DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/13 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.3 - - 48.8 - - 46.3 - - 37.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 97 - - -3 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1150 - - 1867 - - 55 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2706 - - 2233 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3345 - - 4062 - - 2250 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 755 - - 1236 - - 3313 - - 54 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 185 - - 234 - - 5 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 321 - - 283 - - 271 - - 215 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -196 - - -739 - - -1726 - - -54 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3541 - - 4801 - - 3976 - - 2303 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3568 - - -3267 - - -4108 - - -6635 ODpotential blCL - - - 6913 - - 7329 - - 6358 - - 8884 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 77 - - 80 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.3 - - 48.8 - - 46.3 - - 37.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.8 - - 35.7 - - 36.9 - - 35.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.7 - - 48.0 - - 48.2 - - 40.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.1 - - 35.3 - - 36.6 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 97 - - -3 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1150 - - 1867 - - 55 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 7 - - 19 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97156 19 004 21 015 16 353 23 000 97156 90133 10 002 15 348 18 338 18 002 90133 84629 11 359 8 316 20 320 17 322 84629 80020 6 317 9 306 15 330 10 323 80020 76004 9 270 14 289 12 306 14 279 76004 72426 10 273 16 289 11 289 16 252 72426 69162 14 258 17 267 14 269 14 273 69162 66143 15 271 17 254 22 268 23 266 66143 63336 20 276 22 256 22 272 23 266 63336 60608 21 270 21 270 25 277 24 275 60608 57758 29 280 26 274 27 276 29 265 57758 54797 31 269 33 267 33 270 31 268 54797 51965 30 271 39 268 42 274 39 274 51965 49421 42 279 48 270 47 275 43 277 49421 47147 50 273 48 265 50 273 48 280 47147 45093 41 265 42 266 49 275 50 281 45093 43224 33 276 41 280 51 280 52 280 43224 41514 42 295 42 285 51 278 52 274 41514 39940 45 293 44 292 49 276 49 273 39940 38480 37 297 46 297 45 283 50 290 38480 37120 44 312 47 298 61 301 64 295 37120 35818 49 314 48 296 65 296 68 294 35818 34500 49 312 47 294 58 300 65 292 34500 33136 48 308 47 296 61 311 58 290 33136 31727 50 306 49 302 64 313 51 297 31727 30258 57 306 52 306 65 313 55 306 30258 28718 60 303 54 307 62 312 53 304 28718 27111 58 296 51 306 59 311 50 301 27111 25438 53 291 51 299 55 310 51 307 25438 23702 50 297 55 296 50 308 50 312 23702 21907 49 309 56 298 54 304 42 305 21907 20051 50 312 53 306 55 302 41 294 20051 18125 50 310 43 300 47 303 38 292 18125 16162 44 313 40 295 41 298 33 296 16162 14269 30 308 37 300 39 299 32 292 14269 12550 24 309 35 306 35 306 30 298 12550 11029 22 311 30 307 33 308 27 303 11029 9679 22 307 22 303 27 310 25 304 9679 8477 21 306 16 293 21 306 21 304 8477 7409 17 319 14 293 16 298 17 293 7409 6462 16 328 14 304 14 284 16 279 6462 5626 17 328 15 307 13 281 13 275 5626 4887 15 332 15 303 12 278 10 277 4887 4223 15 333 11*291 10 277 9 278 4223 3634 15*327 8*284 9 278 8 274 3634 3141 13*321 8 284 9 279 7 269 3141 2761 13 321 8 283 8 280 6 260 2761 2499 12 321 7 282 7 278 5 241 2499 2340 11 320 7 283 5*274 6 218 2340 2249 9 320 6 283 3*271 5*215 2249 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