DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/20 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 73.0 - - 70.9 - - 65.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 79 - - 20 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2635 - - 5113 - - 3771 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3330 - - 5096 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4830 - - 7308 - - 5966 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2593 - - 2339 - - 2070 - - 3136 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 267 - - 333 - - 213 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 004 - - 001 - - 002 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 4 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1171 - - 1943 - - 1204 - - -756 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3659 - - 5365 - - 4762 - - 3007 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 112 - - -81 - - -981 - - -2666 ODpotential blCL - - - 4718 - - 7389 - - 6947 - - 4917 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 79 - - 80 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 760 - - 460 - - 370 - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 73.0 - - 70.9 - - 65.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.3 - - 57.2 - - 57.7 - - 59.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.1 - - 72.4 - - 70.7 - - 66.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.0 - - 55.9 - - 56.3 - - 58.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 79 - - 20 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2635 - - 5113 - - 3771 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 15 - - 20 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 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] 100125 27 103 20 104 22 091 24 086 100125 92534 24 104 23 109 21 111 23 084 92534 86698 22 108 23 107 21 115 19 080 86698 81852 21 099 20 093 21 104 17 094 81852 77677 15 094 17 090 17 084 16 097 77677 73992 12 088 12 094 10 076 16 086 73992 70655 10 091 8 096 6 066 15 077 70655 67579 9 097 6 085 2 053 10 050 67579 64728 5 084 3 031 2 056 4 014 64728 61963 4 358 3 316 5 006 4 318 61963 59070 6 330 5 295 10 341 7 321 59070 56070 11 316 9 304 17 305 16 316 56070 53204 16 297 16 300 22 289 26 305 53204 50622 18 288 23 294 28 287 30 284 50622 48306 22 286 28 285 27 293 31 283 48306 46205 24 289 30 284 35 296 35 282 46205 44289 26 295 34 287 42 286 43 280 44289 42538 29 296 37 285 49 278 50 279 42538 40929 31 289 38 284 53 276 55 278 40929 39434 25 283 36 284 53 278 59 278 39434 38035 20 292 32 280 49 282 62 280 38035 36691 13 249 25 261 44 283 61 280 36691 35335 5 186 22 232 36 280 57 282 35335 33939 4 111 21 236 32 279 48 282 33939 32506 4 064 18 244 30 277 35 279 32506 31018 8 001 15 251 28 276 29 275 31018 29459 13 344 14 269 25 275 26 270 29459 27829 16 328 15 280 24 283 22 273 27829 26128 19 311 19 284 22 286 20 280 26128 24356 20 314 18 291 19 283 18 283 24356 22517 17 324 18 303 17 281 16 285 22517 20610 17 332 18 307 16 283 15 286 20610 18627 22 337 13 322 16 301 13 294 18627 16609 20 342 19 341 14 324 15 316 16609 14670 16 343 17 346 17 343 14 320 14670 12911 16 006 15 006 17 357 11 327 12911 11350 19 023 18 022 13 003 11 327 11350 9964 20 029 18 026 10 002 13 325 9964 8728 19 027 14 021 9 004 14 332 8728 7625 19 030 13*019 11 003 14 343 7625 6644 18 032 13*010 12*004 11 355 6644 5775 15 029 13 004 12*003 9 004 5775 5005 12*020 13 001 12 003 9 002 5005 4313 10*009 13 000 12 002 9 355 4313 3698 9 005 13 359 12 002 9 352 3698 3184 9 003 13 359 11 001 9 351 3184 2787 9 001 12 358 11 001 9 350 2787 2513 8 001 12 358 10 000 8 346 2513 2347 8 360 11 357 9 360 6 343 2347 2251 7 360 9 356 8 359 3*335 2251 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