DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.4 - - 48.4 - - 47.1 - - 45.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 111 - - 30 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3704 - - 4031 - - 3410 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4270 - - 4371 - - 2234 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5899 - - 6226 - - 5605 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 925 - - 2181 - - 2903 - - 7025 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 328 - - 315 - - 194 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 27 - - 27 - - 29 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 298 - - 306 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -4 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1187 - - 1112 - - 745 - - -2201 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4712 - - 5114 - - 4861 - - 4452 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 780 - - 735 - - 194 - - -3180 ODpotential blCL - - - 5119 - - 5491 - - 5411 - - 5430 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.4 - - 48.4 - - 47.1 - - 45.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 33.8 - - 33.6 - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.8 - - 47.8 - - 46.8 - - 45.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 33.5 - - 33.5 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 111 - - 30 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3704 - - 4031 - - 3410 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 81 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98281 3 238 10 262 6 289 5 221 98281 90998 7 216 6 278 6 244 4 291 90998 85374 9 182 11 236 4 231 3 336 85374 80686 6 195 7 218 6 226 1 243 80686 76612 3 191 11 275 5 241 2 268 76612 72970 2 094 13 239 11 228 3 219 72970 69637 8 193 19 202 16 237 10 238 69637 66568 15 147 18 188 24 206 19 230 66568 63725 10 162 22 248 10 239 20 200 63725 60952 33 228 32 246 19 265 22 225 60952 58044 35 232 31 251 31 238 24 231 58044 55012 31 249 34 257 30 246 29 222 55012 52104 31 252 36 248 31 253 23 230 52104 49483 36 251 35 240 37 242 26 241 49483 47137 40 250 35 239 35 235 30 230 47137 45006 41 244 37 238 35 238 30 238 45006 43051 42 236 41 233 38 237 38 242 43051 41248 41 233 40 230 37 239 36 233 41248 39573 41 233 38 235 36 242 33 235 39573 38014 42 235 36 243 37 242 35 243 38014 36560 44 233 41 249 39 247 38 247 36560 35175 49 226 48 242 41 247 37 248 35175 33792 51 221 50 232 40 244 35 253 33792 32378 47 223 48 231 42 242 38 256 32378 30936 52 230 52 233 47 235 36 252 30936 29459 60 226 56 233 50 230 30 255 29459 27941 61 224 51 233 46 229 27 260 27941 26385 48 225 34 238 35 228 16 263 26385 24784 30 223 19 250 15 216 8 278 24784 23125 21 229 13 235 14 221 6 312 23125 21402 18 239 18 251 24 242 7 302 21402 19608 21 255 24 257 19 254 10 269 19608 17741 23 249 26 264 20 281 20 292 17741 15835 26 235 25 271 29 263 26 299 15835 14000 27 252 26 272 30 277 32 299 14000 12335 25 270 30 281 32 290 33 292 12335 10858 30 283 33 290 28 296 33 298 10858 9551 35 291 31 298 28 305 35 309 9551 8387 36 293 27 304 32 305 36 313 8387 7347 30 304 29 301 33 306 35 314 7347 6418 29*303 30*299 33*306 33 315 6418 5596 29*303 30*299 33*306 32 312 5596 4865 29 302 29 298 32 306 31 308 4865 4208 28 302 28 298 31 306 30 305 4208 3625 27 301 28 298 30 307 28 303 3625 3136 26 300 27 297 29 307 25 300 3136 2759 25 300 26 297 27 306 22 298 2759 2499 24 300 24 297 24 306 18 295 2499 2341 21 300 22 297 21 306 15*294 2341 2250 17 299 17 296 16 306 11*292 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