DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.5 - - 84.7 - - - - - 75.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 91 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1831 - - 4278 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2966 - - 4585 - - - - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4026 - - 6473 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2004 - - 2234 - - - - - 711 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 264 - - 327 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 116 - - - - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -880 - - -368 - - - - - -2084 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4906 - - 6842 - - - - - 4336 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4087 - - -3006 - - - - - -5981 ODpotential blCL - - - 8113 - - 9479 - - - - - 8233 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 69 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 2170 - - 1940 - - - - - 1520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.5 - - 84.7 - - - - - 75.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.3 - - 62.2 - - - - - 63.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.5 - - 83.9 - - - - - 77.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.2 - - 60.9 - - - - - 63.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 91 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1831 - - 4278 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - 14 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] 100317 26 108 23 098 25 105 100317 92726 25 098 25 101 17 099 92726 86880 25 103 17 091 16 099 86880 82014 22 108 13 109 19 080 82014 77812 17 107 17 091 11 077 77812 74100 15 103 13 084 8 111 74100 70744 11 084 9 095 6 095 70744 67657 9 099 6 098 7 079 67657 64790 3 024 1 237 4 355 64790 62021 6 313 4 312 4 263 62021 59135 13 287 10 280 4 280 59135 56139 14 265 16 277 12 276 56139 53288 18 286 28 274 25 289 53288 50728 24 274 35 262 40 276 50728 48445 26 261 39 256 47 256 48445 46387 34 274 35 252 43 257 46387 44509 40 274 33 271 49 258 44509 42785 56 275 50 274 50 257 42785 41193 61 269 58 266 53 260 41193 39711 62 268 60 263 58 261 39711 38320 60 270 59 263 64 259 38320 36980 58 272 58 263 63 256 36980 35626 57 273 57 263 60 253 35626 34226 56 272 57 264 57 253 34226 32784 54 272 55 266 53 254 32784 31286 50 274 51 270 45 259 31286 29719 43 276 46 277 35 260 29719 28082 38 278 37 278 32 253 28082 26375 33 284 33 267 31 258 26375 24602 30 286 30 270 28 258 24602 22765 28 285 27 276 23 251 22765 20859 28 289 28 274 20 258 20859 18880 31 286 27 278 19 273 18880 16869 25 282 23 286 17 269 16869 14929 19 278 18 277 18 267 14929 13157 16 276 17 257 15 268 13157 11575 13 271 16 258 12 254 11575 10161 10 251 11 267 15 226 10161 8895 2 266 10 207 22 209 8895 7764 1 105 12 183 18 196 7764 6757 3 141 11*149 16 171 6757 5865 6 160 11*130 17 151 5865 5075 7 148 11 121 21 133 5075 4366 8*125 11 117 23 125 4366 3736 7*108 11 115 24 119 3736 3208 7 103 11 112 24 112 3208 2801 7 101 10 109 22 107 2801 2521 7 099 10 109 17 103 2521 2350 6 097 9 108 14 101 2350 2252 6 097 8 107 7*098 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