DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.4 - - 32.0 - - 28.7 - - 29.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - -7 - - -7 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2233 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 223 - - 2225 - - 418 - - 823 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 7 - - 12 - - 2 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 287 - - 290 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -130 - - -479 - - -391 - - -600 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2379 - - 2728 - - 2640 - - 2849 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3742 - - -2441 - - -3253 - - -3283 ODpotential blCL - - - 5991 - - 4690 - - 5502 - - 5532 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 69 - - 63 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.4 - - 32.0 - - 28.7 - - 29.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.0 - - 28.1 - - 25.3 - - 25.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 33.5 - - 31.9 - - 30.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.8 - - 27.4 - - 25.2 - - 24.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - -7 - - -7 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97186 26 077 29 078 21 090 27 067 97186 90067 29 078 27 088 24 080 31 077 90067 84441 26 071 26 092 25 077 28 077 84441 79707 20 073 17 094 19 076 19 082 79707 75598 13 080 10 104 13 072 17 084 75598 71928 4 139 7 088 5 058 12 079 71928 68575 4 139 6 225 4 047 2 020 68575 65485 5 348 9 247 6 311 6 205 65485 62622 11 261 12 245 10 298 10 272 62622 59859 13 246 4 237 12 267 12 295 59859 56971 17 281 26 287 26 275 22 271 56971 53957 18 245 38 278 28 265 34 269 53957 51073 26 245 36 244 36 267 39 258 51073 48470 34 262 41 252 37 269 31 259 48470 46132 44 269 39 267 38 275 34 284 46132 44018 52 272 52 278 50 278 48 280 44018 42101 60 271 60 271 60 269 55 269 42101 40351 60 265 58 265 59 263 54 267 40351 38741 55 270 53 272 54 266 57 269 38741 37251 63 280 58 278 57 275 57 272 37251 35866 73 276 68 278 63 280 59 278 35866 34549 79 270 71 276 66 281 69 282 34549 33235 82 267 69 277 70 283 79 279 33235 31891 84 268 69 278 74 283 82 279 31891 30519 86 271 68 277 74 281 88 281 30519 29100 90 272 67 276 71 279 92 282 29100 27620 99 272 68 276 67 278 90 283 27620 26076 93 273 67 275 63 279 86 285 26076 24471 84 271 64 274 57 280 73 286 24471 22811 78 269 60 274 54 280 60 282 22811 21101 71 269 56 275 52 280 50 281 21101 19331 65 270 52 277 50 279 45 282 19331 17489 62 273 49 281 47 277 42 285 17489 15611 54 277 46 282 44 276 40 285 15611 13803 41 274 45 279 42 279 37 284 13803 12162 32 265 44 278 40 287 33 289 12162 10708 34 278 36 283 34 295 28 296 10708 9416 34 294 30 287 26 295 24 293 9416 8265 25 288 26 291 21 299 21 291 8265 7239 24 284 25 297 19 311 19 300 7239 6326 25 298 26 300 19 317 17 311 6326 5518 28 311 26 303 18 315 15 319 5518 4802 27 315 23 305 17 305 14 324 4802 4159 25 318 21 304 17 297 14 323 4159 3589 25 320 18 304 16 299 16 319 3589 3112 23 320 16 304 15 305 18 313 3112 2744 20 317 15 303 13 307 18 311 2744 2491 15 310 12 300 11 306 15 309 2491 2337 12*306 9*296 9*303 13*308 2337 2249 5*293 5*287 5*290 6*306 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