DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/18 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 67.3 - - 66.3 - - 55.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 175 - - 13 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1208 - - 4053 - - 3633 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2516 - - 4664 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3403 - - 6248 - - 5828 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2000 - - 1579 - - 2121 - - 74 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 233 - - 367 - - 156 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 12 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 004 - - 349 - - 001 - - 040 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2205 - - -1981 - - -2347 - - -2995 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5609 - - 8229 - - 8175 - - 5246 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4355 - - -4522 - - -5013 - - -7568 ODpotential blCL - - - 7758 - - 10770 - - 10841 - - 9819 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 76 - - 76 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 67.3 - - 66.3 - - 55.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.9 - - 39.1 - - 38.5 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 65.9 - - 66.2 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.6 - - 38.5 - - 38.0 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 175 - - 13 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1208 - - 4053 - - 3633 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98396 34 280 30 274 36 288 40 296 98396 91053 28 279 26 280 27 291 26 292 91053 85381 20 268 24 287 20 302 21 296 85381 80664 22 279 24 294 18 308 17 311 80664 76589 22 276 26 290 19 301 12 288 76589 72970 18 277 22 278 19 304 15 299 72970 69685 20 290 21 274 23 292 21 300 69685 66666 22 296 20 280 22 282 19 288 66666 63854 21 283 21 290 21 287 18 278 63854 61111 20 282 27 282 26 285 22 286 61111 58242 25 275 25 276 27 277 26 279 58242 55270 29 283 30 285 29 278 29 278 55270 52442 36 274 35 278 35 276 36 282 52442 49910 35 267 40 273 43 275 41 283 49910 47648 41 277 45 275 48 274 45 281 47648 45592 49 278 51 275 50 272 46 276 45592 43704 53 275 52 273 52 270 47 274 43704 41959 53 270 53 270 54 271 49 276 41959 40350 53 267 56 268 57 272 51 278 40350 38869 53 269 57 266 58 274 53 280 38869 37497 54 274 58 267 58 275 49 281 37497 36185 54 279 59 269 56 277 44 287 36185 34861 54 281 57 270 51 280 44 300 34861 33495 53 281 56 272 49 285 45 304 33495 32085 51 281 55 274 47 288 45 304 32085 30617 48 281 52 277 47 293 45 302 30617 29079 46 281 50 275 51 296 43 302 29079 27473 45 278 48 273 51 289 43 297 27473 25797 45 276 45 277 44 284 43 297 25797 24051 41 281 41 282 41 289 39 299 24051 22240 37 286 34 285 40 289 35 303 22240 20363 32 288 28 283 32 289 31 306 20363 18419 24 287 25 284 27 286 26 299 18419 16440 20 288 20 287 22 289 21 299 16440 14534 16 297 20 285 19 296 16 302 14534 12799 17 300 22 280 19 290 14 289 12799 11256 21 295 20 283 16 290 12 279 11256 9882 22 297 16 290 13 291 11 290 9882 8657 16 305 14 312 9 300 8 288 8657 7566 10 314 11 325 6 314 4 273 7566 6595 8 333 6*341 4*342 2 220 6595 5736 5 342 5*346 4*357 3 113 5736 4974 4 006 5 347 5 360 5 084 4974 4289 4 023 6 349 5 002 7 069 4289 3681 4*016 5 350 6 002 8 060 3681 3172 4*006 5 350 6 003 9 057 3172 2779 3 006 5 351 6 002 10 054 2779 2509 3 002 5 351 6 002 9 050 2509 2344 3 001 5 351 5 003 7*043 2344 2251 3 001 5 351 5 003 5*040 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