DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 - - - 57.3 - - 68.3 - - 68.3 - - 63.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 157 - - 38 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1677 - - 3557 - - 2533 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 4275 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3872 - - 5752 - - 4728 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1596 - - 2256 - - 3461 - - 2936 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 216 - - 346 - - 199 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 286 - - 293 - - 096 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 801 - - 592 - - -45 - - -1022 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3071 - - 5160 - - 4773 - - 3274 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -53 - - -419 - - -1072 - - -3490 ODpotential blCL - - - 3925 - - 6171 - - 5800 - - 5741 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 97 - - 87 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 540 - - 880 - - 770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.3 - - 68.3 - - 68.3 - - 63.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.6 - - 53.4 - - 55.0 - - 56.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.5 - - 67.3 - - 67.9 - - 65.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.8 - - 52.4 - - 54.3 - - 56.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 157 - - 38 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1677 - - 3557 - - 2533 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 87 - - 49 - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 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] 99813 16 142 7 144 6 052 8 099 99813 92244 8 115 6 162 4 107 1 341 92244 86379 4 104 6 078 6 152 4 227 86379 81496 5 107 4 069 4 025 3 065 81496 77286 5 071 5 025 5 340 5 319 77286 73572 5 326 12 343 10 001 7 355 73572 70213 4 346 10 326 12 330 11 354 70213 67117 9 344 10 335 13 318 16 337 67117 64239 9 351 13 331 14 320 16 328 64239 61443 16 337 17 326 15 324 17 332 61443 58519 15 324 17 321 19 327 20 339 58519 55488 18 330 19 329 22 326 21 338 55488 52602 22 332 21 330 23 329 24 332 52602 50010 26 325 24 329 27 335 27 337 50010 47697 25 324 28 326 33 334 32 341 47697 45611 33 331 29 324 35 331 34 339 45611 43710 41 325 29 330 34 329 31 339 43710 41963 40 315 32 332 32 333 31 346 41963 40354 34 313 33 334 34 338 34 347 40354 38868 35 324 35 338 37 341 34 349 38868 37489 39 328 40 338 38 342 36 353 37489 36174 41 327 45 335 39 343 37 353 36174 34849 42 325 45 332 40 341 37 353 34849 33482 41 325 44 332 40 338 36 355 33482 32071 40 323 43 332 41 333 35 356 32071 30604 40 322 43 331 42 330 34 347 30604 29070 40 321 41 328 42 330 35 338 29070 27471 39 318 37 324 40 330 36 337 27471 25804 38 316 37 321 39 333 35 335 25804 24070 36 317 38 322 35 335 34 333 24070 22271 33 314 36 321 35 333 34 333 22271 20404 34 308 34 319 36 327 34 333 20404 18464 32 320 32 318 33 325 34 332 18464 16490 28 328 32 315 30 327 33 329 16490 14590 26 313 34 318 30 328 31 331 14590 12860 26 316 36 321 32 326 31 335 12860 11318 25 317 33 318 33 326 31 335 11318 9940 23 324 30 312 30 325 28 332 9940 8710 20 329 27 309 24 316 24 331 8710 7612 16 326 21 307 20 304 20 323 7612 6635 12 330 15 300 17 296 18 309 6635 5770 8 328 11*294 15 292 16 297 5770 5001 5 313 8*288 11*289 13 292 5001 4309 5*290 6 286 7*290 9 288 4309 3696 5*268 6 285 6 291 6 290 3696 3181 5 264 6 286 5 294 3 304 3181 2785 5 262 5 286 5 295 2 334 2785 2513 5 260 5 285 5 296 1 027 2513 2347 5 257 5 285 4 296 1 071 2347 2251 4 257 4 285 4 297 2*096 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