DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 69.4 - - - - - 67.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 93 - - 117 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2276 - - 2588 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3070 - - 3449 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4471 - - 4783 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1958 - - 2143 - - - - - 4294 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 254 - - 287 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 226 - - - - - 175 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -2 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 895 - - 899 - - - - - -542 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3577 - - 3885 - - - - - 2795 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 54 - - -62 - - - - - -1774 ODpotential blCL - - - 4417 - - 4845 - - - - - 4026 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 700 - - 880 - - - - - 1080 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 69.4 - - - - - 67.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.0 - - 59.9 - - - - - 63.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 68.5 - - - - - 68.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 58.8 - - - - - 62.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 93 - - 117 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2276 - - 2588 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 92 - - - - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 100185 23 122 16 127 26 104 100185 92552 23 120 16 121 18 112 92552 86695 24 089 17 115 13 092 86695 81858 19 093 17 110 11 095 81858 77691 15 103 13 109 12 084 77691 74000 17 097 13 118 11 042 74000 70654 13 087 11 105 9 031 70654 67577 7 070 8 083 7 000 67577 64723 6 038 9 033 7 315 64723 61959 7 325 10 347 9 314 61959 59076 11 308 17 311 15 310 59076 56078 22 302 23 291 23 308 56078 53211 28 294 29 294 31 301 53211 50637 36 291 39 296 41 298 50637 48333 41 290 47 287 49 293 48333 46250 49 290 47 281 57 294 46250 44361 56 289 50 285 71 291 44361 42637 63 288 61 291 79 293 42637 41044 68 287 82 292 103 297 41044 39554 71 288 97 289 109 293 39554 38148 71 287 93 286 107 288 38148 36789 67 288 82 287 96 291 36789 35412 65 291 73 289 80 292 35412 33996 68 289 66 290 65 292 33996 32543 69 286 63 291 49 295 32543 31038 67 285 52 293 43 301 31038 29471 60 286 44 293 31 309 29471 27841 50 285 35 296 24 320 27841 26144 40 283 27 302 22 323 26144 24378 31 284 24 303 22 327 24378 22545 26 286 23 303 20 329 22545 20642 22 287 22 300 18 327 20642 18663 21 279 20 296 17 323 18663 16648 21 273 19 293 14 313 16648 14713 20 277 19 289 18 299 14713 12956 16 282 17 278 23 299 12956 11392 13 287 16 274 21 302 11392 9999 13 290 11 278 15 287 9999 8757 11 293 6 266 12 281 8757 7649 9 291 6 250 10 279 7649 6663 6 276 6 256 9 275 6663 5793 4 243 6 253 7 270 5793 5021 4*214 6*249 6 266 5021 4325 5*210 6*236 4 246 4325 3707 5 210 5 228 3 209 3707 3190 5 213 5 225 3 195 3190 2790 5 216 5 222 3 185 2790 2515 4 218 5 221 3 179 2515 2348 4 220 5 219 3*177 2348 2252 4 219 4 219 2*175 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