DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/10 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 - - 1556z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.6 - - 36.9 - - 34.8 - - 33.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 86 - - 9 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1177 - - 1090 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3372 - - 3285 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3036 - - 2975 - - 2787 - - 2800 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 188 - - 189 - - 34 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 21 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 037 - - 032 - - 026 - - 033 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1016 - - 990 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2357 - - 2295 - - 2249 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 480 - - 414 - - -397 - - -403 ODpotential blCL - - - 2892 - - 2871 - - 2646 - - 2652 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.6 - - 36.9 - - 34.8 - - 33.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 34.8 - - 33.4 - - 32.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.1 - - 36.4 - - 34.7 - - 33.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 34.1 - - 33.2 - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 86 - - 9 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1177 - - 1090 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97174 43 299 35 295 52 299 51 306 97174 90093 38 302 31 305 39 298 42 314 90093 84572 35 306 34 318 31 309 31 306 84572 79917 27 310 35 310 33 316 28 311 79917 75867 28 315 34 316 34 319 31 312 75867 72266 33 319 35 321 34 326 29 321 72266 69006 31 314 31 316 33 327 29 331 69006 66006 30 312 30 316 32 326 33 333 66006 63202 27 312 29 318 31 329 34 334 63202 60455 24 309 30 316 31 330 31 337 60455 57571 21 303 31 310 31 326 29 339 57571 54570 19 300 29 305 31 321 27 340 54570 51701 19 308 23 302 27 316 24 336 51701 49115 21 307 18 297 21 304 21 327 49115 46800 24 292 18 288 18 291 20 313 46800 44704 28 275 22 284 18 290 17 299 44704 42789 30 260 24 280 16 288 14 290 42789 41026 30 251 26 273 15 273 12 279 41026 39392 29 242 27 262 14 277 13 283 39392 37868 25 240 30 249 18 272 13 268 37868 36445 22 248 27 238 23 265 12 267 36445 35091 22 251 23 234 24 257 13 275 35091 33737 22 247 21 232 21 247 14 263 33737 32353 24 244 17 240 16 247 13 251 32353 30942 21 247 14 244 13 249 8 245 30942 29491 15 251 9 240 10 248 5 249 29491 27987 6 206 6 223 5 233 2 241 27987 26427 8 153 6 198 2 235 2 044 26427 24801 6 104 4 123 2 004 6 065 24801 23111 6 100 15 106 5 053 7 076 23111 21366 15 105 16 098 6 057 10 052 21366 19560 12 098 8 109 5 053 7 050 19560 17679 2 052 7 046 5 042 5 103 17679 15768 8 017 12 045 7 055 8 077 15768 13933 13 031 14 051 14 040 15 041 13933 12264 14 051 16 073 18 041 20 067 12264 10784 27 068 27 070 22 057 30 067 10784 9469 29 052 31 058 28 055 29 058 9469 8299 23 043 27 048 27 052 27 057 8299 7260 22 054 26 049 26 056 23 063 7260 6342 27 056 27 050 28 055 25 067 6342 5530 28 053 28 046 29 051 26 064 5530 4811 28 051 28 042 28 047 25 058 4811 4166 26 045 28 041 27 043 25 049 4166 3593 25*043 26*036 25 036 24 045 3593 3115 23*040 25*034 24 034 22 040 3115 2746 21 038 23 032 20 029 20 037 2746 2492 19 036 21 031 18 028 17 035 2492 2338 17 036 19 031 16 027 15*034 2338 2249 14 035 15 030 12*026 11*033 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