DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/28 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 - - - -16.5 - - 2.0 - - 13.8 - - 20.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -23 - - -3 - - -20 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 52 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2229 - - 2230 - - 2231 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2246 - - 2247 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 232 - - 311 - - 244 - - 155 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 191 - - 206 - - 218 - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -947 - - -1563 - - -263 - - -249 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3193 - - 3810 - - 2511 - - 2497 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21685 - - -17886 - - -13102 - - -10059 ODpotential blCL - - - 23931 - - 20133 - - 15350 - - 12307 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 92 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -16.5 - - 2.0 - - 13.8 - - 20.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -21.6 - - -6.0 - - 11.2 - - 17.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -14.4 - - 2.4 - - 15.8 - - 22.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -20.3 - - -6.2 - - 13.1 - - 19.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -23 - - -3 - - -20 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 52 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 38 - - 68 - - 103 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96169 56 353 60 352 60 347 70 344 96169 88858 46 341 51 335 59 336 71 330 88858 83259 47 328 49 318 55 331 65 324 83259 78600 43 314 52 310 56 320 63 321 78600 74563 40 306 48 315 55 312 63 316 74563 70990 38 307 38 316 47 307 63 309 70990 67751 41 310 34 313 44 305 58 304 67751 64749 44 309 39 310 49 310 58 307 64749 61944 44 307 46 310 56 309 60 308 61944 59230 45 304 54 306 55 305 57 308 59230 56401 44 304 53 303 48 306 55 313 56401 53468 43 319 46 306 49 318 58 317 53468 50679 54 323 50 317 65 323 61 315 50679 48185 59 316 61 318 73 314 66 316 48185 45971 59 314 64 315 61 310 70 319 45971 43989 58 315 61 314 56 321 69 324 43989 42199 58 319 59 316 65 331 74 333 42199 40561 60 325 58 325 78 336 88 337 40561 39048 64 330 65 332 87 336 105 338 39048 37637 68 333 75 336 88 338 114 337 37637 36314 70 337 79 337 91 342 113 337 36314 35041 69 335 69 337 103 345 110 336 35041 33751 62 329 59 337 107 344 108 335 33751 32416 59 326 54 335 107 346 101 334 32416 31037 61 326 51 335 78 344 93 331 31037 29603 60 327 52 333 64 333 83 333 29603 28105 56 322 49 325 55 328 67 336 28105 26545 51 317 46 327 46 332 56 333 26545 24921 46 320 50 330 43 336 49 325 24921 23232 43 325 53 328 43 338 42 316 23232 21480 42 327 52 324 40 337 38 311 21480 19658 41 328 47 321 35 336 34 310 19658 17763 41 332 44 317 33 341 30 315 17763 15832 42 334 48 315 34 335 27 324 15832 13972 44 332 51 308 35 317 29 334 13972 12286 43 326 48 306 39 305 37 327 12286 10792 39 321 37 311 40 300 39 316 10792 9471 33 317 32 309 33 294 37 303 9471 8303 27 313 30 303 30 292 31 305 8303 7267 23 311 29 300 31 307 31 322 7267 6348 18 313 26 294 33 312 33 325 6348 5534 12 309 25 281 35 310 34 317 5534 4811 8 282 26 276 36 305 31 310 4811 4163 9 232 26 273 35 300 29 302 4163 3587 20 215 29 256 29 284 29 294 3587 3107 26 214 32 244 27 269 24 282 3107 2739 26 212 24 234 24 254 21 263 2739 2487 21 201 13 211 16 236 17 246 2487 2335 16*196 12*209 11*226 13 237 2335 2248 10*191 8*206 7*218 7*227 2248 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