DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.0 - - 53.5 - - 52.2 - - 42.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 158 - - -2 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2258 - - 5816 - - 55 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 5924 - - 2234 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4453 - - 8011 - - 2250 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2282 - - 2507 - - 7301 - - 155 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 216 - - 401 - - 17 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 31 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 297 - - 295 - - 269 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -374 - - 926 - - -5636 - - -3381 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4827 - - 7085 - - 7886 - - 5631 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2059 - - 80 - - -6829 - - -7118 ODpotential blCL - - - 6512 - - 7931 - - 9079 - - 9367 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 79 - - 62 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.0 - - 53.5 - - 52.2 - - 42.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.3 - - 29.9 - - 25.2 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 52.8 - - 52.3 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.8 - - 29.6 - - 25.0 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 158 - - -2 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2258 - - 5816 - - 55 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 83 - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97846 3 266 9 235 13 338 9 335 97846 90675 3 313 10 226 12 310 6 269 90675 85096 6 269 3 251 8 250 8 263 85096 80399 9 240 5 291 8 263 12 260 80399 76318 6 204 11 257 10 274 11 283 76318 72690 4 191 10 245 16 244 14 274 72690 69386 9 245 7 257 14 233 14 284 69386 66316 14 265 11 254 17 251 19 273 66316 63440 22 274 14 247 17 247 19 246 63440 60633 22 270 13 261 11 241 24 246 60633 57713 24 272 23 277 22 261 30 257 57713 54691 36 268 38 262 30 258 29 264 54691 51790 39 252 43 253 38 269 32 281 51790 49172 31 251 46 264 51 277 49 280 49172 46832 43 278 52 270 58 270 61 271 46832 44722 57 274 62 270 60 271 63 272 44722 42799 63 269 67 267 66 273 72 275 42799 41033 62 271 65 269 69 273 76 270 41033 39398 63 278 68 276 69 277 69 269 39398 37876 72 281 75 281 77 285 71 283 37876 36459 80 281 82 283 93 287 94 288 36459 35112 87 282 89 284 106 285 112 285 35112 33763 93 283 95 284 109 283 119 281 33763 32377 96 284 99 284 108 283 111 280 32377 30956 95 283 99 285 104 286 102 280 30956 29489 91 281 94 286 99 287 98 282 29489 27966 85 277 87 283 97 286 95 283 27966 26389 80 277 83 281 92 286 90 284 26389 24760 72 278 79 282 81 286 78 282 24760 23081 68 277 72 284 72 286 70 279 23081 21353 66 276 64 285 67 288 61 280 21353 19567 59 275 59 285 58 290 50 283 19567 17711 49 277 55 286 49 290 44 284 17711 15822 41 283 48 289 42 292 41 282 15822 14005 39 277 45 290 39 292 37 282 14005 12356 38 270 44 288 38 294 32 286 12356 10887 35 276 39 288 35 298 28 299 10887 9579 38 290 34 294 31 304 28 308 9579 8412 41 294 34*295 29 307 30 311 8412 7369 41 293 33*296 29 306 31 311 7369 6440 35 289 33 296 28 302 31 312 6440 5615 32 289 32 297 28 300 30 311 5615 4882 31*291 31 297 27 300 28 309 4882 4221 29*292 31 297 26 299 26 307 4221 3633 28 292 30 297 25 298 25 305 3633 3141 27 292 30 298 24 297 23 302 3141 2761 25 291 29 298 23 297 21 297 2761 2499 23 291 27 298 20 296 16 286 2499 2341 20 291 24 298 18*296 13 280 2341 2249 15 290 19 298 13*295 6*269 2249 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