DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/03 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 -1.8 - - 7.2 - - 10.1 - - 10.7 - - 10.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 513 - - 52 - - 144 - - 257 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2246 - - 2708 - - 2247 - - 2339 - - 2452 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 641 - - 642 - - 1274 - - 1203 - - 959 Hgt.Variab. W* 18 - - 74 - - 29 - - 13 - - 46 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 13 - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 BL Wind Direction 118 - - 138 - - 130 - - 120 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 4 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -641 - - -118 - - -503 - - -264 - - -133 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2887 - - 2826 - - 2750 - - 2603 - - 2585 sfcLCL ODpotential -19419 - - -15634 - - -14869 - - -14191 - - -13669 ODpotential blCL 21665 - - 18342 - - 17116 - - 16530 - - 16121 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -1.8 - - 7.2 - - 10.1 - - 10.7 - - 10.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -6.0 - - 3.1 - - 6.2 - - 7.3 - - 6.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -1.8 - - 7.2 - - 10.0 - - 10.7 - - 10.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -6.0 - - 2.8 - - 6.0 - - 7.3 - - 6.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 513 - - 52 - - 144 - - 257 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 99 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 94955 50 316 53 313 47 315 49 312 59 305 94955 88245 36 319 39 313 35 313 39 313 44 309 88245 82938 27 321 34 312 31 319 36 315 30 309 82938 78449 24 320 30 309 27 320 32 314 25 305 78449 74522 24 309 28 305 22 319 28 311 26 304 74522 71017 24 301 28 305 21 323 26 310 27 300 71017 67819 28 298 26 308 25 316 24 310 26 297 67819 64846 28 295 26 309 24 307 22 297 25 294 64846 62060 26 296 24 301 24 295 23 287 30 297 62060 59345 27 293 23 288 26 280 26 282 34 285 59345 56508 28 289 25 285 29 269 26 272 28 279 56508 53543 31 285 28 285 30 277 27 274 32 282 53543 50698 38 279 35 279 39 274 30 272 35 269 50698 48137 38 276 37 271 43 262 35 269 32 274 48137 45841 39 280 36 274 40 265 41 263 39 273 45841 43765 40 275 38 276 46 265 40 261 36 259 43765 41880 41 279 43 269 49 261 45 263 37 270 41880 40153 47 284 47 269 50 257 52 251 48 273 40153 38553 57 279 57 271 48 255 49 246 54 251 38553 37069 63 276 59 271 46 262 43 254 43 245 37069 35692 68 280 61 272 54 260 55 260 37 254 35692 34385 76 275 65 268 63 254 62 253 45 258 34385 33077 76 273 68 265 69 254 62 249 47 252 33077 31738 74 273 70 265 75 253 55 246 37 253 31738 30371 71 274 71 267 75 252 49 243 29 246 30371 28964 69 272 71 270 74 252 48 233 27 249 28964 27504 70 269 71 271 72 254 47 225 25 238 27504 25989 71 268 70 271 69 256 51 225 27 231 25989 24412 71 271 70 273 66 261 53 227 32 231 24412 22771 68 276 66 275 57 263 51 234 31 234 22771 21067 61 277 59 274 52 260 43 245 27 239 21067 19294 54 276 53 272 46 256 34 256 24 246 19294 17451 49 274 52 268 40 254 28 249 24 249 17451 15573 45 271 49 267 36 256 30 241 20 252 15573 13766 39 268 44 269 32 259 26 241 15 269 13766 12120 32 266 36 268 28 261 20 237 17 273 12120 10655 23 263 29 264 23 259 18 234 18 256 10655 9348 17 256 21 251 21 245 16 229 20 230 9348 8181 17 240 20 229 23 229 16 223 21 219 8181 7141 16 231 20 213 27 215 17 216 23 224 7141 6216 16 217 23 197 32 204 20 213 27 225 6216 5402 16 194 25 190 34 194 26 207 27 218 5402 4693 16 175 24 181 34 180 30 191 23 195 4693 4067 17 162 26 171 30 166 27 169 24 166 4067 3520 15 158 25 160 24 150 24 145 24 146 3520 3066 14 150 21 151 19 139 20 133 21 130 3066 2717 13 135 17*142 17 134 17 125 18 124 2717 2478 10 123 15*139 15 132 15*122 16*122 2478 2331 9 122 13 138 13 131 13*121 14*120 2331 2247 5*118 10 136 10*130 10 119 11 119 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