DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 60.0 - - 65.5 - - 68.7 - - 69.0 - - 63.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 64 - - 114 - - 120 - - 24 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 925 - - 3182 - - 3414 - - 3800 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit 2234 - - 3868 - - 4076 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top 3120 - - 5377 - - 5609 - - 5995 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1273 - - 2541 - - 3232 - - 2841 - - 1939 Hgt.Variab. W* 164 - - 307 - - 322 - - 217 - - 19 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 15 - - 14 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 323 - - 315 - - 314 - - 299 - - 229 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 8 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 1 - - -5 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -39 - - 1085 - - 424 - - 646 - - -955 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3159 - - 4292 - - 5185 - - 5349 - - 3207 sfcLCL ODpotential -2166 - - -408 - - -1041 - - -1434 - - -3930 ODpotential blCL 5286 - - 5785 - - 6650 - - 7429 - - 6181 blCL maxRH 86 - - 87 - - 79 - - 88 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 150 - - 170 - - 140 - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m 60.0 - - 65.5 - - 68.7 - - 69.0 - - 63.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 53.6 - - 54.1 - - 53.5 - - 53.0 - - 57.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.5 - - 64.7 - - 67.9 - - 68.7 - - 65.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 53.2 - - 52.9 - - 52.2 - - 51.7 - - 56.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 64 - - 114 - - 120 - - 24 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 925 - - 3182 - - 3414 - - 3800 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 43 - - 47 - - 16 - - 52 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 100157 19 098 27 118 21 117 18 101 26 114 100157 92586 22 115 19 119 17 120 15 097 22 102 92586 86740 18 113 17 113 16 117 14 122 14 087 86740 81896 17 110 16 119 15 104 17 120 8 113 81896 77714 15 109 12 109 10 105 16 101 12 115 77714 73996 11 086 8 110 6 121 9 073 12 089 73996 70615 11 058 11 100 6 140 5 047 13 070 70615 67499 11 048 11 089 4 131 5 012 10 052 67499 64606 10 038 10 057 5 062 2 029 4 017 64606 61796 9 002 7 007 9 355 7 015 4 320 61796 58848 9 334 8 010 7 315 10 325 9 309 58848 55783 12 336 13 334 9 331 17 323 17 331 55783 52871 19 333 19 321 23 323 25 314 26 321 52871 50263 23 324 21 317 26 322 28 319 29 321 50263 47934 26 319 27 330 31 322 32 318 36 321 47934 45837 29 328 34 323 34 320 39 319 39 318 45837 43929 34 332 32 324 35 318 40 312 46 325 43929 42186 42 332 38 331 39 320 46 327 54 326 42186 40589 49 330 43 329 42 321 47 324 61 331 40589 39112 54 331 46 328 42 321 47 337 69 331 39112 37730 55 322 46 323 38 318 51 336 67 329 37730 36399 50 314 46 315 37 318 48 331 65 326 36399 35051 36 327 46 310 42 320 45 330 66 322 35051 33655 39 337 46 308 42 319 42 330 65 320 33655 32217 46 336 44 307 41 315 39 328 63 316 32217 30722 50 335 43 310 42 307 42 329 65 313 30722 29156 50 335 43 310 42 297 44 332 66 314 29156 27521 49 337 41 310 42 296 42 330 61 320 27521 25822 48 338 39 311 42 288 41 322 50 325 25822 24066 47 338 38 311 42 283 41 314 42 312 24066 22251 45 337 39 312 43 288 43 312 49 305 22251 20371 41 339 40 314 43 297 43 313 51 311 20371 18422 36 338 40 314 41 301 38 308 43 311 18422 16446 32 329 38 313 37 307 36 308 40 297 16446 14544 31 321 36 317 37 317 37 315 41 302 14544 12812 34 320 33 323 30 329 33 317 39 307 12812 11273 35 322 30 324 24 341 28 312 37 307 11273 9904 34 324 28 323 20 345 24 311 36 305 9904 8684 31 325 29 322 17 340 21 312 34 301 8684 7592 30 323 27 321 16 323 18 305 29 296 7592 6619 29 321 24 320 16 316 17*300 23 290 6619 5757 26 324 21*319 16*314 15*299 18 285 5757 4992 24 330 18*316 15*314 14 299 16 279 4992 4304 22 330 16 315 15 314 13 298 15 268 4304 3693 19 329 15 315 15 314 13 299 14 258 3693 3180 17*327 15 314 14 314 12 299 13 253 3180 2785 14*324 14 314 14 314 11 299 12 248 2785 2512 13 323 13 315 13 314 11 299 11 241 2512 2346 11 323 12 314 12 314 10 299 9 235 2346 2251 9 322 10 314 10 314 8 299 5*229 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