DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/05 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 4.4 - - 4.9 - - 5.8 - - 2.7 - - 0.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 18 - - 15 - - -7 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 904 - - 1008 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 3099 - - 3203 - - 2247 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1701 - - 611 - - 866 - - 1460 - - 1305 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 104 - - 103 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 020 - - 087 - - 116 - - 106 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -737 - - 67 - - 291 - - -475 - - -524 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2984 - - 3032 - - 2912 - - 2722 - - 2771 sfcLCL ODpotential -10659 - - -10458 - - -301 - - -11993 - - -13074 ODpotential blCL 12906 - - 13557 - - 3504 - - 14240 - - 15321 blCL maxRH 88 - - 92 - - 93 - - 93 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 4.4 - - 4.9 - - 5.8 - - 2.7 - - 0.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -0.2 - - -0.0 - - 1.3 - - -1.0 - - -3.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 4.6 - - 4.8 - - 5.6 - - 3.5 - - 0.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -0.6 - - -0.5 - - 0.9 - - -0.9 - - -4.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 18 - - 15 - - -7 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 904 - - 1008 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 52 - - 68 - - 71 - - 73 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 97129 37 022 28 024 24 036 15 054 29 027 97129 89772 28 021 22 015 17 022 22 024 22 026 89772 84024 23 011 24 014 21 009 16 006 21 022 84024 79196 16 359 25 344 29 349 16 353 24 008 79196 75009 20 007 22 339 28 342 21 336 26 347 75009 71292 42 344 36 326 35 323 29 340 32 346 71292 67925 56 321 44 319 43 315 40 322 38 341 67925 64834 56 313 47 319 45 317 45 316 43 323 64834 61968 56 315 51 320 45 321 46 316 48 318 61968 59184 58 319 54 318 51 319 52 318 52 319 59184 56268 62 322 62 319 60 314 61 317 59 319 56268 53237 71 321 72 319 68 311 68 315 65 316 53237 50352 81 320 78 318 75 313 73 314 69 314 50352 47769 87 319 83 317 80 315 76 311 77 312 47769 45460 88 318 86 317 81 315 78 311 79 310 45460 43368 88 317 88 318 83 315 81 313 76 310 43368 41455 88 316 89 318 85 315 83 314 72 311 41455 39696 86 317 89 318 86 315 82 313 71 311 39696 38074 85 320 90 316 88 313 80 312 70 309 38074 36572 86 322 89 313 86 311 78 310 68 307 36572 35179 87 322 84 312 80 310 73 309 65 309 35179 33863 91 322 79 317 74 315 66 309 62 310 33863 32562 94 323 83 322 74 316 64 310 63 312 32562 31248 94 322 90 322 75 312 70 307 64 304 31248 29909 89 322 93 321 75 311 69 304 60 303 29909 28518 87 322 98 319 82 318 67 311 62 306 28518 27063 83 321 108 319 88 316 72 310 66 306 27063 25542 75 320 106 320 88 313 77 305 68 305 25542 23954 68 320 94 322 89 310 77 307 65 304 23954 22305 63 318 80 322 86 309 70 307 60 305 22305 20608 58 314 71 320 74 309 66 302 51 307 20608 18860 53 312 61 318 62 310 59 301 45 306 18860 17047 50 315 55 312 55 309 49 312 42 304 17047 15202 49 320 47 306 48 312 44 309 36 304 15202 13425 47 321 43 303 37 312 35 308 31 303 13425 11813 45 318 45 306 32 305 25 309 22 302 11813 10383 45 314 36 305 30 304 21 304 17 311 10383 9113 45 316 24 299 27 293 19 305 12 312 9113 7982 40 324 21 313 22 291 16 292 8 290 7982 6978 31 330 19 317 14 301 8 284 3 215 6978 6094 23 332 16 316 10 321 2 042 9 120 6094 5318 18 332 11 318 6 348 5 097 10 118 5318 4635 13 343 7 322 2 046 8 127 12 115 4635 4027 10 015 2 026 6 143 11 137 15 122 4027 3493 10 021 8*094 8*129 14 123 18 120 3493 3049 10 020 8*089 8*119 13 115 16 110 3049 2707 10 021 8 087 8 116 12 112 14 106 2707 2472 9 021 8 085 7 114 11 109 12 103 2472 2329 8*021 7 085 7 113 9*108 10*102 2329 2247 5*020 6 085 6 112 6*106 7*100 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