DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.2 - - 70.3 - - 68.4 - - 65.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 23 - - 3 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3096 - - 4494 - - 1842 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3626 - - 3585 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5291 - - 6689 - - 4037 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2847 - - 2472 - - 3275 - - 4636 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 239 - - 119 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 183 - - 208 - - 224 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 13 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1482 - - 1984 - - 285 - - -311 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3809 - - 4705 - - 3752 - - 2562 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -58 - - 157 - - -1032 - - -1364 ODpotential blCL - - - 5349 - - 6532 - - 5069 - - 3615 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 940 - - 840 - - 1080 - - 1510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.2 - - 70.3 - - 68.4 - - 65.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.8 - - 57.0 - - 59.2 - - 61.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.4 - - 70.0 - - 68.4 - - 65.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.5 - - 55.7 - - 58.0 - - 60.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 23 - - 3 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3096 - - 4494 - - 1842 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 - - 13 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] 100004 34 113 21 109 20 099 29 108 100004 92366 28 121 21 119 18 099 23 100 92366 86493 23 111 22 116 22 111 13 081 86493 81635 14 104 20 109 21 117 10 106 81635 77455 12 121 16 111 16 102 14 110 77455 73744 10 122 13 115 11 097 12 097 73744 70364 10 139 10 110 8 108 10 108 70364 67247 14 143 6 138 6 101 9 115 67247 64354 14 135 8 181 4 154 9 102 64354 61542 14 118 13 176 8 190 7 122 61542 58602 12 103 14 164 9 192 7 128 58602 55545 9 114 13 144 9 179 6 141 55545 52623 9 139 14 135 14 157 8 166 52623 49994 14 167 17 149 14 166 10 196 49994 47647 21 166 16 159 17 174 17 205 47647 45534 22 166 12 184 15 171 19 201 45534 43615 23 166 18 192 17 177 21 194 43615 41866 25 180 24 189 21 182 20 182 41866 40267 34 181 33 186 27 192 22 185 40267 38793 45 172 40 179 33 189 27 179 38793 37425 46 170 44 179 36 186 29 183 37425 36114 41 173 40 180 37 184 30 188 36114 34788 36 178 34 183 37 182 32 190 34788 33416 33 181 33 184 34 181 33 191 33416 31999 32 182 35 186 24 181 31 191 31999 30525 33 188 33 193 19 186 29 188 30525 28984 32 196 29 197 17 197 26 186 28984 27376 26 196 26 192 17 202 23 188 27376 25699 21 194 22 183 18 201 23 190 25699 23960 20 195 19 184 18 195 21 191 23960 22162 17 193 16 184 15 182 20 192 22162 20299 14 198 14 186 14 173 16 186 20299 18369 11 207 11 204 12 186 18 184 18369 16404 11 229 12 217 12 186 16 183 16404 14511 10 243 9 213 14 197 15 182 14511 12790 6 232 6 202 17 199 15 192 12790 11260 4 178 8 198 15 202 15 201 11260 9898 7 149 10 207 14 230 14 205 9898 8680 9 144 9 202 13 226 11 206 8680 7591 10 150 8*196 12 212 10 201 7591 6621 9 160 8*199 10 200 9 192 6621 5761 8*175 8 201 8 198 7 190 5761 4995 7*182 7 205 6 203 6 195 4995 4306 6 183 7 209 4*214 4 200 4306 3694 6 183 7 212 4*220 3 210 3694 3181 6 184 7 213 4 222 0 224 3181 2786 6 184 7 215 4 225 1 029 2786 2513 5 184 7 216 4 227 1 038 2513 2347 5 184 6 216 3 228 1 046 2347 2251 5 183 6 216 3 228 1*052 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