DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 2.1 - - 3.7 - - 3.7 - - 3.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 18 - - 5 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 52 - - 572 - - 323 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2247 - - 2767 - - 2518 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 670 - - 461 - - 829 - - 1213 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 91 - - 50 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 101 - - 092 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -576 - - 3 - - -214 - - -497 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2823 - - 2764 - - 2732 - - 2744 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13667 - - -12362 - - -12047 - - -12111 ODpotential blCL - - - 15914 - - 15129 - - 14565 - - 14358 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 2.1 - - 3.7 - - 3.7 - - 3.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -2.1 - - -0.3 - - -0.2 - - -0.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 2.0 - - 3.6 - - 3.7 - - 3.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.4 - - -0.5 - - -0.4 - - -0.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 18 - - 5 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 52 - - 572 - - 323 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95564 73 010 67 007 60 357 62 360 95564 88460 58 352 55 347 53 343 54 347 88460 83043 49 338 41 343 44 337 47 338 83043 78496 36 324 34 326 37 329 38 332 78496 74521 32 318 29 311 32 315 32 322 74521 70968 26 303 27 302 28 308 28 308 70968 67717 25 303 25 301 30 310 22 305 67717 64692 30 296 28 297 31 303 24 297 64692 61857 34 283 33 292 31 296 30 287 61857 59089 35 281 33 290 28 287 32 286 59089 56189 33 285 31 284 28 280 34 285 56189 53177 34 283 32 281 31 286 31 285 53177 50300 33 277 36 279 34 288 30 288 50300 47708 33 274 37 275 36 284 31 291 47708 45383 34 274 37 270 39 276 34 286 45383 43277 34 272 37 266 40 271 35 279 43277 41355 36 267 36 265 41 267 35 276 41355 39588 38 267 36 267 39 264 35 271 39588 37955 40 266 38 269 37 263 34 265 37955 36442 43 261 40 265 37 258 35 257 36442 35038 45 260 40 260 37 250 35 252 35038 33706 48 260 40 254 37 245 38 249 33706 32380 47 250 40 249 38 241 39 242 32380 31035 41 238 42 242 35 241 35 236 31035 29678 32 235 42 244 36 247 30 235 29678 28290 30 236 55 254 45 251 28 239 28290 26856 38 235 71 250 53 250 28 242 26856 25371 39 231 72 246 53 247 33 242 25371 23832 34 229 67 252 50 248 40 237 23832 22237 30 237 37 254 37 247 40 234 22237 20585 26 252 29 240 29 246 40 241 20585 18867 24 255 28 236 29 242 32 249 18867 17079 25 255 26 235 27 232 24 246 17079 15253 25 257 23 248 22 228 22 236 15253 13491 23 258 21 259 19 231 23 233 13491 11886 19 256 19 263 13 239 16 239 11886 10453 14 244 14 260 11 250 14 253 10453 9175 11 228 12 249 10 255 13 256 9175 8037 11 149 11 219 8 229 13 226 8037 7024 19 126 17 159 8 187 13 190 7024 6129 20 125 25 133 17 153 14 179 6129 5342 17 131 21 131 23 135 13 157 5342 4652 15 135 18 139 20 135 21 132 4652 4038 15 136 19 139 19 139 20 132 4038 3499 17 134 19 129 18 127 20 123 3499 3053 16 127 15*117 16 112 17 112 3053 2710 14 119 11*103 14*096 14 105 2710 2474 10 106 10 101 13*094 12 103 2474 2329 9*103 9 100 11 091 11*101 2329 2247 7*102 8 100 9 090 8*100 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