DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - 72.0 - - 75.3 - - 73.5 - - 63.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 113 - - 39 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1548 - - 3483 - - 3146 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2683 - - 4075 - - 2236 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3743 - - 5678 - - 5341 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 531 - - 893 - - 2050 - - 2210 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 240 - - 315 - - 220 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 19 - - 18 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 283 - - 301 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -940 - - 830 - - 1130 - - -505 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4683 - - 4848 - - 4211 - - 2756 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5457 - - -2309 - - 174 - - -3184 ODpotential blCL - - - 9200 - - 7987 - - 5167 - - 5435 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 91 - - 97 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 680 - - 1770 - - 2230 - - 720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.0 - - 75.3 - - 73.5 - - 63.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.8 - - 61.2 - - 62.1 - - 58.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 74.6 - - 73.1 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 60.4 - - 61.6 - - 58.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 113 - - 39 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1548 - - 3483 - - 3146 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 65 - - 87 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 12 - - 12 - - 11 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] 99525 13 130 12 108 4 099 11 068 99525 92044 10 153 6 103 5 102 7 118 92044 86240 6 175 4 191 5 066 10 150 86240 81416 2 189 6 189 2 048 5 118 81416 77261 2 125 4 165 1 357 5 341 77261 73591 2 122 2 133 2 093 3 322 73591 70268 5 173 4 204 3 274 5 332 70268 67205 2 143 7 203 6 226 6 308 67205 64357 6 246 3 186 9 246 7 277 64357 61597 11 233 7 282 7 237 7 245 61597 58717 10 228 13 283 4 257 12 226 58717 55717 11 234 21 246 8 288 8 238 55717 52835 11 245 18 235 24 261 19 261 52835 50240 18 265 21 232 21 238 21 230 50240 47927 30 238 23 238 16 251 11 224 47927 45832 35 230 36 239 26 263 17 280 45832 43902 36 221 39 220 36 233 28 250 43902 42117 33 222 33 211 26 207 27 222 42117 40467 35 238 28 215 24 196 18 183 40467 38937 44 234 36 215 26 199 12 170 38937 37516 41 227 43 209 32 200 17 168 37516 36174 36 227 45 203 41 188 21 151 36174 34843 34 228 45 196 44 178 25 137 34843 33477 34 226 44 191 39 173 27 127 33477 32070 33 219 44 190 37 173 26 133 32070 30606 30 213 43 189 38 174 24 145 30606 29073 26 214 41 189 37 178 23 158 29073 27470 26 215 37 191 34 183 20 169 27470 25800 26 213 32 194 29 191 15 185 25800 24065 26 214 30 201 24 201 8 216 24065 22266 29 219 28 209 22 214 8 265 22266 20397 29 219 26 218 22 228 11 288 20397 18456 22 213 23 232 19 236 9 271 18456 16482 19 212 20 236 15 225 7 204 16482 14581 20 210 20 229 20 221 10 195 14581 12850 20 218 23 229 24 221 13 211 12850 11308 21 226 28 230 24 248 15 233 11308 9934 18 227 28 229 23 251 16 253 9934 8704 15 233 19 250 19 256 18 265 8704 7603 16 250 17 266 17 273 17 277 7603 6623 20 266 19 272 18 285 13 303 6623 5756 22 270 20*283 18*290 16 342 5756 4988 20 271 20*284 19*298 23 346 4988 4298 16*280 20 284 19 300 27 332 4298 3688 15*274 20 283 19 302 28 321 3688 3177 13 270 20 283 19 303 26 317 3177 2783 13 269 19 283 18 303 23 315 2783 2512 12 269 18 283 17 303 20 314 2512 2346 11 268 17 282 15 303 17 313 2346 2251 9 267 13 282 12 303 11*312 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