DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/26 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 10.6 - - 8.6 - - 11.9 - - 11.0 - - 11.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 12 - - 10 - - 16 - - 8 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 52 - - 53 - - 53 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 2247 - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 951 - - 467 - - 895 - - 932 - - 519 Hgt.Variab. W* 35 - - 33 - - 39 - - 30 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 153 - - 028 - - 076 - - 052 - - 109 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -311 - - -316 - - -305 - - -298 - - -370 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2558 - - 2563 - - 2553 - - 2546 - - 2617 sfcLCL ODpotential -358 - - -9557 - - -374 - - -403 - - -8789 ODpotential blCL 2605 - - 11804 - - 2622 - - 2651 - - 11036 blCL maxRH 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 10.6 - - 8.6 - - 11.9 - - 11.0 - - 11.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 7.9 - - 5.9 - - 9.3 - - 8.5 - - 8.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 10.4 - - 8.5 - - 11.6 - - 10.9 - - 12.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 10.6 - - 6.5 - - 11.8 - - 11.0 - - 8.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 12 - - 10 - - 16 - - 8 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 52 - - 53 - - 53 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 104 - - 103 - - 101 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 96944 32 087 35 082 33 078 30 063 32 071 96944 89838 29 088 32 086 22 082 28 060 33 070 89838 84248 22 083 27 083 20 084 21 061 24 073 84248 79539 16 080 23 068 21 083 12 072 16 069 79539 75439 9 076 16 059 18 079 9 095 8 049 75439 71786 8 082 8 052 11 055 7 073 5 073 71786 68458 6 028 7 020 9 034 5 017 4 031 68458 65386 7 338 6 342 9 359 9 351 4 342 65386 62530 11 340 8 332 14 328 16 345 10 346 62530 59748 16 325 11 331 15 311 18 326 15 323 59748 56839 19 305 14 326 20 315 23 320 20 325 56839 53822 21 305 22 318 28 313 30 313 27 327 53822 50950 23 316 27 315 34 309 35 305 34 313 50950 48384 30 318 32 316 38 310 37 309 39 312 48384 46102 39 315 38 318 41 311 44 314 45 313 46102 44045 43 316 43 317 45 311 50 313 47 313 44045 42168 44 317 46 316 48 311 53 311 52 311 42168 40445 47 316 50 316 50 312 54 311 58 310 40445 38855 48 313 53 314 54 314 57 313 65 313 38855 37383 49 311 54 311 58 315 61 314 76 315 37383 36014 49 309 55 309 63 315 64 314 83 312 36014 34703 49 308 56 308 66 314 66 313 86 310 34703 33383 48 306 54 309 66 314 66 313 84 310 33383 32025 45 305 52 311 62 313 66 312 82 312 32025 30633 43 309 52 310 57 314 63 310 77 312 30633 29193 45 312 51 309 54 312 58 309 72 312 29193 27692 46 311 49 310 51 308 55 310 66 312 27692 26135 46 309 48 312 48 308 52 309 58 313 26135 24520 46 306 48 313 46 312 46 308 51 313 24520 22848 45 307 44 312 44 313 42 310 43 315 22848 21116 41 310 40 314 39 310 38 311 37 315 21116 19323 37 311 36 312 33 309 35 311 34 313 19323 17467 30 311 35 305 34 310 31 310 32 309 17467 15593 27 321 34 308 32 314 29 313 28 309 15593 13792 24 325 27 322 25 315 26 316 25 316 13792 12145 20 316 18 325 18 307 23 311 23 315 12145 10678 15 307 15 324 16 311 22 313 21 320 10678 9374 10 307 10 321 11 318 17 323 17 327 9374 8212 7 314 7 310 8 308 11 323 12 322 8212 7178 6 330 5 321 6 299 9 323 8 321 7178 6259 6 349 3 321 5 300 8 327 8 310 6259 5449 5 011 3 323 4 314 8 340 8 303 5449 4738 4 042 3 343 2 349 7 355 6 354 4738 4105 3 062 2 332 1 014 5 019 7 042 4105 3544 3 135 2 253 2 330 6 035 8 071 3544 3078 4 155 1 360 2 014 6 045 4 099 3078 2723 4 154 4 058 3 061 5 048 1 090 2723 2480 3 153 3 043 2 073 4 050 1 128 2480 2332 3 152 2 024 2*073 4*052 2 108 2332 2247 3*153 2*028 2*076 3*052 2*109 2247 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