DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.5 - - 71.9 - - - - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 99 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1990 - - 2888 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3150 - - 3538 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4185 - - 5083 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1240 - - 2083 - - - - - 5216 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 285 - - 279 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 19 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 3 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 274 - - - - - 079 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 67 - - 875 - - - - - -1581 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4119 - - 4208 - - - - - 3833 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2311 - - -35 - - - - - -3387 ODpotential blCL - - - 6496 - - 5118 - - - - - 5639 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 93 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 1120 - - - - - 1490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.5 - - 71.9 - - - - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.9 - - 60.7 - - - - - 61.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.3 - - 71.1 - - - - - 73.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.1 - - 60.0 - - - - - 61.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 99 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1990 - - 2888 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 74 - - - - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 13 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] 100195 24 102 19 097 19 103 100195 92613 18 113 18 108 18 113 92613 86749 17 120 13 124 15 104 86749 81873 17 117 15 145 11 092 81873 77678 12 109 14 123 8 100 77678 73960 12 128 11 120 4 071 73960 70586 10 127 6 140 8 177 70586 67487 7 154 7 195 10 147 67487 64608 9 174 9 193 9 183 64608 61820 11 193 15 202 13 193 61820 58918 9 188 14 189 16 196 58918 55915 16 231 13 222 16 190 55915 53065 42 216 33 236 24 236 53065 50500 36 230 40 230 30 237 50500 48187 41 248 39 237 35 247 48187 46081 55 253 46 246 44 253 46081 44154 62 252 48 249 53 252 44154 42381 61 250 50 249 51 250 42381 40750 57 249 49 248 47 254 40750 39247 52 248 45 244 44 253 39247 37855 44 245 38 239 31 261 37855 36525 35 240 29 233 27 282 36525 35185 28 233 21 219 31 292 35185 33802 23 224 18 205 31 288 33802 32375 21 222 17 201 29 288 32375 30890 21 225 16 205 29 290 30890 29334 20 231 16 218 28 290 29334 27709 21 239 17 235 27 283 27709 26017 23 246 17 245 27 274 26017 24259 24 252 17 250 26 273 24259 22439 26 257 20 255 23 273 22439 20552 26 263 23 259 20 265 20552 18592 25 270 24 262 21 260 18592 16597 21 274 21 263 21 266 16597 14680 16 265 17 269 22 272 14680 12938 10 250 14 267 20 277 12938 11389 10 257 11 252 16 281 11389 10007 9 282 10 264 15 284 10007 8772 11 308 6 279 17 278 8772 7668 12 328 4 271 15 270 7668 6685 12 326 3 261 10 249 6685 5812 10 313 3*265 7 242 5812 5036 10 323 3*269 4 230 5036 4337 9*328 3 271 3 206 4337 3716 9*330 3 274 2 179 3716 3196 8 331 3 276 1 147 3196 2794 8 330 2 278 1 118 2794 2517 7 331 2 278 1 103 2517 2349 7 332 2 278 2*090 2349 2252 6 331 2 278 1*079 2252 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