DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - 43.3 - - 47.6 - - 48.4 - - 43.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 272 - - 372 - - 97 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3546 - - 4484 - - 5780 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4486 - - 5320 - - 5530 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5741 - - 6679 - - 7975 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2007 - - 1966 - - 1694 - - 6264 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 407 - - 486 - - 340 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 15 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 007 - - 351 - - 337 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1323 - - -1507 - - -1169 - - -5160 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7064 - - 8187 - - 9144 - - 7410 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6948 - - -4850 - - -4486 - - -7284 ODpotential blCL - - - 12689 - - 11529 - - 12461 - - 9533 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 88 - - 86 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.3 - - 47.6 - - 48.4 - - 43.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.2 - - 19.4 - - 15.9 - - 18.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.8 - - 45.6 - - 47.7 - - 44.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.0 - - 18.8 - - 15.3 - - 18.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 272 - - 372 - - 97 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3546 - - 4484 - - 5780 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 53 - - 44 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97625 13 095 13 105 6 116 13 077 97625 90309 17 107 12 106 2 080 13 058 90309 84639 11 089 8 109 3 357 4 079 84639 79909 5 172 2 038 3 000 1 121 79909 75811 1 064 5 293 3 313 6 250 75811 72168 5 240 11 282 8 306 9 233 72168 68841 10 261 10 260 12 302 9 262 68841 65765 15 249 14 264 17 284 13 280 65765 62903 12 257 17 269 17 277 17 290 62903 60123 15 253 18 272 20 277 21 284 60123 57216 15 261 20 275 19 280 23 292 57216 54200 20 268 25 277 22 292 25 295 54200 51333 20 273 27 275 26 290 26 293 51333 48765 20 281 27 272 25 282 27 292 48765 46470 23 290 27 272 26 282 29 289 46470 44390 28 285 26 274 28 283 30 286 44390 42490 32 273 27 276 31 285 31 285 42490 40743 33 262 30 276 34 285 29 286 40743 39123 32 258 33 273 35 282 31 289 39123 37621 32 260 34 270 37 280 35 288 37621 36227 32 262 34 272 39 278 36 284 36227 34905 37 266 36 275 42 278 37 284 34905 33584 44 266 37 275 44 279 39 286 33584 32232 48 263 38 276 45 280 41 285 32232 30848 48 259 37 277 44 282 39 286 30848 29413 49 252 36 275 44 282 39 295 29413 27914 49 245 34 272 44 279 40 300 27914 26350 44 240 35 266 43 275 40 297 26350 24726 39 237 37 261 43 270 40 293 24726 23046 35 235 39 261 42 265 43 285 23046 21316 33 236 40 263 42 257 43 283 21316 19530 32 245 36 267 42 258 42 279 19530 17679 27 266 32 268 38 272 41 275 17679 15795 27 269 26 275 31 284 34 289 15795 13977 23 259 25 293 26 304 26 305 13977 12320 18 258 25 298 25 315 24 326 12320 10848 17 293 14 327 21 332 23 332 10848 9540 23 001 14 352 18 338 22 328 9540 8375 28 016 17 351 15*336 20 327 8375 7336 25 013 18*351 15*336 18 328 7336 6410 20*014 16*351 16 336 15 333 6410 5590 16*009 16 350 16 337 14 337 5590 4861 15 008 16 351 16 337 13 341 4861 4205 15 007 15 351 16 337 13 344 4205 3622 14 007 15 352 16 337 12 347 3622 3134 14 006 14 352 15 337 12 350 3134 2758 13 006 14 352 15 337 11 352 2758 2498 13 006 13 352 14 337 9 351 2498 2340 12 006 13 353 14 337 7 348 2340 2249 11 006 11 352 12 337 4*343 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