DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.3 - - 57.2 - - 56.0 - - 55.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 25 - - 3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 995 - - 881 - - 56 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3190 - - 3076 - - 2251 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1455 - - 1687 - - 2259 - - 1942 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 153 - - 119 - - 25 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 029 - - 030 - - 017 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 684 - - 792 - - 0 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2506 - - 2284 - - 2251 - - 2251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 193 - - 145 - - -456 - - -469 ODpotential blCL - - - 2997 - - 2931 - - 2707 - - 2720 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 20 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.3 - - 57.2 - - 56.0 - - 55.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.8 - - 54.6 - - 54.3 - - 53.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.7 - - 57.0 - - 55.9 - - 55.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.6 - - 54.3 - - 54.1 - - 53.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 25 - - 3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 995 - - 881 - - 56 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 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] 98804 7 291 8 317 12 240 13 302 98804 91446 7 306 14 307 12 317 7 332 91446 85759 9 285 11 290 11 313 4 323 85759 81028 7 241 10 275 8 312 4 343 81028 76950 5 234 13 291 11 295 9 304 76950 73332 8 290 11 262 13 277 13 286 73332 70049 12 294 9 238 13 263 11 290 70049 67004 15 271 11 279 13 245 11 281 67004 64144 19 252 17 264 15 252 15 262 64144 61358 18 239 20 237 20 254 20 256 61358 58451 16 229 19 228 21 246 20 249 58451 55442 17 227 18 228 21 243 19 246 55442 52577 19 230 20 235 21 230 19 243 52577 50002 24 230 25 238 19 228 20 236 50002 47698 27 217 30 227 22 236 19 232 47698 45612 25 211 31 217 26 230 20 239 45612 43704 26 219 31 214 28 229 24 242 43704 41947 36 221 33 211 28 222 27 238 41947 40327 41 208 35 202 31 206 29 224 40327 38834 50 201 40 199 32 197 30 207 38834 37453 61 195 50 192 44 179 37 183 37453 36137 75 189 63 179 56 165 43 167 36137 34812 81 184 70 174 53 160 38 164 34812 33445 79 185 61 179 47 159 33 163 33445 32033 69 191 49 187 42 158 31 159 32033 30560 39 205 35 200 39 157 27 162 30560 29016 20 188 21 218 31 166 21 167 29016 27402 18 185 13 212 16 208 15 164 27402 25720 20 193 11 183 5 257 5 169 25720 23974 23 180 11 168 4 119 4 304 23974 22166 22 166 14 159 5 098 7 326 22166 20292 19 156 20 155 4 071 13 345 20292 18349 14 146 21 168 4 056 13 007 18349 16369 12 141 16 165 6 009 15 009 16369 14460 7 138 9 102 12 017 17 021 14460 12723 3 114 13 013 17 024 17 023 12723 11184 3 346 14 019 19 022 21 014 11184 9818 5 038 14 032 17 014 22 015 9818 8600 11 066 14 041 16 021 21 020 8600 7514 13 068 11 038 15 020 21 021 7514 6549 12 071 10 018 17 018 21 024 6549 5696 9 068 12 018 18 022 20 028 5696 4941 8 052 12 020 18 025 20 028 4941 4262 8 040 12 022 19 024 20 023 4262 3662 8*033 11 025 19 022 21 014 3662 3159 7*031 11*027 18 020 20 007 3159 2773 7 029 10*029 17 019 17 359 2773 2506 7 028 9 030 15 018 15 355 2506 2344 6 029 8 030 13*017 13*354 2344 2251 5 028 7 030 9*017 9*353 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