DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 65.3 - - 66.7 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 20 - - 24 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1928 - - 1872 - - 2634 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 2235 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4123 - - 4067 - - 4829 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2151 - - 2636 - - 2744 - - 4500 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 224 - - 159 - - 185 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - 25 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 094 - - 128 - - 204 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1102 - - 1021 - - 1027 - - -257 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3021 - - 3046 - - 3802 - - 2508 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 26 - - -23 - - -24 - - -1438 ODpotential blCL - - - 4097 - - 4090 - - 4853 - - 3689 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 100 - - 94 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 1220 - - 1500 - - 1270 - - 1660 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 65.3 - - 66.7 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.0 - - 59.3 - - 57.5 - - 60.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.3 - - 65.0 - - 66.5 - - 64.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.8 - - 58.2 - - 56.3 - - 59.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 20 - - 24 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1928 - - 1872 - - 2634 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 102 - - 75 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 10 - - 12 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] 100157 23 118 23 108 23 100 20 108 100157 92523 22 118 16 116 17 113 16 084 92523 86641 21 112 17 122 16 108 13 089 86641 81751 16 114 13 123 12 100 15 097 81751 77533 13 104 13 127 7 101 14 096 77533 73794 12 108 13 128 5 140 9 078 73794 70401 10 120 9 133 6 147 3 107 70401 67278 8 138 6 149 3 170 4 157 67278 64380 7 144 3 187 3 185 6 168 64380 61565 7 153 7 242 3 181 6 161 61565 58620 10 166 8 230 5 242 3 198 58620 55557 9 182 10 228 9 225 8 235 55557 52635 12 205 10 212 13 231 12 231 52635 50005 15 219 16 218 18 210 15 222 50005 47654 17 215 17 208 21 208 22 222 47654 45532 17 211 19 212 21 210 24 227 45532 43600 18 208 22 215 20 210 20 228 43600 41825 21 194 23 211 17 208 18 222 41825 40186 23 187 24 203 19 217 19 218 40186 38677 28 190 27 194 23 220 17 216 38677 37284 35 190 31 192 25 217 16 237 37284 35961 39 186 36 190 27 207 17 253 35961 34632 41 183 41 185 29 197 16 247 34632 33267 42 183 40 184 29 194 15 259 33267 31866 39 182 38 186 30 198 15 268 31866 30410 36 183 37 187 30 201 14 262 30410 28886 33 182 38 189 28 205 13 237 28886 27295 30 182 39 191 26 209 16 214 27295 25636 28 185 32 192 26 211 17 212 25636 23910 26 191 25 192 25 211 16 218 23910 22119 24 197 28 196 24 213 14 227 22119 20260 23 194 18 191 21 213 14 229 20260 18332 19 183 17 187 16 187 12 217 18332 16372 18 178 18 190 15 214 10 221 16372 14482 14 197 15 198 16 235 13 229 14482 12767 12 215 8 213 16 241 14 262 12767 11245 13 206 6 206 13 252 13 266 11245 9887 15 195 6 206 8 273 9 252 9887 8670 12 188 6 208 5 319 7 247 8670 7581 7 183 4 198 3 315 5 251 7581 6611 3 131 2 151 3 279 6 255 6611 5753 4 083 3 131 3 268 6 257 5753 4989 4 080 3 128 3*262 6 249 4989 4302 5*083 5*128 2*229 5 223 4302 3691 5*088 5*129 2 213 5 205 3691 3179 6 093 5 128 1 204 5 192 3179 2785 6 096 6 128 1 186 5 187 2785 2512 6 097 6 128 1 188 5 182 2512 2346 6 097 5 128 1 181 4 178 2346 2251 5 096 5 128 1 185 3*176 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