DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 31.6 - - - - - 25.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 103 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2173 - - 2283 - - - - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3263 - - 3091 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4368 - - 4478 - - - - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2772 - - 3294 - - - - - 3891 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 256 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 37 - - 37 - - - - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 343 - - 337 - - - - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 19 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1456 - - 1311 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2912 - - 3167 - - - - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 805 - - 671 - - - - - -768 ODpotential blCL - - - 3563 - - 3807 - - - - - 3017 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 31.6 - - - - - 25.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.7 - - 25.7 - - - - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.8 - - 31.2 - - - - - 26.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.0 - - 25.2 - - - - - 23.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 103 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2173 - - 2283 - - - - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - - - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97381 19 110 11 092 17 053 97381 90000 22 117 8 106 17 068 90000 84351 14 099 19 119 14 098 84351 79669 5 080 14 106 12 102 79669 75606 8 120 8 088 9 106 75606 71992 6 104 1 023 5 129 71992 68717 4 253 2 185 5 162 68717 65698 3 232 5 179 3 091 65698 62882 4 153 3 183 4 027 62882 60138 3 021 4 316 4 356 60138 57256 6 338 3 302 5 335 57256 54248 7 306 2 288 6 301 54248 51366 6 275 5 285 5 268 51366 48768 7 240 9 281 1 213 48768 46439 9 231 10 277 5 117 46439 44327 8 222 6 251 7 087 44327 42394 5 212 3 229 8 059 42394 40610 4 224 1 251 6 063 40610 38958 6 225 3 270 10 082 38958 37420 8 207 12 229 15 065 37420 35987 9 195 18 196 13 051 35987 34624 11 184 19 165 6 074 34624 33265 17 192 19 148 14 144 33265 31887 44 190 26 153 26 119 31887 30495 67 176 40 161 27 102 30495 29061 68 164 52 161 24 118 29061 27560 67 167 51 163 24 127 27560 25992 67 173 50 160 25 108 25992 24357 59 170 52 158 27 104 24357 22666 55 164 48 166 26 110 22666 20923 50 170 31 182 22 104 20923 19125 21 185 7 224 19 049 19125 17266 10 343 24 011 30 029 17266 15385 32 004 29 000 41 026 15385 13590 35 008 29 010 50 024 13590 11976 40 002 35 011 58 020 11976 10548 44 002 38 002 50 015 10548 9281 47 003 39 356 44 016 9281 8154 48 002 40 351 45 014 8154 7150 43 356 43 348 49 010 7150 6257 44 353 44 346 50 006 6257 5465 44 352 44 344 49 004 5465 4763 43*348 44*342 47 001 4763 4131 42*346 42*339 45 358 4131 3569 41 344 41 338 42 354 3569 3099 38 342 39 337 38 351 3099 2737 36 341 37 336 34 350 2737 2487 34 341 34 335 29 348 2487 2336 30 340 30 335 26*348 2336 2249 23 340 23 334 19*347 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