DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.5 - - 84.5 - - - - - 78.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 107 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1953 - - 3580 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3077 - - 4162 - - - - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4148 - - 5775 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 790 - - 3612 - - - - - 3044 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 274 - - 321 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 14 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 196 - - 247 - - - - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -466 - - -138 - - - - - -2702 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4614 - - 5913 - - - - - 4954 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3914 - - -2974 - - - - - -5810 ODpotential blCL - - - 8062 - - 8749 - - - - - 8062 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 67 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 2730 - - 2780 - - - - - 2570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.5 - - 84.5 - - - - - 78.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.3 - - 65.7 - - - - - 63.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.5 - - 83.6 - - - - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.3 - - 64.4 - - - - - 62.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 107 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1953 - - 3580 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 0 - - - - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 14 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] 100281 31 111 24 100 28 078 100281 92686 26 100 20 106 20 095 92686 86847 19 100 19 105 19 103 86847 81995 19 116 16 090 16 095 81995 77798 19 101 11 095 13 088 77798 74079 13 099 10 083 10 093 74079 70723 13 097 5 089 9 096 70723 67639 9 103 8 142 2 135 67639 64778 7 113 1 142 4 108 64778 62013 2 089 6 220 1 178 62013 59120 2 335 6 176 8 142 59120 56114 5 280 9 231 9 182 56114 53244 14 249 17 238 6 142 53244 50652 27 244 29 239 13 285 50652 48336 30 242 33 237 30 236 48336 46240 40 245 35 235 32 230 46240 44321 49 241 41 239 31 232 44321 42551 52 239 47 233 37 223 42551 40905 52 237 46 234 35 226 40905 39366 52 237 47 238 39 232 39366 37923 55 238 51 240 46 237 37923 36545 58 238 56 240 53 239 36545 35166 59 238 57 240 57 239 35166 33758 57 237 56 238 58 238 33758 32323 53 236 52 238 56 238 32323 30846 48 234 49 239 51 237 30846 29310 44 231 45 239 44 236 29310 27710 41 230 41 238 39 235 27710 26042 41 227 39 234 36 231 26042 24308 42 226 40 231 34 225 24308 22511 43 227 41 230 34 217 22511 20642 42 229 41 233 35 213 20642 18697 39 227 37 234 34 214 18697 16716 34 224 31 233 30 222 16716 14809 28 224 25 232 27 226 14809 13069 23 221 23 232 27 223 13069 11510 21 214 22 234 25 220 11510 10113 19 213 20 237 23 217 10113 8861 18 225 18 235 20 212 8861 7741 19 235 16 241 17 209 7741 6743 18 247 15 247 14 210 6743 5859 13 257 15*247 10 212 5859 5074 10 230 15*247 7 212 5074 4367 9*207 15 247 4 204 4367 3738 9*199 14 248 3 185 3738 3210 9 197 14 247 3 173 3210 2803 9 196 13 247 3 164 2803 2522 8 195 13 247 3 155 2522 2350 8 194 12 246 4 138 2350 2252 7 194 10 247 3*126 2252 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