DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - 65.6 - - 70.0 - - - - - 61.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 136 - - - - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1528 - - 3588 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2735 - - 4231 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3723 - - 5783 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1910 - - 1834 - - - - - 420 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 247 - - 333 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 098 - - 109 - - - - - 042 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1225 - - -907 - - - - - -1328 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4948 - - 6690 - - - - - 3579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3857 - - -3373 - - - - - -5247 ODpotential blCL - - - 7580 - - 9156 - - - - - 7498 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 86 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 140 - - 100 - - - - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 70.0 - - - - - 61.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.5 - - 48.2 - - - - - 53.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.5 - - 68.9 - - - - - 63.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.7 - - 46.9 - - - - - 53.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 136 - - - - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1528 - - 3588 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 44 - - - - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 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] 99254 11 094 13 130 5 112 99254 91842 9 085 7 162 7 049 91842 86081 1 140 3 167 1 229 86081 81277 6 231 6 283 8 190 81277 77148 3 213 2 262 2 328 77148 73480 3 121 3 311 9 297 73480 70129 5 167 9 294 5 255 70129 67040 10 173 10 229 4 252 67040 64181 6 168 8 200 8 251 64181 61407 8 216 13 231 15 234 61407 58481 4 252 14 241 15 239 58481 55420 12 252 22 241 22 244 55420 52506 21 229 21 228 24 238 52506 49897 22 231 19 228 23 230 49897 47568 25 239 22 243 22 228 47568 45463 27 242 27 244 20 239 45463 43543 30 241 30 242 23 236 43543 41775 33 237 33 241 26 224 41775 40149 39 238 40 236 35 219 40149 38656 42 237 41 231 47 219 38656 37283 44 247 47 240 54 217 37283 35981 55 248 60 239 60 217 35981 34667 50 243 52 231 62 216 34667 33306 45 244 46 227 59 213 33306 31900 40 243 41 225 54 209 31900 30436 39 239 40 226 52 206 30436 28905 37 239 37 226 48 204 28905 27310 35 235 35 226 44 206 27310 25652 32 233 30 225 40 212 25652 23929 30 233 27 223 33 215 23929 22144 27 235 25 222 28 232 22144 20293 25 232 24 222 27 241 20293 18369 21 227 20 223 22 231 18369 16412 17 223 15 219 19 215 16412 14532 19 220 13 210 18 214 14532 12821 21 215 17 202 17 207 12821 11295 18 212 18 188 19 191 11295 9930 11 213 19 168 19 183 9930 8706 11 214 15 171 16 173 8706 7610 12 190 16 170 14 158 7610 6633 11 169 12*156 13 141 6633 5766 10 156 8*121 16 122 5766 4997 9 154 7 116 20 110 4997 4305 7*152 7 110 20 095 4305 3692 5*125 7 107 19 079 3692 3179 4 096 7 104 19 066 3179 2784 4 091 6 102 19 058 2784 2511 4 090 6 100 16 051 2511 2346 4 088 6 100 13*048 2346 2251 4 086 5 099 6*042 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