DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 67.7 - - 66.5 - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 145 - - 147 - - 25 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2186 - - 3571 - - 3132 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3244 - - 4251 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4381 - - 5766 - - 5327 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1433 - - 1334 - - 2562 - - 3943 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 285 - - 339 - - 189 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 19 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 247 - - 146 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 632 - - 632 - - 249 - - -1009 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3749 - - 5135 - - 5078 - - 3260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -232 - - -537 - - -825 - - -2497 ODpotential blCL - - - 4613 - - 6303 - - 6152 - - 4748 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 95 - - 92 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 140 - - 50 - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 67.7 - - 66.5 - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.7 - - 52.6 - - 51.8 - - 55.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 66.6 - - 66.1 - - 62.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.0 - - 51.7 - - 51.0 - - 55.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 145 - - 147 - - 25 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2186 - - 3571 - - 3132 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 79 - - 69 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 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] 99032 10 091 3 130 5 019 9 037 99032 91659 6 124 4 078 2 262 10 022 91659 85968 1 315 4 168 6 300 9 342 85968 81224 6 291 5 008 4 293 6 329 81224 77115 1 261 7 348 5 332 0 182 77115 73483 1 023 0 176 4 266 4 257 73483 70198 7 234 6 272 4 251 4 278 70198 67151 8 210 10 253 7 266 5 275 67151 64295 8 202 11 232 15 239 13 232 64295 61504 14 222 16 215 16 223 15 213 61504 58593 18 225 15 223 10 253 11 233 58593 55576 22 216 23 220 22 242 19 258 55576 52696 21 201 24 199 29 213 24 223 52696 50111 19 229 17 230 22 211 26 226 50111 47795 40 233 32 243 24 230 24 222 47795 45702 40 223 35 229 26 230 24 215 45702 43796 31 218 34 220 30 224 25 209 43796 42040 30 215 36 213 34 222 28 209 42040 40414 27 216 36 218 37 218 33 213 40414 38902 23 219 35 224 40 219 41 216 38902 37491 24 242 33 225 44 220 49 213 37491 36141 31 240 26 226 47 219 53 210 36141 34785 25 230 20 232 44 216 52 209 34785 33396 31 229 27 233 28 204 45 207 33396 31976 35 228 34 233 25 178 32 202 31976 30509 33 228 32 231 27 169 27 185 30509 28983 34 226 28 227 26 171 35 176 28983 27389 32 226 25 228 25 173 37 180 27389 25723 30 225 23 237 23 178 31 184 25723 23990 33 222 24 246 22 191 26 183 23990 22194 33 221 21 226 23 213 17 194 22194 20331 28 221 29 212 19 227 13 203 20331 18392 28 222 40 211 22 228 14 185 18392 16419 33 220 42 211 25 227 22 188 16419 14519 35 223 40 215 28 222 22 200 14519 12788 35 228 33 220 26 228 17 196 12788 11246 35 227 26 222 14 210 12 193 11246 9875 32 221 23 215 13 178 11 184 9875 8653 24 210 25 201 11 168 12 198 8653 7564 18 205 18 199 8 183 7 197 7564 6596 14 206 8*225 3 164 2 120 6596 5739 12 213 4*242 3*156 3 069 5739 4978 9*226 4 246 3*150 4 040 4978 4293 8*222 3 248 4 146 5 020 4293 3685 8 215 3 249 4 145 7 009 3685 3174 8 212 3 250 4 145 9 003 3174 2781 7 212 3 248 5 145 9 359 2781 2511 7 211 2 249 5 145 8 357 2511 2345 6 209 2 248 4 144 6 356 2345 2251 6 208 2 251 4 143 3*359 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