DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 59.3 - - 59.7 - - 56.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 121 - - 80 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1887 - - 2671 - - 2163 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 3489 - - 2787 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4082 - - 4866 - - 4358 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2213 - - 2522 - - 2632 - - 3579 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 215 - - 287 - - 234 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 15 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 3 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 351 - - 014 - - 013 - - 036 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 626 - - 881 - - 488 - - -317 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3457 - - 3985 - - 3871 - - 2568 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 158 - - 433 - - -277 - - -1137 ODpotential blCL - - - 3924 - - 4433 - - 4635 - - 3388 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 91 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 200 - - 250 - - 290 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 59.3 - - 59.7 - - 56.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.2 - - 49.7 - - 50.5 - - 52.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.8 - - 58.3 - - 59.0 - - 56.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.8 - - 48.9 - - 49.9 - - 52.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 121 - - 80 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1887 - - 2671 - - 2163 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 94 - - 65 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 99711 4 110 13 140 5 132 5 106 99711 92150 9 113 7 098 11 145 4 125 92150 86333 9 119 5 089 8 093 12 127 86333 81485 11 114 6 146 7 054 10 089 81485 77302 11 116 6 134 4 078 8 051 77302 73614 5 119 5 105 5 088 1 091 73614 70267 4 128 3 164 2 030 2 184 70267 67172 4 163 6 196 7 265 5 319 67172 64289 2 253 5 184 9 231 10 278 64289 61492 5 293 4 229 8 231 13 254 61492 58563 8 265 8 267 9 253 11 246 58563 55510 9 242 12 263 13 259 11 260 55510 52596 10 254 12 246 16 254 13 266 52596 49983 13 263 12 248 15 256 15 259 49983 47650 15 256 14 253 18 257 18 254 47650 45537 16 249 15 248 22 252 22 253 45537 43602 16 247 16 246 25 248 24 251 43602 41818 17 252 17 247 27 246 28 250 41818 40167 19 254 18 248 29 243 32 245 40167 38641 22 248 23 244 30 240 35 239 38641 37227 24 251 28 241 32 244 35 240 37227 35884 33 259 34 252 39 250 38 244 35884 34544 47 256 48 253 49 248 45 245 34544 33176 54 252 53 246 56 243 49 240 33176 31777 54 252 53 242 63 241 53 235 31777 30324 52 252 56 240 64 240 53 231 30324 28800 49 252 54 242 55 242 50 230 28800 27207 45 252 49 245 48 242 45 232 27207 25548 39 251 44 249 42 245 38 235 25548 23826 33 251 37 252 35 245 32 234 23826 22044 25 254 27 254 26 247 27 237 22044 20192 18 256 18 252 19 249 20 241 20192 18265 14 265 15 256 17 263 14 243 18265 16302 12 274 11 263 16 263 12 253 16302 14409 8 279 5 278 5 247 9 250 14409 12689 5 280 3 297 1 280 1 198 12689 11161 1 067 4 308 3 012 1 182 11161 9802 4 043 5 326 6 037 2 066 9802 8591 7 039 5 359 7 052 4 057 8591 7509 9 028 5 017 6 057 4 045 7509 6546 10 027 4 021 5 051 6 058 6546 5695 11 027 4 016 6 036 8 071 5695 4942 11 026 3*013 7*023 9 073 4942 4265 10*013 3*012 7*016 8 069 4265 3665 7*356 3 014 7 013 7 064 3665 3161 7 352 3 015 7 013 6 060 3161 2774 6 350 4 014 7 011 5 054 2774 2507 6 348 3 014 6 011 4 047 2507 2344 6 348 3 016 6 011 3*042 2344 2251 5 346 3 014 5 011 2*036 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