DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 71.7 - - 70.5 - - 66.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 88 - - 24 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1139 - - 1882 - - 1734 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 2725 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3334 - - 4077 - - 3929 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1090 - - 2593 - - 2395 - - 3127 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 185 - - 235 - - 159 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 10 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 026 - - 325 - - 324 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 2 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 182 - - 383 - - 307 - - -391 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3152 - - 3694 - - 3622 - - 2643 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1958 - - -803 - - -1008 - - -1836 ODpotential blCL - - - 5292 - - 4880 - - 4937 - - 4088 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 97 - - 94 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 1420 - - 1880 - - 1350 - - 1040 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 71.7 - - 70.5 - - 66.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.2 - - 62.7 - - 62.0 - - 62.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.1 - - 70.9 - - 70.3 - - 68.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 61.9 - - 61.2 - - 61.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 88 - - 24 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1139 - - 1882 - - 1734 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 87 - - 75 - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - 12 - - 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] 100175 18 099 16 104 21 099 17 098 100175 92535 17 091 19 100 16 120 8 089 92535 86671 15 096 15 107 11 119 11 096 86671 81810 15 105 13 113 11 130 9 096 81810 77603 13 124 11 126 12 137 7 125 77603 73874 9 134 10 136 11 125 8 129 73874 70495 11 152 9 173 4 151 6 125 70495 67401 13 160 12 185 5 203 4 210 67401 64538 12 184 13 210 7 199 7 208 64538 61755 9 192 13 203 8 241 6 205 61755 58868 8 276 11 226 14 236 15 246 58868 55879 18 249 20 246 20 254 20 235 55879 53001 28 246 32 244 33 251 29 248 53001 50405 34 246 38 254 37 256 35 254 50405 48091 42 250 47 258 42 259 43 260 48091 46010 49 249 52 255 49 255 50 260 46010 44122 51 248 55 254 53 256 52 259 44122 42391 51 248 59 255 61 261 54 260 42391 40788 50 248 63 256 68 262 58 260 40788 39294 50 247 65 256 69 262 61 262 39294 37895 47 243 64 254 68 265 65 265 37895 36556 44 240 62 251 67 268 67 268 36556 35205 42 238 59 249 68 268 68 269 35205 33811 41 238 55 248 68 267 66 270 33811 32375 40 237 53 246 67 269 63 268 32375 30881 41 238 51 244 65 271 59 266 30881 29318 41 240 48 245 60 270 54 265 29318 27686 41 242 45 244 57 269 51 267 27686 25984 39 241 41 239 52 271 48 270 25984 24215 38 239 38 240 43 268 45 272 24215 22386 35 239 35 241 35 263 39 270 22386 20491 27 236 30 238 35 262 37 266 20491 18525 23 239 30 245 29 251 36 258 18525 16534 22 239 29 249 29 252 32 256 16534 14624 23 230 27 245 27 258 28 267 14624 12891 20 226 23 237 22 256 27 279 12891 11347 16 225 18 231 18 260 25 286 11347 9969 11 220 14 224 14 267 22 294 9969 8737 7 217 11 220 13 281 17 303 8737 7635 7 218 4 255 12 293 13 305 7635 6655 6 215 5 321 10 298 9 307 6655 5785 4 261 4 318 7 307 6 308 5785 5013 4 278 4 320 7 314 6 321 5013 4320 3 292 4*320 7*318 7 328 4320 3704 2*338 4*322 7*321 7 333 3704 3187 2*021 4 323 7 324 7 337 3187 2789 2 027 4 326 7 325 6 340 2789 2514 2 028 4 327 7 326 6 341 2514 2348 2 028 4 327 6 327 4*340 2348 2252 2 027 4 327 5 327 2*336 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