DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 72.7 - - 73.1 - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 22 - - -3 - - -63 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 679 - - 2120 - - 57 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 2235 - - 2236 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2874 - - 4315 - - 2252 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 424 - - 1028 - - 8989 - - 239 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 182 - - 152 - - 10 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 220 - - 188 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3130 - - -3259 - - -4975 - - -4116 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6004 - - 7575 - - 7227 - - 6367 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8806 - - -7095 - - -6517 - - -6167 ODpotential blCL - - - 11680 - - 11410 - - 8769 - - 8418 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 98 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 70 - - 240 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 72.7 - - 73.1 - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.9 - - 47.0 - - 48.8 - - 45.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.5 - - 72.4 - - 74.3 - - 68.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 46.7 - - 48.2 - - 45.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 22 - - -3 - - -63 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 679 - - 2120 - - 57 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 91 - - 101 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 98366 12 215 10 249 3 265 3 192 98366 91086 5 172 4 231 6 243 2 183 91086 85428 4 215 1 222 6 196 5 285 85428 80711 4 209 7 280 3 274 3 324 80711 76631 3 195 9 271 9 247 3 325 76631 72991 4 293 13 234 14 252 13 288 72991 69677 12 225 14 227 19 241 19 238 69677 66628 17 232 24 251 22 249 11 267 66628 63765 22 237 28 247 28 259 10 273 63765 60938 23 229 35 242 41 260 32 262 60938 57981 34 235 43 235 45 247 44 252 57981 54934 41 237 44 229 44 232 46 239 54934 52046 45 233 40 230 42 226 43 228 52046 49468 44 228 42 231 40 223 38 222 49468 47179 46 226 45 232 39 223 38 226 47179 45114 47 225 51 229 46 227 45 227 45114 43229 56 229 61 226 59 224 53 222 43229 41501 71 226 73 221 72 217 64 215 41501 39920 81 220 78 217 77 213 80 207 39920 38466 83 218 81 216 80 212 86 199 38466 37107 82 219 82 213 80 211 84 196 37107 35801 79 220 83 213 79 209 85 195 35801 34481 76 221 81 212 78 207 85 195 34481 33115 72 222 78 209 78 205 86 196 33115 31709 66 221 76 209 77 204 86 197 31709 30251 60 222 74 213 75 204 83 198 30251 28732 56 224 69 217 73 204 75 196 28732 27147 55 226 63 218 69 207 69 195 27147 25495 54 226 58 218 65 210 68 194 25495 23779 53 222 58 216 63 209 68 191 23779 22002 53 218 58 210 64 204 67 188 22002 20158 53 214 57 200 64 193 66 184 20158 18243 52 213 53 191 60 183 63 184 18243 16295 50 214 49 190 60 179 62 187 16295 14420 50 214 44 193 57 178 63 194 14420 12716 46 213 41 198 48 195 63 201 12716 11199 36 207 37 202 41 215 56 209 11199 9850 33 201 33 206 36 219 46 219 9850 8647 33 197 28 208 34 220 39 223 8647 7572 30 184 24 210 30 221 36 218 7572 6611 26 175 22 208 26 221 35 213 6611 5756 21 170 18 203 21 219 34 208 5756 4995 17 165 13*200 17 215 34 204 4995 4308 14 163 7*206 14 210 34 201 4308 3697 11 158 5 216 12 206 33 198 3697 3183 8*138 5 222 10 202 32 194 3183 2787 6*122 5 226 8 200 29 189 2787 2513 6 119 4 231 7 197 24 182 2513 2346 5 119 4 232 5*194 18 176 2346 2251 5 117 4 233 3*188 10*164 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