DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.6 - - 67.5 - - 70.1 - - 62.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 78 - - 35 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1656 - - 2668 - - 3611 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2587 - - 3231 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3851 - - 4863 - - 5806 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1968 - - 1888 - - 2848 - - 3366 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 230 - - 255 - - 224 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 43 - - 49 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 251 - - 050 - - 027 - - 078 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 250 - - 699 - - 537 - - -1016 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3601 - - 4164 - - 5270 - - 3267 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1148 - - -153 - - -526 - - -2922 ODpotential blCL - - - 4999 - - 5016 - - 6332 - - 5173 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 97 - - 97 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 140 - - 430 - - 380 - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.6 - - 67.5 - - 70.1 - - 62.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.4 - - 56.8 - - 54.6 - - 56.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.7 - - 66.8 - - 69.7 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.8 - - 55.8 - - 53.5 - - 55.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 78 - - 35 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1656 - - 2668 - - 3611 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 87 - - 87 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 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] 99991 26 114 10 127 13 070 23 091 99991 92417 18 095 16 110 10 102 11 078 92417 86578 11 094 13 088 11 108 7 066 86578 81741 10 113 9 097 8 105 8 073 81741 77563 9 114 11 094 6 104 9 071 77563 73849 9 093 9 086 6 106 6 068 73849 70471 9 093 7 067 5 103 5 037 70471 67354 3 130 4 005 4 051 4 025 67354 64456 3 322 2 285 4 337 6 021 64456 61644 7 291 6 283 9 307 10 329 61644 58711 7 313 7 286 9 284 10 304 58711 55668 16 299 11 283 13 276 17 286 55668 52767 20 295 13 298 17 274 19 285 52767 50168 23 295 22 296 19 286 22 284 50168 47853 28 300 27 282 22 296 18 287 47853 45761 33 295 28 283 29 292 21 296 45761 43850 38 295 31 291 34 284 29 292 43850 42092 45 297 37 293 37 283 33 282 42092 40476 54 297 49 294 40 287 40 278 40476 38996 59 295 59 292 46 288 44 277 38996 37629 62 296 66 290 51 287 47 278 37629 36319 66 299 68 290 53 287 45 278 36319 34992 66 301 66 291 50 289 42 278 34992 33618 61 302 62 292 48 289 40 278 33618 32198 53 304 56 295 47 289 40 277 32198 30717 44 305 48 299 43 290 40 277 30717 29166 36 307 42 300 38 292 38 278 29166 27550 35 310 36 301 34 295 32 282 27550 25866 34 310 32 302 31 297 27 282 25866 24116 33 310 30 301 29 297 26 284 24116 22302 32 306 28 303 27 298 26 284 22302 20418 33 305 28 304 26 297 27 285 20418 18462 33 306 27 299 27 291 30 286 18462 16475 31 306 27 291 29 288 34 292 16475 14565 30 304 28 295 34 292 35 298 14565 12833 31 304 27 297 33 291 32 311 12833 11293 28 306 26 289 30 297 21 318 11293 9920 22 309 26 288 23 305 15 338 9920 8693 19 313 22 290 16 310 12 331 8693 7598 14 314 20 287 10 314 8 310 7598 6624 9 314 14 284 6*325 4 292 6624 5760 5 322 7 265 3*013 1 223 5760 4994 2 279 4*257 3 021 4 112 4994 4305 2*240 0*043 4 026 7 100 4305 3692 1*243 1 042 4 031 9 093 3692 3179 1 249 1 051 3 033 11 089 3179 2785 1 251 1 052 3 033 11 086 2785 2512 1 262 1 052 3 032 11 083 2512 2346 1 260 1 052 3 035 9 080 2346 2251 1 262 1 051 3 034 5*078 2251 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