DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - 56.5 - - 54.6 - - 56.8 - - 52.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 181 - - 65 - - 39 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3876 - - 2865 - - 3402 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 3148 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6071 - - 5060 - - 5597 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 795 - - 2406 - - 2021 - - 4364 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 373 - - 243 - - 223 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 15 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 332 - - 325 - - 333 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -5 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1285 - - 1010 - - 1189 - - -544 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4786 - - 4050 - - 4408 - - 2795 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 447 - - 133 - - 31 - - -1956 ODpotential blCL - - - 5624 - - 4927 - - 5566 - - 4207 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 100 - - 94 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.5 - - 54.6 - - 56.8 - - 52.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.4 - - 44.7 - - 45.4 - - 48.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.5 - - 54.1 - - 56.6 - - 54.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.2 - - 43.8 - - 44.4 - - 48.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 181 - - 65 - - 39 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3876 - - 2865 - - 3402 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 59 - - 100 - - 76 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 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] 100097 15 112 18 112 14 088 18 089 100097 92569 18 109 13 112 19 110 12 098 92569 86752 17 108 15 112 13 108 14 114 86752 81899 14 120 16 111 9 114 10 101 81899 77704 14 138 11 092 12 112 9 093 77704 73989 12 126 5 157 10 080 11 083 73989 70616 10 109 8 153 4 041 12 047 70616 67509 7 095 7 113 5 212 8 010 67509 64623 3 037 2 103 2 114 4 004 64623 61824 6 015 3 292 6 321 9 324 61824 58897 13 311 8 337 8 304 8 312 58897 55853 21 301 19 316 20 312 20 316 55853 52958 24 308 24 308 28 307 29 307 52958 50368 32 316 33 309 33 304 34 305 50368 48054 43 313 41 309 40 310 39 309 48054 45953 54 311 50 308 49 307 43 308 45953 44027 62 310 57 307 53 304 48 307 44027 42256 67 308 59 308 55 305 50 306 42256 40627 67 305 61 309 53 311 50 306 40627 39125 64 304 62 307 55 316 48 308 39125 37730 64 306 63 307 61 318 48 312 37730 36394 66 306 68 308 64 317 51 316 36394 35043 69 305 72 309 64 320 54 317 35043 33648 72 307 73 312 60 322 55 317 33648 32211 75 310 72 311 54 321 55 316 32211 30718 75 311 69 312 48 322 55 318 30718 29155 75 308 64 314 49 324 55 318 29155 27524 75 306 61 315 50 325 53 318 27524 25825 73 306 58 317 49 323 47 316 25825 24060 62 311 52 315 47 320 45 315 24060 22232 48 317 47 317 46 318 44 316 22232 20340 41 320 41 321 42 321 43 317 20340 18375 36 321 39 320 37 322 41 317 18375 16378 35 323 37 317 34 319 38 318 16378 14456 33 323 35 316 33 319 36 318 14456 12710 30 321 33 318 33 319 34 319 12710 11157 28 325 29 317 33 320 33 322 11157 9776 27 330 27 318 31 320 30 323 9776 8553 25 333 24 321 25 327 24 329 8553 7476 21 337 20 331 19 338 17 340 7476 6523 19*333 20 336 19 340 15 344 6523 5680 19*333 20*336 18*339 15 339 5680 4931 19 333 19*334 18*337 14 334 4931 4258 19 332 16 326 16 333 13 329 4258 3660 18 332 15 324 15 332 12 326 3660 3158 18 332 14 322 14 332 11 325 3158 2772 17 332 14 321 13 332 10 322 2772 2505 16 331 13 320 12 332 9 317 2505 2343 15 331 12 319 11 331 7*311 2343 2251 12 331 9 319 9 331 4*302 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