DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 61.6 - - 67.7 - - 73.6 - - 73.7 - - 65.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 83 - - 165 - - 103 - - 9 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 744 - - 2150 - - 5362 - - 6989 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit 2235 - - 3292 - - 5432 - - 4400 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top 2939 - - 4345 - - 7557 - - 9184 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 473 - - 814 - - 3858 - - 3230 - - 4771 Hgt.Variab. W* 166 - - 299 - - 362 - - 240 - - 27 W* B/S 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 13 - - 16 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 147 - - 246 - - 272 - - 269 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 9 - - 12 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - 1 - - -4 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -115 - - 424 - - 247 - - 944 - - -2347 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3054 - - 3921 - - 7310 - - 8240 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential -5633 - - -3046 - - -1348 - - -959 - - -4463 ODpotential blCL 8572 - - 7391 - - 8905 - - 10143 - - 6714 blCL maxRH 87 - - 87 - - 83 - - 76 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 390 - - 100 - - 100 - - 300 CAPE Temp@2m 61.6 - - 67.7 - - 73.6 - - 73.7 - - 65.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 55.6 - - 57.9 - - 49.2 - - 45.3 - - 53.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 60.8 - - 66.5 - - 72.9 - - 73.7 - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 55.0 - - 56.9 - - 47.9 - - 44.1 - - 52.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 83 - - 165 - - 103 - - 9 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 744 - - 2150 - - 5362 - - 6989 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 46 - - 49 - - 33 - - 2 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 10 - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 100239 22 111 28 113 22 128 20 114 24 107 100239 92588 21 106 21 111 19 128 21 115 18 106 92588 86716 21 106 17 112 16 106 18 116 16 112 86716 81842 14 110 17 117 12 109 11 124 15 107 81842 77633 12 126 13 126 13 131 11 165 8 079 77633 73913 13 150 9 126 11 119 13 162 5 182 73913 70551 13 150 9 154 7 124 4 147 6 157 70551 67454 5 168 10 169 6 172 6 204 3 210 67454 64561 9 169 11 164 8 189 10 188 8 186 64561 61744 10 209 9 186 6 258 3 201 7 159 61744 58808 11 182 23 176 19 214 10 241 15 210 58808 55811 29 240 19 217 25 208 22 225 23 226 55811 52980 39 220 19 232 18 214 25 251 19 236 52980 50404 28 225 25 257 35 267 55 268 53 274 50404 48082 52 247 55 249 66 251 75 250 73 255 48082 45985 75 243 74 240 80 241 82 243 83 247 45985 44072 86 239 84 239 87 243 84 244 84 246 44072 42309 88 239 90 245 95 247 92 248 89 248 42309 40677 94 245 100 252 104 249 106 249 100 249 40677 39160 103 250 112 254 110 249 118 247 113 249 39160 37744 110 252 119 253 114 248 122 245 122 248 37744 36390 113 250 121 250 117 246 124 243 126 246 36390 35029 114 248 120 248 119 244 125 241 126 244 35029 33626 114 246 120 245 120 242 126 239 126 242 33626 32181 113 244 119 244 119 240 123 237 124 243 32181 30681 110 243 117 243 116 238 120 234 120 243 30681 29115 107 241 114 242 113 236 120 232 116 243 29115 27482 104 240 111 241 109 236 119 234 111 244 27482 25783 101 240 106 241 104 239 114 237 103 245 25783 24023 97 240 100 240 100 242 103 242 92 246 24023 22207 92 240 94 239 93 243 90 244 81 249 22207 20332 85 239 88 239 84 242 80 245 75 251 20332 18388 79 238 80 238 76 242 72 245 70 254 18388 16416 73 240 71 236 68 242 68 244 65 253 16416 14522 59 245 64 234 60 243 59 247 57 249 14522 12804 40 247 58 236 51 245 44 251 40 244 12804 11274 30 237 52 240 40 249 31 256 30 244 11274 9909 30 226 45 244 32 253 26*259 25 248 9909 8686 29 224 37 244 29 254 22*261 21 256 8686 7594 32 215 32 240 26*257 19 264 20 275 7594 6621 37 196 29 244 21*262 18 266 21 291 6621 5760 36 183 25 260 18 267 17 269 23 300 5760 4995 29 179 24*262 16 271 15 271 24 303 4995 4306 25 179 18*255 16 274 14 274 24 305 4306 3695 20 168 14 246 15 276 14 275 24 307 3695 3182 15*155 13 244 14 277 13 276 23 308 3182 2786 12*148 13 244 14 278 13 277 20 310 2786 2513 11 147 12 243 13 278 12 277 16 310 2513 2347 10 147 11 244 12 278 11 278 13 310 2347 2251 8 147 9 243 10 278 9 278 7*310 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