DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - 66.0 - - 70.6 - - 70.1 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 124 - - -6 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1733 - - 3643 - - 3328 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2894 - - 4257 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3928 - - 5838 - - 5523 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2046 - - 4843 - - 4080 - - 653 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 259 - - 332 - - 148 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 302 - - 288 - - 269 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -964 - - -365 - - -900 - - -1999 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4892 - - 6203 - - 6423 - - 4250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3088 - - -2219 - - -3086 - - -4877 ODpotential blCL - - - 7016 - - 8057 - - 8609 - - 7128 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 85 - - 82 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 350 - - 510 - - 380 - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 70.6 - - 70.1 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.2 - - 51.1 - - 49.6 - - 53.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.1 - - 69.8 - - 70.3 - - 65.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.2 - - 49.7 - - 48.4 - - 52.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 124 - - -6 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1733 - - 3643 - - 3328 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 38 - - 30 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 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] 100089 31 108 19 109 19 107 14 098 100089 92527 21 099 17 113 17 105 16 091 92527 86674 16 091 18 113 15 106 11 099 86674 81801 14 098 12 109 13 101 10 111 81801 77600 13 100 11 110 9 082 11 091 77600 73885 12 108 9 103 9 087 8 090 73885 70512 11 118 5 115 8 078 6 089 70512 67402 7 102 3 084 7 056 8 070 67402 64507 8 073 3 074 5 024 7 052 64507 61693 10 040 6 043 5 008 9 033 61693 58741 10 016 7 331 11 327 13 001 58741 55667 7 021 7 299 15 316 18 344 55667 52733 8 360 8 328 17 317 15 329 52733 50096 15 344 15 344 14 317 19 328 50096 47747 21 343 22 340 19 326 24 328 47747 45632 19 343 27 334 22 332 27 326 45632 43706 26 352 29 330 24 332 31 333 43706 41941 26 002 23 332 29 337 34 330 41941 40322 32 007 24 352 35 340 36 331 40322 38828 40 009 33 359 42 346 43 331 38828 37444 47 012 44 001 50 349 47 325 37444 36123 52 010 50 355 54 347 50 325 36123 34793 52 015 46 350 51 343 54 324 34793 33417 54 019 44 346 47 339 52 324 33417 31999 55 020 42 348 45 332 46 326 31999 30524 51 019 41 351 42 326 42 326 30524 28983 48 017 39 352 36 327 38 330 28983 27374 44 012 35 353 33 331 36 333 27374 25699 36 353 33 347 32 334 34 334 25699 23961 34 342 32 337 31 330 32 330 23961 22165 33 333 31 328 30 329 21 341 22165 20305 30 333 30 325 30 321 22 343 20305 18373 26 334 26 320 29 313 23 330 18373 16410 21 338 22 319 29 312 27 321 16410 14522 20 333 20 325 29 310 29 311 14522 12806 20 331 20 333 26 314 28 308 12806 11278 22 330 21 336 23 320 26 308 11278 9914 23 324 22 334 21 321 25 311 9914 8694 24 316 23 330 21 316 24 315 8694 7602 23 312 24 325 22 308 24 316 7602 6629 22 312 24*320 22 298 25 314 6629 5766 20 315 22*311 21*290 25 311 5766 5000 20 313 20 303 20*289 26 304 5000 4309 19*306 20 302 20 288 25 298 4309 3696 15*297 19 300 19 288 25 293 3696 3182 14 295 19 300 18 288 23 289 3182 2785 14 294 18 300 17 287 20 285 2785 2513 13 294 17 300 16 287 16 278 2513 2346 12 293 16 299 14 286 12 274 2346 2251 10 293 13 299 10 286 6*269 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