DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/31 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 - - - 14.7 - - 19.2 - - 21.0 - - 20.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 305 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2248 - - 2500 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 702 - - 601 - - 855 - - 728 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 26 - - 49 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 141 - - 161 - - 166 - - 085 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -254 - - 252 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2502 - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2248 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14794 - - -12330 - - -11145 - - -11427 ODpotential blCL - - - 17042 - - 14830 - - 13393 - - 13675 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.7 - - 19.2 - - 21.0 - - 20.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.1 - - 17.6 - - 19.7 - - 19.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.7 - - 19.2 - - 21.2 - - 20.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.1 - - 17.9 - - 20.5 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 305 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95383 86 008 81 012 81 009 78 008 95383 88658 76 006 74 007 74 004 75 010 88658 83359 71 004 64 004 62 006 64 005 83359 78873 63 004 54 004 51 002 50 002 78873 74950 52 002 46 004 38 349 43 006 74950 71439 43 004 38 359 31 348 36 356 71439 68233 39 003 36 357 31 354 32 349 68233 65270 40 000 37 353 35 355 32 345 65270 62506 39 351 37 349 35 352 28 341 62506 59808 36 343 37 342 35 343 30 330 59808 56975 34 336 34 332 35 329 33 328 56975 54025 35 330 34 322 37 326 35 322 54025 51204 45 326 41 324 46 320 35 336 51204 48665 52 298 51 297 56 302 50 305 48665 46394 49 306 44 303 46 298 51 292 46394 44340 54 315 55 320 54 313 54 304 44340 42471 67 301 71 300 73 307 67 304 42471 40764 72 296 68 289 74 294 76 296 40764 39193 80 295 72 289 70 292 80 293 39193 37736 92 293 82 291 74 294 87 295 37736 36378 101 290 90 293 87 296 99 294 36378 35083 102 288 96 292 98 294 108 289 35083 33782 100 289 96 290 101 292 110 286 33782 32439 96 290 93 290 99 293 102 289 32439 31055 91 291 92 291 97 295 103 299 31055 29618 86 292 91 292 95 296 104 297 29618 28114 81 294 87 295 91 293 106 294 28114 26545 77 294 81 296 89 290 108 294 26545 24910 74 295 75 296 87 289 102 295 24910 23212 70 297 66 293 81 290 92 297 23212 21457 65 299 61 287 69 287 80 298 21457 19641 58 296 57 284 59 283 68 293 19641 17758 50 292 52 282 60 285 60 290 17758 15844 42 289 49 284 56 289 55 301 15844 13998 38 290 46 290 51 293 42 298 13998 12317 34 299 42 294 44 297 29 304 12317 10822 36 302 40 293 41 297 28 308 10822 9492 31 301 37 286 41 296 33 305 9492 8314 23 303 31 278 38 295 36 305 8314 7267 17 301 25 276 32 298 37 305 7267 6335 13 298 21 279 25 276 37 309 6335 5512 10 284 17 283 21 276 36 320 5512 4784 10 270 15 273 17 291 28 328 4784 4133 12 257 11 267 13 311 18 325 4133 3562 13 214 9 206 5 295 10 323 3562 3090 14 171 14 179 7 215 6 307 3090 2731 11 153 12*172 6 194 4 267 2731 2484 8 145 8*162 5 177 1 197 2484 2334 7*143 8 160 3 171 1*113 2334 2248 6*141 6 159 2*166 1*085 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