DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.8 - - 80.4 - - 78.3 - - 71.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 98 - - 16 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1293 - - 2591 - - 2762 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2236 - - 3413 - - 2236 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3488 - - 4786 - - 4957 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1227 - - 2366 - - 2388 - - 3729 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 217 - - 281 - - 185 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 296 - - 311 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2472 - - -1693 - - -1143 - - -1507 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5960 - - 6480 - - 6100 - - 3759 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5891 - - -4641 - - -4268 - - -4394 ODpotential blCL - - - 9379 - - 9427 - - 9225 - - 6646 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 74 - - 77 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 1370 - - 1440 - - 1300 - - 1770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.8 - - 80.4 - - 78.3 - - 71.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.1 - - 59.4 - - 59.0 - - 62.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.0 - - 79.8 - - 78.2 - - 73.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.8 - - 58.0 - - 57.7 - - 62.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 98 - - 16 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1293 - - 2591 - - 2762 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 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] 100371 26 104 29 112 17 111 12 072 100371 92715 17 107 17 112 17 081 16 118 92715 86821 16 130 14 100 14 097 15 106 86821 81944 12 120 11 106 12 076 14 089 81944 77747 11 112 9 093 8 087 13 072 77747 74035 6 106 5 096 4 112 13 041 74035 70674 7 115 4 119 3 108 7 016 70674 67588 9 058 2 123 2 051 4 335 67588 64718 7 026 4 060 4 241 6 313 64718 61930 4 288 8 336 5 299 7 298 61930 59019 6 315 9 296 10 309 8 307 59019 55990 13 282 12 283 13 290 12 284 55990 53105 19 268 18 284 16 296 11 293 53105 50513 22 274 21 266 23 272 22 297 50513 48186 28 275 28 263 33 273 33 282 48186 46076 36 277 35 272 38 275 39 275 46076 44145 47 278 42 278 41 278 41 274 44145 42366 58 273 54 276 47 277 41 276 42366 40722 57 269 62 267 52 276 44 275 40722 39206 58 272 58 266 56 271 50 270 39206 37807 63 275 58 270 57 267 56 271 37807 36479 71 272 64 266 58 267 60 272 36479 35142 78 272 69 262 60 269 57 273 35142 33759 76 273 71 263 57 272 57 278 33759 32332 65 272 69 269 54 275 57 280 32332 30846 60 268 63 271 53 274 52 281 30846 29293 60 268 61 269 52 273 47 279 29293 27674 57 272 58 271 50 274 44 277 27674 25990 45 274 52 275 45 278 43 280 25990 24241 35 273 42 274 42 284 44 284 24241 22431 30 270 36 269 39 286 43 285 22431 20555 27 267 33 267 37 283 42 284 20555 18610 26 270 31 268 37 279 40 285 18610 16631 25 274 29 275 38 275 39 287 16631 14723 21 278 26 278 38 275 40 283 14723 12983 19 285 24 275 38 279 41 280 12983 11428 19 290 22 278 36 283 40 281 11428 10037 19 293 23 282 35 287 37 283 10037 8792 19 293 24 283 33 292 33 286 8792 7679 19 291 23 286 30 299 28 295 7679 6691 19 290 21 295 25 303 25 309 6691 5817 19 291 19 304 21 305 17 315 5817 5042 18 293 15*299 16*307 13 312 5042 4343 16 295 14*296 14*309 13 316 4343 3721 13*291 14 296 13 310 13 319 3721 3199 10*280 14 296 13 311 13 321 3199 2796 9 280 13 295 12 312 13 321 2796 2518 9 280 13 295 12 312 11 319 2518 2349 8 279 12 296 11 312 9*317 2349 2252 7 279 10 296 9 312 4*313 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