DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/26 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 2149z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 23.3 - - 30.9 - - 38.6 - - 34.1 - - 28.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 77 - - 70 - - -5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 579 - - 1079 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2232 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 2774 - - 3274 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 524 - - 273 - - 732 - - 2039 - - 74 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 146 - - 174 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 9 - - 11 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 143 - - 171 - - 159 - - 172 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -396 - - -1244 - - -1770 - - -1576 - - -312 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2644 - - 4018 - - 5044 - - 3825 - - 2561 sfcLCL ODpotential -14364 - - -13792 - - -12155 - - -12956 - - -12222 ODpotential blCL 16612 - - 16566 - - 15429 - - 15205 - - 14471 blCL maxRH 82 - - 74 - - 83 - - 85 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 23.3 - - 30.9 - - 38.6 - - 34.1 - - 28.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.2 - - 21.6 - - 24.7 - - 25.5 - - 25.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 24.1 - - 30.2 - - 38.0 - - 36.8 - - 32.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.1 - - 21.1 - - 24.1 - - 25.1 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 77 - - 70 - - -5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 579 - - 1079 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 27 - - 0 - - 31 - - 39 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96506 25 288 31 284 32 275 37 284 36 302 96506 89506 15 283 19 276 25 273 24 286 32 286 89506 84041 9 299 14 254 22 291 15 283 18 285 84041 79466 10 277 13 259 22 286 13 300 12 279 79466 75501 12 260 12 278 19 270 19 292 9 295 75501 71968 12 260 15 269 18 263 23 284 12 309 71968 68740 13 268 15 263 16 260 20 274 12 287 68740 65749 14 269 14 267 14 257 18 259 16 274 65749 62955 14 263 15 259 18 257 16 256 18 264 62955 60230 17 262 16 253 18 257 17 264 15 258 60230 57373 19 260 15 251 21 252 19 257 14 249 57373 54406 19 255 19 249 24 239 22 255 15 242 54406 51572 18 244 23 243 26 235 27 245 18 242 51572 49022 15 234 23 237 28 231 32 230 27 233 49022 46749 15 230 24 229 26 229 28 223 25 222 46749 44699 17 221 22 217 27 225 26 213 26 213 44699 42832 14 234 18 210 24 210 25 200 26 203 42832 41128 26 232 22 220 26 207 24 198 22 193 41128 39563 28 215 33 216 27 207 23 202 25 200 39563 38112 21 213 29 202 29 204 30 202 34 197 38112 36759 23 234 22 195 30 198 34 189 40 186 36759 35466 27 229 22 213 31 200 33 180 41 178 35466 34163 29 228 33 222 32 206 29 177 37 172 34163 32817 29 227 37 222 34 208 27 181 32 175 32817 31431 27 226 32 217 35 204 27 188 31 189 31431 29993 24 231 28 210 35 201 28 193 31 201 29993 28491 24 234 26 206 34 200 27 194 31 205 28491 26923 23 232 24 212 32 199 27 196 32 202 26923 25288 19 229 24 216 32 203 31 205 34 199 25288 23586 15 230 25 221 31 208 34 201 34 196 23586 21820 13 225 26 224 29 209 33 196 34 194 21820 19984 19 232 25 226 25 212 31 195 33 193 19984 18071 25 243 25 217 21 207 29 198 30 189 18071 16118 21 256 20 220 21 206 26 200 27 186 16118 14233 12 241 14 228 13 212 19 207 21 188 14233 12516 10 208 14 218 14 210 11 206 14 184 12516 10988 10 214 14 216 13 224 7 218 10 175 10988 9629 10 227 15 215 11 225 8 221 9 177 9629 8419 15 223 20 205 14 214 11 229 8 190 8419 7344 23 203 27 203 19 206 15 219 10 201 7344 6396 26 193 33 193 26 202 21 211 14 203 6396 5567 25 183 29 182 28 194 22 203 18 195 5567 4839 21 178 22 180 24 185 20 193 20 184 4839 4187 19 179 18 179 19 174 18 184 18 185 4187 3608 20 184 17 181 16*168 15 177 16 187 3608 3123 21 186 15*179 12*159 13 178 14 181 3123 2750 17 174 10*171 12 158 11 178 11 171 2750 2493 12 153 9 171 12 158 9 178 9 156 2493 2338 10*150 9 170 11 159 7*177 6*140 2338 2249 5*143 7 170 9 158 4*172 4*138 2249 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