DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.5 - - 68.6 - - 62.6 - - 59.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 55 - - 13 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2011 - - 3690 - - 793 - - 173 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3067 - - 3567 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4206 - - 5885 - - 2988 - - 2368 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 956 - - 1511 - - 1942 - - 1543 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 268 - - 251 - - 100 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 355 - - 355 - - 327 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 6 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -351 - - 933 - - 205 - - 117 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4557 - - 4952 - - 2783 - - 2251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3372 - - -2 - - -1128 - - -1529 ODpotential blCL - - - 7578 - - 5887 - - 4116 - - 3897 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 99 - - 101 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 640 - - 880 - - 920 - - 500 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.5 - - 68.6 - - 62.6 - - 59.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.9 - - 54.2 - - 57.6 - - 57.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.4 - - 68.0 - - 62.4 - - 59.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.2 - - 53.5 - - 57.1 - - 57.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 55 - - 13 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2011 - - 3690 - - 793 - - 173 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 49 - - 95 - - 102 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 - - 11 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] 99201 8 145 7 182 4 292 8 311 99201 91773 3 135 1 215 2 148 2 230 91773 86027 7 247 1 060 1 350 4 149 86027 81236 9 179 8 225 3 321 4 141 81236 77096 12 159 7 231 1 133 6 189 77096 73434 10 193 7 212 5 216 6 210 73434 70109 8 199 12 196 8 208 5 237 70109 67037 9 189 13 210 11 218 10 254 67037 64179 7 203 13 216 15 231 13 234 64179 61394 14 246 16 232 22 247 16 229 61394 58463 16 239 20 225 26 241 19 229 58463 55406 17 239 21 225 25 233 22 238 55406 52487 23 230 22 230 20 231 24 236 52487 49870 23 225 20 236 17 236 20 232 49870 47538 20 227 16 221 18 231 18 245 47538 45436 19 221 11 224 17 226 19 239 45436 43520 21 190 17 235 8 221 15 221 43520 41764 16 176 16 205 7 234 11 188 41764 40148 15 171 17 175 14 182 4 178 40148 38652 22 168 15 157 16 170 8 252 38652 37260 28 158 30 163 30 172 31 174 37260 35940 31 163 38 154 50 159 69 148 35940 34620 46 167 43 150 67 142 65 145 34620 33257 54 163 62 150 63 138 53 147 33257 31855 57 162 61 147 49 147 31 145 31855 30399 55 169 56 145 45 152 19 150 30399 28876 41 170 60 155 45 155 4 112 28876 27285 30 163 49 166 36 159 10 046 27285 25624 28 161 30 168 8 107 13 053 25624 23895 30 165 21 172 8 140 15 061 23895 22101 33 166 18 169 11 162 16 068 22101 20237 31 157 26 162 10 127 16 070 20237 18301 27 128 33 140 14 105 16 061 18301 16330 18 111 30 122 15 071 17 046 16330 14435 6 112 21 069 19 051 19 029 14435 12715 1 215 17 039 19 043 23 010 12715 11189 2 078 14 034 15 027 25 349 11189 9833 6 091 11 019 14 012 26 341 9833 8623 5 101 7 011 12 013 25 346 8623 7543 3 127 6 008 12 012 22 353 7543 6580 3 150 7*010 11 003 20 354 6580 5726 2 200 8*004 11 354 20 350 5726 4967 1 306 8 000 12 347 20 346 4967 4283 4*358 9 356 11 345 20 343 4283 3677 4*355 9 354 11 347 18 341 3677 3169 4 355 9 351 11*339 15 340 3169 2778 4 355 8 348 9*331 13 336 2778 2509 4 354 8 348 8 327 10*328 2509 2345 4 354 8 348 7 325 8*322 2345 2251 4 352 7 346 6 324 6 321 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