DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 27.0 - - 28.2 - - 28.4 - - 28.5 - - 26.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 17 - - 15 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 1041 - - 1104 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2249 - - 3236 - - 3299 - - 2249 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1916 - - 1507 - - 2239 - - 4052 - - 3305 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 109 - - 107 - - 11 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 343 - - 345 - - 329 - - 338 - - 229 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 792 - - 750 - - -66 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2249 - - 2444 - - 2549 - - 2315 - - 2248 sfcLCL ODpotential -398 - - 287 - - 314 - - -645 - - -892 ODpotential blCL 2647 - - 2949 - - 2985 - - 2894 - - 3140 blCL maxRH 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.0 - - 28.2 - - 28.4 - - 28.5 - - 26.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.8 - - 25.7 - - 25.5 - - 26.6 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.2 - - 28.1 - - 28.2 - - 28.9 - - 26.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.8 - - 25.3 - - 25.1 - - 26.2 - - 24.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 17 - - 15 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 1041 - - 1104 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 101 - - 103 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 95789 28 358 36 003 32 013 30 000 37 360 95789 89032 27 359 30 001 28 005 32 005 29 005 89032 83696 25 003 20 006 25 005 27 003 26 012 83696 79177 20 003 14 008 24 000 22 005 25 010 79177 75219 13 023 13 008 21 001 21 010 23 007 75219 71666 12 015 10 010 14 350 19 000 18 013 71666 68413 12 356 8 009 9 337 16 349 15 007 68413 65396 13 340 8 349 9 344 15 344 11 346 65396 62574 10 324 7 346 10 336 13 340 8 332 62574 59822 8 301 7 317 9 310 12 331 10 333 59822 56936 9 292 7 301 10 297 10 307 13 324 56936 53941 13 299 8 301 12 294 11 291 15 308 53941 51091 14 288 10 281 14 282 14 292 15 289 51091 48540 15 287 13 269 16 276 16 288 15 283 48540 46266 16 276 13 263 16 275 16 278 16 284 46266 44207 16 273 12 258 16 271 16 281 17 276 44207 42323 17 264 13 261 15 276 16 283 16 267 42323 40589 16 250 14 264 15 283 16 275 14 263 40589 38987 14 242 13 265 17 277 17 275 13 265 38987 37501 13 237 12 269 16 268 20 272 15 274 37501 36116 10 228 10 274 13 261 20 270 17 271 36116 34791 8 219 6 275 10 252 16 274 17 261 34791 33460 7 187 3 196 6 244 14 277 12 251 33460 32096 10 154 12 111 5 116 9 266 5 241 32096 30705 20 119 25 097 16 099 3 187 6 098 30705 29272 33 110 31 091 25 095 12 127 14 085 29272 27784 34 112 31 092 28 090 22 117 17 086 27784 26239 33 118 27 095 25 088 24 112 19 096 26239 24633 29 111 22 100 20 094 23 105 20 103 24633 22967 20 102 19 100 16 105 19 101 18 105 22967 21241 13 112 14 099 11 122 11 101 14 101 21241 19450 6 149 5 079 6 129 3 121 8 083 19450 17590 6 232 5 278 5 286 7 237 3 339 17590 15695 8 239 15 284 13 297 6 272 5 273 15695 13868 7 253 15 284 16 286 8 279 9 265 13868 12203 9 271 11 290 17 280 14 284 11 275 12203 10722 12 281 8 288 13 275 16 284 13 281 10722 9404 9 284 6 283 9 278 16 278 14 286 9404 8235 3 352 3 292 8 281 12 277 12 285 8235 7197 5 014 3 327 6 263 9 283 9 283 7197 6281 8 010 6 000 2 269 6 266 7 278 6281 5479 10 350 9 351 4 342 3 271 7 268 5479 4773 8 341 7 329 7 338 3 281 7 263 4773 4138 5 016 6 328 7 325 3 299 7 260 4138 3574 8 027 6*341 6*323 3 310 7 258 3574 3102 10 010 7*345 5*327 3 324 7 255 3102 2738 9 355 7 345 5 328 3 332 7 254 2738 2488 8 350 7 345 5 329 2 339 7 247 2488 2336 7*346 6 346 5 332 2*343 6 240 2336 2248 4*343 5 346 4 331 1*338 3*229 2248 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