DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.9 - - 37.7 - - 34.9 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -8 - - -22 - - -21 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 55 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2250 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1048 - - 3418 - - 4174 - - 2835 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 20 - - 14 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 307 - - 331 - - 002 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -413 - - -820 - - -333 - - -43 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2663 - - 3070 - - 2582 - - 2292 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2784 - - -1958 - - -1552 - - -1207 ODpotential blCL - - - 5033 - - 4208 - - 3801 - - 3456 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 76 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.9 - - 37.7 - - 34.9 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.5 - - 32.5 - - 31.9 - - 27.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 39.5 - - 36.9 - - 30.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.0 - - 31.8 - - 31.6 - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -8 - - -22 - - -21 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 55 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 6 - - 102 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96427 13 251 25 234 19 281 6 259 96427 89299 11 228 7 233 15 266 11 280 89299 83798 6 206 8 264 9 276 16 277 83798 79223 8 247 14 288 9 289 11 282 79223 75244 13 255 18 291 12 286 15 300 75244 71700 9 247 21 278 18 286 18 289 71700 68463 11 260 18 274 18 277 15 277 68463 65460 13 271 22 290 19 286 20 279 65460 62678 17 272 24 286 30 287 26 268 62678 59965 21 290 28 279 33 297 27 277 59965 57098 38 295 31 291 41 295 39 282 57098 54100 38 285 35 284 42 281 39 278 54100 51225 36 279 34 288 38 282 35 277 51225 48631 31 280 41 290 39 286 37 290 48631 46308 36 292 41 287 41 290 44 295 46308 44214 43 293 39 288 46 293 48 295 44214 42307 44 291 44 293 50 293 47 298 42307 40554 43 291 50 294 52 293 52 302 40554 38939 45 293 52 295 54 296 57 299 38939 37441 45 294 53 298 59 299 58 302 37441 36048 48 299 58 301 63 301 67 306 36048 34724 54 302 63 301 67 302 73 305 34724 33401 58 302 65 301 70 303 75 307 33401 32050 60 301 67 302 73 304 80 309 32050 30672 61 301 68 301 78 305 85 310 30672 29253 61 301 68 300 79 303 88 310 29253 27772 58 299 69 300 77 302 88 310 27772 26230 53 297 70 302 74 303 86 310 26230 24624 47 291 66 304 70 303 82 311 24624 22958 43 286 60 303 63 301 74 310 22958 21236 41 286 55 301 57 301 67 306 21236 19455 43 295 51 299 53 302 57 304 19455 17608 43 292 47 298 48 304 51 303 17608 15726 39 278 43 298 43 305 49 303 15726 13911 37 275 39 301 40 304 46 304 13911 12257 35 281 33 303 38 304 41 309 12257 10785 34 292 29 308 35 306 36 314 10785 9472 35 300 29 311 33 308 33 322 9472 8302 33 302 30 311 34 313 33 328 8302 7258 32 298 31 310 36 315 33 333 7258 6330 31 301 33 309 34 317 32 339 6330 5514 30 311 34 310 31 323 28 355 5514 4797 28 317 34 311 30 326 27 007 4797 4156 25 320 32 310 29 331 26 009 4156 3587 24 321 29 309 28 333 26 009 3587 3110 23 319 27 309 26 334 24 008 3110 2744 20 312 24 309 23 334 21 006 2744 2490 15 306 21 308 19 333 17 005 2490 2337 13 304 18*307 16 332 15*004 2337 2249 9*301 13*307 11*331 9*002 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