DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.4 - - 62.1 - - 60.2 - - 49.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 125 - - 134 - - -11 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 669 - - 2793 - - 56 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 3609 - - 2234 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2864 - - 4988 - - 2251 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 570 - - 2909 - - 4028 - - 81 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 180 - - 297 - - 14 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 221 - - 220 - - 226 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4082 - - -4627 - - -5982 - - -3909 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6946 - - 9615 - - 8233 - - 6160 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7843 - - -8583 - - -9324 - - -9454 ODpotential blCL - - - 10707 - - 13571 - - 11575 - - 11704 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 69 - - 56 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.4 - - 62.1 - - 60.2 - - 49.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 27.5 - - 31.8 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 61.1 - - 61.0 - - 51.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.6 - - 26.9 - - 31.3 - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 125 - - 134 - - -11 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 669 - - 2793 - - 56 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98018 7 261 9 279 14 311 16 326 98018 90787 1 022 8 277 13 306 6 292 90787 85190 1 335 5 216 13 254 9 283 85190 80506 9 276 7 300 13 256 11 234 80506 76413 11 264 14 282 14 270 10 253 76413 72765 13 251 19 256 18 266 12 285 72765 69452 14 265 16 253 20 267 12 290 69452 66392 14 274 10 260 20 271 14 265 66392 63539 14 261 10 281 18 267 16 267 63539 60764 15 278 14 291 17 269 21 256 60764 57864 20 280 21 270 21 265 23 271 57864 54851 24 270 19 265 31 277 34 272 54851 51985 28 272 37 270 34 267 38 271 51985 49415 34 262 39 258 32 268 36 274 49415 47111 32 259 27 258 41 277 42 272 47111 45025 34 281 42 281 48 275 40 271 45025 43117 45 280 55 273 42 272 48 281 43117 41366 44 273 44 266 44 280 57 272 41366 39770 42 267 35 279 51 288 45 276 39770 38310 41 270 50 289 52 306 57 303 38310 36960 45 274 58 285 72 321 86 306 36960 35664 44 274 54 290 98 320 90 306 35664 34349 46 281 51 303 97 320 91 307 34349 32988 52 275 51 310 77 319 89 308 32988 31586 50 269 48 297 60 310 78 306 31586 30128 51 270 48 285 54 291 71 298 30128 28601 48 266 47 283 53 280 70 295 28601 27006 44 263 45 284 48 274 65 288 27006 25346 37 258 43 287 46 268 53 277 25346 23623 32 258 39 293 44 268 40 278 23623 21838 34 259 37 294 38 268 43 280 21838 19987 33 263 35 289 36 269 46 278 19987 18073 29 268 32 276 38 272 44 271 18073 16137 27 270 30 267 38 274 39 264 16137 14280 25 264 25 269 34 275 35 265 14280 12594 21 261 23 266 28 274 30 266 12594 11094 19 260 20 261 24 272 26 262 11094 9754 20 245 17 258 21 269 25 257 9754 8557 18 243 17 252 21 268 25 251 8557 7488 16 245 18 240 21 267 25 248 7488 6535 13 236 18 228 18 264 24 247 6535 5690 13 222 16*225 15 255 22 243 5690 4938 15 217 13*222 12 241 21 239 4938 4261 15 221 13 221 11 236 20 231 4261 3661 14 223 12 220 11 236 20 219 3661 3159 13*222 12 220 10 235 20 213 3159 2772 9*221 11 219 9 233 19 208 2772 2504 9 221 11 218 8 231 17 203 2504 2342 8 221 10 219 7*229 13*197 2342 2250 7 220 9 218 5*226 6*184 2250 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