DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - - 17.1 - - 17.3 - - 15.8 - - 15.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 12 - - 0 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1262 - - 1164 - - 53 - - 838 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3457 - - 3359 - - 2248 - - 3033 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 971 - - 1395 - - 1697 - - 908 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 99 - - 101 - - 11 - - 46 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 10 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 013 - - 010 - - 018 - - 063 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 809 - - 763 - - -376 - - 403 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2649 - - 2596 - - 2624 - - 2630 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 269 - - 237 - - -755 - - -101 ODpotential blCL - - - 3188 - - 3122 - - 3003 - - 3134 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.1 - - 17.3 - - 15.8 - - 15.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.8 - - 14.2 - - 12.7 - - 12.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.0 - - 17.3 - - 15.8 - - 15.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.4 - - 13.7 - - 12.5 - - 12.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 12 - - 0 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1262 - - 1164 - - 53 - - 838 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 95 - - 103 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] 97625 65 050 62 036 68 043 57 037 97625 90343 67 043 63 039 64 040 59 033 90343 84624 63 038 60 035 53 030 52 032 84624 79813 54 030 55 029 46 019 46 028 79813 75635 45 026 42 023 39 007 45 018 75635 71935 36 020 32 017 38 001 43 011 71935 68585 32 015 31 010 41 001 38 004 68585 65500 32 012 33 002 38 355 32 360 65500 62628 32 007 33 352 35 349 33 358 62628 59829 32 356 31 345 35 347 34 354 59829 56893 34 348 31 347 36 349 39 355 56893 53834 40 340 38 344 40 348 44 348 53834 50916 41 330 43 338 42 344 41 344 50916 48295 39 326 43 332 42 343 41 347 48295 45953 38 327 40 327 44 346 49 350 45953 43846 38 331 40 326 49 347 58 348 43846 41937 41 334 40 333 54 346 62 347 41937 40189 43 333 44 340 56 344 64 346 40189 38574 44 330 47 341 57 343 62 345 38574 37075 43 329 48 339 57 343 60 345 37075 35678 39 330 48 336 56 343 58 345 35678 34346 34 337 44 331 55 343 55 346 34346 33017 35 348 38 330 51 340 54 348 33017 31667 41 347 37 328 47 340 53 347 31667 30297 40 340 35 321 45 341 50 345 30297 28891 41 341 31 317 43 339 47 343 28891 27431 43 347 30 317 40 336 47 343 27431 25912 44 348 30 321 39 339 48 342 25912 24327 42 346 32 332 42 341 48 340 24327 22674 41 344 39 337 43 342 49 342 22674 20957 43 343 45 336 45 341 47 345 20957 19173 42 344 47 337 46 338 46 344 19173 17318 42 342 47 343 44 338 45 343 17318 15435 42 340 46 344 43 343 42 342 15435 13629 36 346 43 340 42 343 38 339 13629 11994 31 348 37 338 39 342 36 339 11994 10542 29 347 33 339 36 341 34 342 10542 9254 28 350 30 343 32 341 30 344 9254 8109 27 351 26 349 28 342 26 342 8109 7090 26 352 25 354 25 345 24 337 7090 6193 23 355 22 354 20 348 19 337 6193 5406 20 003 18 358 16 347 14 341 5406 4712 17 017 14 008 15 349 12 354 4712 4088 19 018 12 008 14 352 10 007 4088 3537 19*014 12*009 12 000 7 036 3537 3078 18*014 12*010 11 012 8*061 3078 2724 17 013 11 010 10 015 8*062 2724 2481 16 013 11 011 9 017 8 063 2481 2333 14 012 9 011 8*017 7 063 2333 2247 10 011 7 011 6*018 5 064 2247 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