DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 66.6 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 45 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 598 - - 1646 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 2235 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2793 - - 3841 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1469 - - 3043 - - - - - 291 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 184 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 13 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 352 - - - - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -5 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -110 - - 84 - - - - - -1368 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2903 - - 3758 - - - - - 3619 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2738 - - -1622 - - - - - -4314 ODpotential blCL - - - 5531 - - 5463 - - - - - 6565 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 99 - - - - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 370 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 66.6 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.3 - - 57.7 - - - - - 54.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 66.2 - - - - - 65.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.8 - - 56.9 - - - - - 54.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 45 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 598 - - 1646 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 96 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 10 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] 99603 7 177 6 108 10 096 99603 92123 13 142 6 145 7 093 92123 86332 13 131 8 175 7 130 86332 81503 6 155 7 150 7 164 81503 77337 4 196 4 164 4 177 77337 73655 1 104 4 206 1 335 73655 70317 2 130 7 173 3 321 70317 67243 5 182 6 174 2 271 67243 64394 5 212 4 192 1 209 64394 61630 7 213 8 186 4 201 61630 58735 6 221 10 212 2 267 58735 55721 8 221 12 225 14 262 55721 52842 8 239 11 227 18 257 52842 50256 12 257 11 248 19 260 50256 47947 14 256 13 258 17 260 47947 45862 15 273 16 270 18 267 45862 43966 15 285 17 285 17 269 43966 42237 11 310 14 288 16 288 42237 40652 8 328 11 307 19 297 40652 39189 9 007 5 312 10 270 39189 37833 6 336 9 321 6 204 37833 36527 4 091 7 304 6 226 36527 35199 16 093 6 122 10 240 35199 33821 10 068 3 105 14 248 33821 32397 8 038 5 330 12 265 32397 30910 11 029 8 358 8 300 30910 29350 10 016 11 347 11 316 29350 27721 7 021 11 319 15 325 27721 26026 6 014 13 319 11 357 26026 24262 11 345 15 344 11 355 24262 22431 18 313 16 354 14 339 22431 20531 16 326 13 332 13 341 20531 18560 14 359 13 311 16 351 18560 16557 17 024 15 338 20 351 16557 14634 20 021 18 352 23 348 14634 12885 22 012 18 356 22 349 12885 11331 25 013 24 005 19 358 11331 9950 29 011 24 004 18 008 9950 8719 32 010 24 005 17 008 8719 7621 34 009 24 008 17 001 7621 6642 34 009 23 010 18 352 6642 5776 34 006 21 007 18 346 5776 5007 33 003 19 355 16 343 5007 4315 31 358 17*349 14 343 4315 3699 27 349 16*349 13 344 3699 3184 23*342 14 351 12 346 3184 2787 20*340 13 353 10 344 2787 2513 18 339 12 354 9 339 2513 2346 16 338 11 355 7 332 2346 2251 12 338 9 356 4*319 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