DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 61.2 - - - - - 54.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 286 - - 366 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1920 - - 2599 - - - - - 231 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3293 - - 3866 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4115 - - 4794 - - - - - 2426 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4169 - - 2322 - - - - - 1465 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 336 - - 403 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 9 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 334 - - 354 - - - - - 095 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -9 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4573 - - -3448 - - - - - -2372 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8688 - - 8242 - - - - - 4798 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6031 - - -5371 - - - - - -5117 ODpotential blCL - - - 10146 - - 10165 - - - - - 7543 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 78 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 61.2 - - - - - 54.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.0 - - 32.6 - - - - - 41.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.6 - - 59.0 - - - - - 54.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.0 - - 32.5 - - - - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 286 - - 366 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1920 - - 2599 - - - - - 231 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 12 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 6 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] 97093 19 111 22 118 18 084 97093 89674 20 119 20 105 10 086 89674 84054 11 128 14 094 10 129 84054 79414 10 174 3 059 8 128 79414 75382 4 150 6 207 2 245 75382 71799 3 233 8 185 4 331 71799 68544 7 255 5 226 10 263 68544 65536 7 275 11 298 14 235 65536 62735 15 251 17 283 11 257 62735 60018 18 249 20 280 17 284 60018 57174 21 263 31 265 27 263 57174 54208 25 266 27 267 26 261 54208 51372 22 276 33 276 28 272 51372 48821 30 279 37 272 32 282 48821 46543 38 274 41 264 42 271 46543 44495 45 270 42 260 43 255 44495 42642 55 274 47 265 43 256 42642 40954 65 274 52 273 49 264 40954 39410 75 271 66 272 64 271 39410 37974 85 271 81 269 83 265 37974 36628 89 271 91 268 91 259 36628 35333 90 271 95 267 92 258 35333 34025 89 272 92 267 89 259 34025 32676 82 271 88 268 85 261 32676 31290 75 268 81 271 75 260 31290 29856 69 268 76 270 66 256 29856 28360 62 270 69 271 63 258 28360 26802 58 275 59 273 60 262 26802 25178 54 278 55 275 55 265 25178 23488 48 279 54 276 51 268 23488 21740 43 280 51 277 46 266 21740 19926 38 278 46 278 41 264 19926 18039 33 279 42 279 36 264 18039 16117 27 283 37 281 34 261 16117 14265 26 289 31 274 33 256 14265 12578 26 288 25 274 31 253 12578 11073 24 283 23 282 28 254 11073 9730 21 281 22 288 24 248 9730 8533 19 291 21 291 20 232 8533 7465 17 304 19 291 15 204 7465 6513 16 310 16 290 13 186 6513 5670 16 309 10 296 10 171 5670 4920 15 314 9*306 8 125 4920 4247 14*325 8*329 11 104 4247 3651 14*330 9 354 17 106 3651 3152 14 333 10 357 19 104 3152 2769 14 335 10 360 17 101 2769 2504 14 337 10 000 14*098 2504 2343 13 337 10 000 12*097 2343 2250 12 338 9 001 9 094 2250 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