DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/13 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 - - - - - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 62.1 - - 51.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 184 - - 8 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3465 - - 3071 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4263 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5660 - - 5266 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1495 - - 1896 - - 84 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 356 - - 133 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 201 - - 189 - - 161 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1779 - - -2357 - - -2825 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7439 - - 7624 - - 5076 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7945 - - -8452 - - -8499 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13605 - - 13718 - - 10749 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 79 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 62.1 - - 51.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.3 - - 36.4 - - 37.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.0 - - 62.0 - - 54.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.6 - - 35.8 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 184 - - 8 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3465 - - 3071 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 15 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98056 24 248 27 281 18 263 98056 90792 19 286 19 295 17 275 90792 85152 23 288 20 286 21 270 85152 80443 26 284 22 286 21 272 80443 76379 25 275 24 286 21 278 76379 72775 21 271 25 284 20 285 72775 69499 19 282 23 276 21 286 69499 66474 21 279 23 278 21 285 66474 63657 23 272 25 282 23 286 63657 60915 23 272 28 281 25 282 60915 58048 21 275 27 273 27 276 58048 55074 19 281 21 267 28 267 55074 52239 21 277 19 271 23 267 52239 49697 21 266 22 263 23 275 49697 47425 18 271 19 258 20 267 47425 45365 19 277 15 261 16 249 45365 43475 20 268 15 260 14 236 43475 41732 22 249 17 247 15 231 41732 40124 22 236 20 236 20 231 40124 38644 19 233 25 238 22 239 38644 37271 16 226 32 241 20 246 37271 35953 16 213 32 234 20 239 35953 34621 18 211 31 233 20 238 34621 33245 21 215 27 233 20 237 33245 31827 21 220 19 224 18 236 31827 30356 17 225 17 217 16 231 30356 28818 17 232 16 211 16 227 28818 27217 18 238 14 212 15 219 27217 25550 17 246 12 213 15 210 25550 23819 15 249 14 211 16 210 23819 22025 15 243 18 211 19 219 22025 20165 14 237 19 224 20 232 20165 18233 14 238 17 233 17 250 18233 16268 13 241 17 232 14 259 16268 14379 12 232 18 239 12 258 14379 12666 14 220 17 242 8 246 12666 11146 14 220 13 255 6 215 11146 9792 13 226 14 263 10 202 9792 8585 12 238 13 260 15 218 8585 7508 9 247 12 247 21 224 7508 6550 10 233 13 219 21 220 6550 5703 12*208 14*201 21 215 5703 4950 12*204 14*195 20 211 4950 4271 12 202 14 192 20 204 4271 3669 12 200 14 189 20 197 3669 3163 12 200 13 188 20 190 3163 2774 12 199 13 186 19 184 2774 2506 11 199 12 186 16 176 2506 2343 11 199 11 184 13 173 2343 2250 9 198 9 184 5*161 2250 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