DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - 61.0 - - 60.6 - - 63.1 - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 134 - - 34 - - 10 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1981 - - 1765 - - 2197 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3054 - - 2235 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4176 - - 3960 - - 4392 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2532 - - 2486 - - 2464 - - 2528 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 268 - - 170 - - 130 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 163 - - 145 - - 093 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -7 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 683 - - 811 - - 329 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3493 - - 3149 - - 4063 - - 2251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 66 - - -43 - - -490 - - -438 ODpotential blCL - - - 4110 - - 4003 - - 4882 - - 2689 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 110 - - 70 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 60.6 - - 63.1 - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.5 - - 54.5 - - 53.0 - - 56.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.9 - - 60.2 - - 62.9 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 53.7 - - 52.3 - - 56.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 134 - - 34 - - 10 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1981 - - 1765 - - 2197 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 92 - - 99 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 98811 4 174 0 064 16 311 10 350 98811 91430 5 000 7 351 7 308 10 337 91430 85756 9 337 7 316 12 325 12 338 85756 81041 9 315 8 324 12 322 5 336 81041 76964 5 300 12 312 7 312 10 323 76964 73336 5 214 10 291 6 295 11 278 73336 70035 8 244 9 246 6 294 9 256 70035 66988 11 255 7 266 10 248 12 274 66988 64145 16 236 12 254 11 249 12 263 64145 61365 14 224 10 226 13 240 12 275 61365 58443 14 250 10 236 15 230 12 238 58443 55420 18 242 13 241 14 249 11 227 55420 52547 22 229 22 228 18 251 17 240 52547 49963 25 213 24 217 22 226 21 222 49963 47648 19 193 22 198 21 210 19 210 47648 45552 12 206 18 196 20 209 18 204 45552 43639 18 206 20 206 19 200 17 206 43639 41883 25 200 19 202 20 202 22 219 41883 40260 25 201 29 203 32 206 29 210 40260 38761 30 195 34 188 34 197 29 202 38761 37379 30 189 33 186 34 200 32 212 37379 36076 32 191 37 195 39 202 37 214 36076 34773 40 209 52 203 40 200 38 212 34773 33427 48 214 51 206 38 199 37 211 33427 32035 51 210 45 201 35 201 34 210 32035 30583 50 205 42 195 33 204 29 208 30583 29059 47 200 35 189 31 207 27 203 29059 27464 42 194 34 187 28 208 26 202 27464 25796 43 190 37 195 25 207 25 202 25796 24057 38 183 38 203 21 202 21 197 24057 22250 25 187 35 206 22 195 19 184 22250 20371 30 233 24 204 22 186 19 183 20371 18416 20 214 22 188 18 186 18 181 18416 16429 20 177 23 180 15 171 17 177 16429 14518 21 193 21 190 17 180 13 171 14518 12779 22 198 17 206 15 198 9 169 12779 11232 22 196 17 195 11 167 6 143 11232 9858 17 207 16 182 10 155 7 098 9858 8635 11 207 9 192 9 130 10 106 8635 7544 8 219 4 134 13 128 11 119 7544 6574 8 207 8 124 14 132 12 121 6574 5718 9 197 12 138 13 127 12 119 5718 4959 10 184 12 141 10*116 13 120 4959 4277 10*174 11*142 8*102 15 124 4277 3673 10*167 10*144 7 096 15 126 3673 3166 10 165 8 145 6 091 15 127 3166 2777 9 162 8 146 6 088 14 127 2777 2508 9 161 7 146 6 086 12 127 2508 2345 8 160 6 147 5 086 10*127 2345 2251 7 160 5 146 4 084 7*126 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