DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/27 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 = 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 33.3 - - 36.6 - - 38.4 - - 34.8 - - 32.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 17 - - 13 - - 10 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 323 - - 617 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2249 - - 2518 - - 2812 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 369 - - 540 - - 2100 - - 1541 - - 1526 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 73 - - 84 - - 33 - - 9 W* B/S 1 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 011 - - 325 - - 018 - - 002 - - 355 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 67 - - 268 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2249 - - 2451 - - 2544 - - 2249 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential -1961 - - -1468 - - -675 - - 0 - - -132 ODpotential blCL 4210 - - 3986 - - 3487 - - 2249 - - 2381 blCL maxRH 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.3 - - 36.6 - - 38.4 - - 34.8 - - 32.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.3 - - 33.6 - - 35.0 - - 34.7 - - 32.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.5 - - 36.4 - - 38.2 - - 34.6 - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.1 - - 33.5 - - 34.7 - - 34.6 - - 32.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 17 - - 13 - - 10 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 323 - - 617 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 103 - - 102 - - 102 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96092 29 303 31 294 29 295 29 295 31 322 96092 89164 21 304 24 294 19 321 19 304 21 327 89164 83733 20 282 18 283 20 313 14 317 15 322 83733 79182 12 281 13 271 19 291 17 310 15 312 79182 75222 11 307 10 258 17 277 17 307 12 288 75222 71690 17 295 8 256 14 264 16 304 13 249 71690 68471 18 271 9 250 17 246 17 293 8 247 68471 65480 15 250 13 263 19 234 22 270 11 271 65480 62675 11 248 17 264 18 231 19 251 14 253 62675 59927 15 250 17 252 16 231 17 244 14 230 59927 57037 18 238 17 235 18 234 22 235 15 224 57037 54027 18 246 16 231 20 234 23 225 15 219 54027 51155 28 239 19 230 22 233 21 223 13 217 51155 48576 30 216 25 221 23 231 21 226 12 214 48576 46270 28 207 25 214 22 229 20 222 12 218 46270 44181 24 208 24 207 20 217 21 216 14 214 44181 42274 20 206 22 205 20 212 20 209 17 211 42274 40524 21 204 23 207 18 208 18 199 20 207 40524 38911 26 203 23 191 20 199 16 201 22 197 38911 37420 38 193 22 189 18 181 21 205 20 183 37420 36043 44 176 30 188 24 185 25 187 19 159 36043 34741 41 174 38 173 29 176 27 166 18 139 34741 33445 37 173 35 171 29 175 24 163 18 154 33445 32126 32 172 36 183 37 172 26 160 24 168 32126 30777 27 171 34 177 34 165 25 157 26 163 30777 29374 25 174 30 172 31 159 24 159 23 160 29374 27903 25 174 26 173 27 153 18 160 24 167 27903 26364 25 173 25 177 23 157 14 147 20 154 26364 24757 24 172 25 175 19 162 14 141 19 137 24757 23083 23 168 24 167 18 162 13 150 18 134 23083 21346 21 165 23 160 19 161 8 147 13 142 21346 19542 18 162 18 159 17 154 6 150 8 144 19542 17671 13 153 10 152 9 143 6 142 4 105 17671 15766 10 124 6 142 3 083 9 122 3 096 15766 13930 10 113 2 127 5 058 11 125 5 140 13930 12261 7 140 3 019 6 060 8 141 2 108 12261 10777 5 151 4 037 5 066 4 095 3 043 10777 9460 4 127 4 050 5 056 5 060 6 046 9460 8292 3 125 4 050 4 064 6 047 9 040 8292 7254 5 164 3 063 4 111 7 039 11 027 7254 6335 4 186 2 127 2 163 10 030 13 016 6335 5523 4 192 2 164 0 305 12 020 13 014 5523 4805 4 187 1 179 2 003 14 013 13 013 4805 4161 4 185 1 165 4 012 14 009 13 012 4161 3590 4 188 0 135 4 015 14 005 13 012 3590 3112 4 208 0 106 4*019 12 004 13 010 3112 2745 4 233 2*317 4*018 10 003 12 007 2745 2491 3 239 2*325 3 019 9 003 10 001 2491 2337 1*311 2 324 3 019 7 002 8*358 2337 2249 2*011 2 328 3 018 6*002 5*355 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