DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.9 - - 76.2 - - 80.9 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 14 - - 108 - - 108 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 56 - - 2370 - - 3284 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 2235 - - 3265 - - 3933 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 2251 - - 4565 - - 5479 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 428 - - 1418 - - 2029 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 40 - - 274 - - 309 - - - - - - W* B/S 4 - - 10 - - 6 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 2 - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 228 - - 168 - - 191 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1661 - - -2328 - - -1293 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3912 - - 6893 - - 6773 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -6753 - - -6126 - - -4062 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 9004 - - 10691 - - 9541 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 69 - - 56 - - 59 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 210 - - 410 - - 1620 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 65.9 - - 76.2 - - 80.9 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 56.2 - - 53.5 - - 58.6 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 65.7 - - 75.3 - - 80.1 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 55.8 - - 52.3 - - 57.3 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 14 - - 108 - - 108 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 56 - - 2370 - - 3284 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 9 - - 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] 100144 21 110 22 113 16 105 100144 92535 21 104 20 118 13 096 92535 86693 18 099 17 101 14 120 86693 81846 14 100 12 100 18 120 81846 77643 10 094 11 119 14 119 77643 73916 8 112 8 114 13 117 73916 70544 5 134 6 138 8 116 70544 67461 4 134 6 149 5 182 67461 64606 3 325 2 219 9 200 64606 61830 11 270 6 254 4 258 61830 58930 17 251 14 259 12 276 58930 55931 18 249 24 257 22 269 55931 53081 20 265 21 257 28 249 53081 50519 24 272 23 260 29 258 50519 48208 31 269 34 257 38 263 48208 46098 40 264 35 264 46 255 46098 44164 47 256 41 261 49 251 44164 42386 49 252 48 252 48 251 42386 40744 47 252 49 251 48 254 40744 39218 47 257 48 255 50 259 39218 37799 46 262 47 258 53 260 37799 36448 46 265 45 259 55 260 36448 35096 45 267 40 260 53 260 35096 33710 44 269 35 259 50 259 33710 32287 44 269 33 257 45 257 32287 30811 44 268 33 256 42 256 30811 29266 43 269 35 256 40 256 29266 27655 42 268 39 256 38 255 27655 25976 39 265 40 255 36 255 25976 24233 35 263 40 254 37 254 24233 22428 32 261 36 252 39 254 22428 20558 32 261 32 251 38 254 20558 18616 28 267 30 253 37 257 18616 16641 24 273 27 254 35 259 16641 14738 23 276 27 255 30 258 14738 13002 21 271 25 257 24 256 13002 11452 19 251 23 251 23 256 11452 10064 19 246 22 239 22 255 10064 8822 21 247 20 240 22 256 8822 7710 17 238 17 242 21 255 7710 6718 9 231 16 214 18 249 6718 5840 4 253 15 187 12*221 5840 5059 2 307 11*175 10*196 5059 4355 2 045 7*170 10 193 4355 3730 4 067 5 168 9 192 3730 3205 5 040 5 167 9 190 3205 2800 5 027 4 167 8 189 2800 2520 2 014 4 166 8 188 2520 2350 2 228 3 166 7 188 2350 2252 2*228 3 167 6 188 2252 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