DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 70.1 - - 75.0 - - 74.8 - - 65.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 122 - - 13 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1634 - - 4618 - - 4642 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2809 - - 4930 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3829 - - 6813 - - 6837 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2634 - - 2614 - - 2066 - - 146 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 252 - - 352 - - 193 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 12 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 196 - - 188 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2161 - - -1164 - - -934 - - -2108 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5990 - - 7977 - - 7772 - - 4359 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4691 - - -4232 - - -4182 - - -6070 ODpotential blCL - - - 8520 - - 11045 - - 11019 - - 8321 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 60 - - 61 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 75.0 - - 74.8 - - 65.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.8 - - 48.0 - - 48.7 - - 53.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 74.1 - - 74.7 - - 67.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.8 - - 46.7 - - 47.4 - - 53.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 122 - - 13 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1634 - - 4618 - - 4642 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 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] 99672 10 120 9 093 7 046 5 045 99672 92178 9 126 8 099 5 123 6 062 92178 86370 4 110 7 152 4 109 5 074 86370 81537 3 227 6 216 5 358 3 116 81537 77364 5 226 6 235 9 289 3 352 77364 73661 5 207 4 226 7 263 4 290 73661 70307 4 154 4 216 2 246 4 275 70307 67230 4 097 5 197 1 233 4 318 67230 64383 2 219 3 220 4 228 6 333 64383 61621 5 198 2 249 5 233 6 299 61621 58726 6 208 7 244 9 251 10 271 58726 55716 9 229 10 253 12 265 12 266 55716 52841 14 256 17 266 14 271 12 264 52841 50254 14 260 17 258 14 270 14 260 50254 47944 12 253 16 255 19 265 18 268 47944 45865 14 258 16 265 21 259 23 272 45865 43977 20 263 19 280 20 261 23 272 43977 42248 23 264 23 277 21 274 20 279 42248 40660 24 260 24 268 23 280 24 293 40660 39194 24 257 25 264 23 280 24 292 39194 37831 23 256 26 262 23 281 19 297 37831 36522 21 256 26 259 22 284 16 315 36522 35197 20 258 24 256 20 289 15 326 35197 33824 20 256 22 255 19 293 14 331 33824 32408 18 255 21 257 18 295 15 334 32408 30935 17 261 19 263 17 296 16 329 30935 29392 16 272 16 269 17 292 17 321 29392 27778 14 279 13 274 16 286 18 316 27778 26093 13 284 12 284 15 288 18 314 26093 24340 13 292 10 295 14 294 17 313 24340 22521 12 299 11 302 13 299 16 315 22521 20629 13 296 12 309 12 304 15 313 20629 18659 13 290 12 308 11 309 14 305 18659 16654 11 284 12 295 9 303 11 292 16654 14725 11 281 10 281 11 282 11 292 14725 12969 10 281 10 278 10 274 11 288 12969 11405 7 284 9 283 8 282 8 284 11405 10011 4 264 9 271 8 285 4 283 10011 8768 2 309 5 236 7 260 4 277 8768 7658 3 305 5*213 6*221 5 252 7658 6672 3 252 5*202 5*200 6 223 6672 5799 5 220 6 201 5 195 6 196 5799 5024 5 219 6 198 6 189 6 177 5024 4327 4*221 6 196 6 186 7 170 4327 3708 3*202 6 194 6 184 9 166 3708 3190 3 199 6 193 6 183 11 163 3190 2790 3 198 5 192 6 182 12 160 2790 2515 3 196 5 191 5 182 11 157 2515 2347 3 194 5 192 5 181 9 153 2347 2251 2 194 5 191 5 180 5*147 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