DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 - - - 59.3 - - 60.5 - - 54.4 - - 54.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 69 - - 53 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3306 - - 3789 - - 1095 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4153 - - 3956 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5501 - - 5984 - - 3290 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2157 - - 2144 - - 2069 - - 4073 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 352 - - 279 - - 165 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 32 - - 34 - - 26 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 281 - - 289 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 20 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 624 - - 744 - - 727 - - -328 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4877 - - 5241 - - 2564 - - 2579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -633 - - -519 - - 23 - - -1290 ODpotential blCL - - - 6134 - - 6503 - - 3267 - - 3541 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 92 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 30 - - 0 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 60.5 - - 54.4 - - 54.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.4 - - 45.0 - - 50.7 - - 50.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 60.1 - - 54.1 - - 54.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.6 - - 44.2 - - 50.3 - - 50.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 69 - - 53 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3306 - - 3789 - - 1095 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 67 - - 69 - - 101 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 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] 100136 22 097 20 104 19 101 19 095 100136 92573 16 094 15 111 13 106 17 092 92573 86711 11 097 16 103 12 095 11 086 86711 81836 14 099 12 100 11 101 11 091 81836 77631 11 111 10 122 9 089 9 105 77631 73903 9 111 9 110 9 109 8 077 73903 70517 9 118 7 112 4 131 9 077 70517 67399 8 164 5 117 2 186 5 078 67399 64499 11 172 4 236 3 079 3 141 64499 61681 4 135 7 224 5 289 3 021 61681 58737 5 309 6 235 12 257 5 322 58737 55672 6 329 3 185 8 223 11 259 55672 52734 9 236 5 130 2 100 10 219 52734 50080 17 235 3 250 5 344 3 134 50080 47699 24 237 15 227 11 286 6 273 47699 45540 22 230 21 213 17 244 17 263 45540 43570 10 246 20 223 20 244 22 263 43570 41767 10 251 20 244 22 255 20 266 41767 40104 17 245 25 255 20 262 17 267 40104 38561 30 243 27 261 19 270 11 266 38561 37132 36 248 27 265 21 274 9 330 37132 35788 37 254 28 272 18 276 20 343 35788 34453 37 257 21 276 1 029 6 321 34453 33091 35 258 7 345 22 053 18 058 33091 31697 22 286 37 033 24 022 19 044 31697 30243 18 325 48 023 28 020 22 033 30243 28718 17 351 45 018 29 021 22 023 28718 27124 20 008 36 013 29 017 25 015 27124 25461 20 009 26 005 30 010 26 012 25461 23731 16 004 25 001 30 008 24 005 23731 21939 16 301 20 334 29 006 25 003 21939 20081 24 284 21 301 28 005 29 009 20081 18150 27 289 26 295 26 000 29 010 18150 16186 32 292 32 299 24 350 28 007 16186 14302 33 289 33 302 22 338 28 359 14302 12593 38 283 34 299 22 335 31 345 12593 11075 41 282 35 296 23 341 30 338 11075 9726 41 279 36 293 27 344 28 343 9726 8524 41 285 39 288 31 339 29 346 8524 7455 42 290 40 284 34 329 32 350 7455 6506 41 290 39*283 35 322 36 352 6506 5667 38*289 38*282 35 317 36 349 5667 4922 37*287 38 281 35 309 34 347 4922 4251 34 286 37 281 35 299 31 343 4251 3655 33 285 35 281 34*295 27 336 3655 3155 32 284 34 280 30*291 23 330 3155 2771 30 283 32 280 28 289 20 326 2771 2505 28 283 29 280 25 288 17 324 2505 2343 25 283 25 279 22 287 15*323 2343 2251 19 283 19 279 16 286 11*322 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