DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.5 - - 52.3 - - 53.5 - - 44.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 89 - - 37 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3099 - - 3457 - - 3452 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3903 - - 3784 - - 2234 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5294 - - 5652 - - 5647 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2500 - - 4132 - - 3243 - - 621 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 322 - - 277 - - 208 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 337 - - 294 - - 322 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -1 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 269 - - 71 - - -680 - - -2059 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5026 - - 5582 - - 6328 - - 4310 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -189 - - -439 - - -1445 - - -5431 ODpotential blCL - - - 5483 - - 6091 - - 7092 - - 7681 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 99 - - 82 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 50 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.5 - - 52.3 - - 53.5 - - 44.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.5 - - 35.8 - - 33.8 - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 51.5 - - 53.0 - - 48.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 35.5 - - 33.4 - - 33.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 89 - - 37 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3099 - - 3457 - - 3452 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 97 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98361 19 246 26 260 22 271 23 246 98361 91009 19 237 27 251 29 260 29 270 91009 85332 16 242 20 249 26 263 27 270 85332 80597 18 254 18 271 19 271 18 272 80597 76490 18 268 17 276 20 284 17 290 76490 72845 14 267 15 263 18 285 15 304 72845 69529 14 289 10 287 12 281 15 295 69529 66464 20 290 17 306 13 287 16 281 66464 63603 22 284 21 292 17 300 14 283 63603 60808 20 276 22 279 22 306 14 301 60808 57874 23 280 23 285 28 304 22 307 57874 54831 26 281 23 291 28 295 25 299 54831 51927 27 282 25 293 28 291 25 301 51927 49315 30 284 29 293 31 290 34 304 49315 46981 32 287 34 294 34 295 37 303 46981 44872 36 290 37 295 38 300 38 306 44872 42949 41 288 41 291 41 297 40 306 42949 41183 44 284 42 285 42 290 40 301 41183 39550 44 283 41 283 41 285 39 297 39550 38034 46 284 42 282 39 282 38 296 38034 36622 52 284 44 282 41 282 37 297 36622 35278 60 283 49 280 46 279 38 294 35278 33936 64 282 58 277 54 274 39 287 33936 32570 62 283 65 277 61 271 41 280 32570 31178 59 284 62 278 66 269 46 278 31178 29743 57 285 57 278 65 269 50 276 29743 28249 54 286 53 278 59 272 50 273 28249 26697 50 287 49 280 53 275 47 272 26697 25083 45 287 46 282 47 278 41 275 25083 23405 41 287 43 286 42 282 37 281 23405 21664 38 288 39 290 38 285 33 287 21664 19852 35 292 36 291 34 290 31 291 19852 17966 32 297 34 292 32 294 30 296 17966 16045 28 303 29 295 30 294 29 301 16045 14195 25 309 25 302 28 295 29 305 14195 12512 24 307 24 307 27 301 29 303 12512 11015 25 303 26 304 27 311 26 304 11015 9681 27 304 22 287 25 310 22 310 9681 8491 25 301 21 288 20 299 18 316 8491 7428 21 299 20 289 17 296 15 319 7428 6483 19 304 14*287 13*297 10 312 6483 5646 14*313 10*287 11*301 8 282 5646 4904 10*324 7 291 8 315 8 261 4904 4236 7 336 6 294 7 323 8 252 4236 3644 6 339 5 296 6 328 6 238 3644 3147 6 342 5 300 6 331 4 211 3147 2765 6 343 4 300 6 333 4 184 2765 2501 5 342 4 300 6 333 4 172 2501 2342 5 343 4 302 6 336 5*168 2342 2250 5 343 4 302 5 336 5*167 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