DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.8 - - 52.9 - - - - - 46.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 68 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2811 - - 3586 - - - - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2916 - - 3629 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5006 - - 5781 - - - - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2487 - - 3327 - - - - - 6186 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 232 - - 258 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 24 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 350 - - 336 - - - - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 835 - - 701 - - - - - -1381 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4171 - - 5080 - - - - - 3632 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 359 - - 194 - - - - - -2072 ODpotential blCL - - - 4647 - - 5587 - - - - - 4322 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 100 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.8 - - 52.9 - - - - - 46.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.4 - - 38.5 - - - - - 38.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.4 - - 52.5 - - - - - 46.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 38.2 - - - - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 68 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2811 - - 3586 - - - - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 99 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 98216 19 288 22 269 21 274 98216 90900 14 273 16 299 23 294 90900 85259 12 287 16 320 16 302 85259 80554 13 296 15 323 12 315 80554 76479 11 303 14 321 11 343 76479 72862 9 330 15 330 13 356 72862 69559 9 355 11 333 13 341 69559 66497 11 349 8 318 14 317 66497 63639 11 326 9 315 14 316 63639 60853 11 304 10 316 14 308 60853 57926 13 301 14 314 13 307 57926 54868 15 298 20 303 15 327 54868 51946 17 287 21 296 17 336 51946 49322 18 279 20 293 21 336 49322 46980 18 281 19 290 26 327 46980 44866 18 292 16 289 26 320 44866 42935 18 299 15 296 24 322 42935 41155 23 305 16 306 26 323 41155 39509 23 304 20 316 27 319 39509 37986 23 302 23 314 25 314 37986 36575 23 300 24 310 25 312 36575 35234 21 294 22 307 28 306 35234 33903 15 299 17 304 32 298 33903 32556 12 316 11 316 33 294 32556 31181 11 340 8 352 30 295 31181 29758 11 358 9 357 27 300 29758 28268 12 003 10 348 28 305 28268 26714 14 359 13 343 29 303 26714 25094 15 344 16 346 26 295 25094 23407 17 340 15 347 25 296 23407 21657 18 350 14 352 24 302 21657 19839 20 350 16 349 20 323 19839 17945 21 346 20 340 21 331 17945 16014 22 342 21 339 19 337 16014 14152 23 340 22 341 18 342 14152 12455 25 339 25 339 19 347 12455 10946 22 342 24 331 21 350 10946 9602 17 345 23 328 20 345 9602 8416 18 338 25 330 21 337 8416 7369 21 345 26 334 21 339 7369 6436 24 352 26*335 22 340 6436 5609 24*352 26*336 23 342 5609 4876 24*351 26 336 22 344 4876 4216 24 351 25 336 21 346 4216 3629 23 350 25 336 19 347 3629 3138 23 349 24 336 17 348 3138 2761 22 349 23 336 14 348 2761 2500 20 349 22 336 12 347 2500 2341 18 348 19 336 10*347 2341 2250 14 348 15 336 7*346 2250 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