DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - 62.6 - - 63.5 - - 61.8 - - 55.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 105 - - 39 - - 30 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2537 - - 3489 - - 3187 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3368 - - 3150 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4732 - - 5684 - - 5382 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4310 - - 3138 - - 2903 - - 3634 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 234 - - 210 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 344 - - 341 - - 345 - - 019 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 10 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 353 - - 1063 - - 1456 - - -24 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4379 - - 4622 - - 3926 - - 2275 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1274 - - -93 - - 341 - - -1057 ODpotential blCL - - - 6006 - - 5777 - - 5041 - - 3308 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 101 - - 96 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 300 - - 420 - - 500 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 63.5 - - 61.8 - - 55.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.2 - - 51.0 - - 52.3 - - 53.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.8 - - 63.1 - - 61.5 - - 56.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 49.7 - - 51.0 - - 52.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 105 - - 39 - - 30 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2537 - - 3489 - - 3187 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 72 - - 103 - - 83 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 99673 12 094 10 093 9 051 15 067 99673 92146 11 095 8 074 7 082 10 061 92146 86345 12 116 7 088 9 062 10 097 86345 81503 14 111 7 125 7 027 14 075 81503 77317 10 081 9 106 1 104 10 034 77317 73624 5 058 9 041 6 128 3 333 73624 70276 3 084 7 358 5 048 1 047 70276 67178 3 354 6 344 6 355 4 354 67178 64292 5 312 7 331 8 313 6 313 64292 61486 6 327 6 303 8 300 7 294 61486 58550 9 307 9 289 11 293 9 303 58550 55498 12 291 13 290 15 287 13 299 55498 52587 13 292 14 284 16 284 14 286 52587 49972 16 295 14 282 17 281 17 279 49972 47631 20 289 17 281 18 275 19 273 47631 45509 23 280 20 286 20 279 21 279 45509 43571 25 275 25 286 23 282 24 279 43571 41784 26 274 28 280 24 287 23 277 41784 40129 26 278 30 277 30 291 26 286 40129 38595 32 282 33 280 36 283 32 287 38595 37174 39 280 33 285 38 282 40 284 37174 35829 41 275 38 287 44 282 47 278 35829 34490 33 273 40 278 47 278 50 275 34490 33122 24 286 37 276 41 280 46 274 33122 31724 25 295 35 283 37 287 40 283 31724 30276 26 302 32 293 37 288 40 289 30276 28762 27 309 31 297 37 285 41 289 28762 27179 25 306 30 293 36 284 40 291 27179 25527 25 300 30 292 35 286 38 293 25527 23807 25 302 29 299 33 293 35 297 23807 22024 24 305 29 307 31 300 33 298 22024 20173 23 310 27 309 27 301 31 298 20173 18247 23 314 25 313 25 300 30 300 18247 16289 22 313 21 315 23 302 23 308 16289 14404 20 319 20 323 23 315 20 313 14404 12687 19 330 18 330 23 325 19 322 12687 11158 15 337 18 328 24 329 19 332 11158 9797 15 337 17 328 22 334 17 338 9797 8584 14 331 15 327 18 345 15 345 8584 7503 12 334 12 326 15 353 15 352 7503 6543 11 343 9 328 13 355 15 359 6543 5695 8 352 9*331 12*355 15 003 5695 4942 5*359 8*335 10*351 14 009 4942 4265 4*350 8 338 8 345 13 014 4265 3664 4 346 8 341 7 344 12 019 3664 3161 4 344 8 343 7 343 11 021 3161 2774 3 341 8 344 7 342 10 022 2774 2506 3 339 7 345 6 342 8 022 2506 2344 3 340 7 346 6 342 6*021 2344 2251 3 339 6 345 5 341 4*019 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