DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.9 - - 55.0 - - 49.4 - - 44.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 39 - - -1 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 601 - - 342 - - 55 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2796 - - 2537 - - 2250 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 356 - - 768 - - 1174 - - 2068 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 125 - - 102 - - 5 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 10 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 2 - - 1 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 139 - - 019 - - 005 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -347 - - -1284 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3143 - - 3821 - - 2250 - - 2250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5990 - - -3963 - - -1996 - - -746 ODpotential blCL - - - 8786 - - 6500 - - 4246 - - 2996 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 94 - - 89 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - 100 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.9 - - 55.0 - - 49.4 - - 44.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.4 - - 45.5 - - 47.5 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 54.6 - - 49.8 - - 45.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 44.7 - - 46.9 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 39 - - -1 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 601 - - 342 - - 55 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 74 - - 57 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 97627 25 335 34 334 37 328 39 331 97627 90359 24 321 31 322 33 316 10 327 90359 84620 23 313 26 311 37 303 36 315 84620 79859 21 301 25 301 39 289 50 295 79859 75818 24 308 26 297 32 288 32 267 75818 72201 33 315 29 304 33 303 26 303 72201 68866 39 308 32 312 42 305 41 314 68866 65794 40 303 42 309 48 299 47 307 65794 62954 41 299 50 303 50 301 44 304 62954 60204 43 293 50 296 51 300 39 294 60204 57319 44 287 45 290 49 296 39 276 57319 54309 40 283 39 287 48 289 39 279 54309 51442 37 282 40 289 49 280 38 281 51442 48872 38 281 51 287 45 277 35 276 48872 46575 46 283 57 278 42 274 35 266 46575 44499 61 276 58 267 41 273 38 271 44499 42599 64 268 57 261 48 270 45 260 42599 40849 66 263 64 253 59 264 50 250 40849 39234 81 257 74 243 71 246 59 241 39234 37735 86 252 81 239 78 239 62 236 37735 36336 87 249 85 239 82 239 63 238 36336 35000 87 247 90 238 86 239 65 241 35000 33661 89 246 92 237 90 238 66 242 33661 32286 91 244 96 238 93 238 66 242 32286 30878 93 243 99 238 94 238 65 242 30878 29421 94 243 101 239 91 239 62 242 29421 27908 94 242 99 239 84 239 57 241 27908 26341 90 242 93 238 75 240 50 241 26341 24719 82 241 87 236 65 240 43 243 24719 23043 72 239 81 235 55 240 39 246 23043 21316 68 237 72 235 44 239 36 246 21316 19532 66 236 59 237 31 236 33 247 19532 17685 63 235 44 239 19 226 30 248 17685 15809 55 235 37 231 21 234 27 245 15809 14000 42 236 35 231 29 247 26 236 14000 12351 31 234 29 230 35 253 22 243 12351 10882 26 231 27 211 34 258 23 257 10882 9573 24 224 27 212 31 266 24 268 9573 8403 24 220 27 223 29 275 25 274 8403 7358 24 221 27 235 28 282 21 278 7358 6427 24 227 26 245 26 285 19 285 6427 5601 24 233 25 252 22 285 20 293 5601 4868 25 240 23 257 19 284 21 300 4868 4210 24 245 19 263 16 286 24 304 4210 3626 17 241 13 269 13 290 25 302 3626 3137 8*175 8 271 8 294 24 300 3137 2760 9*140 2*310 4 302 21 297 2760 2500 9 139 2*018 2 315 16 291 2500 2341 9 139 2 019 2 338 13*288 2341 2250 7 139 2 020 1*005 6*280 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