 67.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.7 - - 80.0 - - - - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.8 - - 59.5 - - - - - 66.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 103 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2209 - - 3974 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 39 - - - - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 15 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] 100299 27 107 26 114 25 105 100299 92664 26 110 23 113 19 087 92664 86785 25 097 19 118 15 091 86785 81906 20 115 13 092 17 105 81906 77702 17 121 9 118 17 106 77702 73983 14 108 13 134 10 090 73983 70619 9 113 11 134 7 105 70619 67533 6 093 10 156 7 074 67533 64659 4 176 6 135 7 288 64659 61862 11 191 7 176 18 232 61862 58959 12 176 8 218 18 218 58959 55970 18 245 22 248 19 246 55970 53124 28 233 32 233 23 260 53124 50557 28 238 31 236 35 247 50557 48251 40 248 43 246 39 241 48251 46161 53 246 59 249 44 247 46161 44254 70 233 75 239 55 247 44254 42501 66 230 76 234 63 244 42501 40883 70 238 80 235 71 243 40883 39383 82 240 87 235 71 240 39383 37985 84 239 87 233 65 237 37985 36646 80 238 85 232 59 238 36646 35295 78 238 85 232 55 243 35295 33909 76 236 81 231 45 249 33909 32486 72 236 71 231 30 245 32486 31008 66 237 58 233 29 243 31008 29457 60 236 46 237 32 233 29457 27837 52 235 42 233 29 227 27837 26144 40 251 35 230 31 228 26144 24383 33 255 30 236 32 238 24383 22558 31 245 29 242 28 242 22558 20660 29 243 25 246 23 241 20660 18689 22 249 19 248 23 246 18689 16692 17 260 15 258 17 263 16692 14776 18 259 13 278 14 273 14776 13033 13 273 11 254 12 268 13033 11479 12 291 9 217 9 266 11479 10085 10 287 9 226 6 263 10085 8835 10 290 13 218 8 242 8835 7718 11 266 15 212 10 236 7718 6722 15 246 14*213 10 232 6722 5838 12 236 14*213 10 225 5838 5052 9*203 14 213 11 217 5052 4347 9*195 13 213 11 213 4347 3722 8 193 13 212 11 213 3722 3199 8 192 13 212 12 201 3199 2796 8 191 12 212 12 193 2796 2518 7 191 12 212 10 188 2518 2349 7 190 11 212 9 187 2349 2252 6 190 9 211 5*188 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