DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 11.4 - - 21.4 - - 24.1 - - 24.4 - - 22.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 36 - - 49 - - 12 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 675 - - 1386 - - 1408 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 2870 - - 3581 - - 3603 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 306 - - 599 - - 637 - - 1380 - - 2676 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 121 - - 169 - - 109 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 12 - - 14 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 348 - - 320 - - 335 - - 345 - - 346 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -268 - - 53 - - 1068 - - 842 - - -159 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2517 - - 2817 - - 2513 - - 2762 - - 2407 sfcLCL ODpotential -9769 - - -6642 - - 401 - - 220 - - -811 ODpotential blCL 12017 - - 9512 - - 3180 - - 3383 - - 3059 blCL maxRH 94 - - 99 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 11.4 - - 21.4 - - 24.1 - - 24.4 - - 22.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 8.7 - - 17.3 - - 21.3 - - 20.6 - - 19.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 11.8 - - 21.1 - - 23.8 - - 24.2 - - 22.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 8.8 - - 16.4 - - 20.4 - - 20.0 - - 19.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 36 - - 49 - - 12 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 675 - - 1386 - - 1408 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 76 - - 94 - - 101 - - 103 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 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] 96160 1 323 6 122 3 088 7 023 4 045 96160 89026 6 086 11 064 10 094 3 053 11 045 89026 83523 13 074 9 071 8 052 12 044 12 051 83523 78926 12 032 12 074 7 010 13 018 11 037 78926 74926 11 008 10 049 9 331 12 350 11 015 74926 71359 12 336 11 352 12 315 18 334 17 352 71359 68108 18 338 12 339 14 307 21 301 22 313 68108 65102 21 323 22 323 17 321 15 303 21 289 65102 62279 28 326 24 315 20 323 20 323 20 311 62279 59517 42 300 45 297 42 299 41 298 39 294 59517 56633 37 299 43 286 44 283 41 284 37 286 56633 53632 41 304 38 287 39 290 39 287 41 282 53632 50760 51 295 42 289 47 287 45 285 44 285 50760 48181 57 289 46 284 50 283 52 285 51 286 48181 45876 63 287 54 286 52 278 56 279 54 280 45876 43788 66 286 57 285 52 277 57 276 56 277 43788 41879 68 286 61 284 56 279 62 276 61 275 41879 40125 73 283 68 280 65 277 69 273 64 273 40125 38508 79 277 76 274 71 274 71 270 66 274 38508 37013 83 274 82 272 77 273 72 271 71 276 37013 35630 89 276 86 272 84 272 79 273 76 276 35630 34317 100 277 91 273 87 271 85 274 81 275 34317 33003 112 276 99 274 92 272 90 273 86 274 33003 31658 119 274 109 273 102 272 94 271 89 271 31658 30285 118 273 113 271 110 271 96 271 90 270 30285 28868 119 274 113 271 108 269 95 270 89 270 28868 27392 118 274 114 274 101 269 93 269 88 269 27392 25858 114 275 106 275 94 271 89 269 85 269 25858 24264 104 277 90 273 87 271 85 269 79 269 24264 22614 91 277 78 273 79 271 78 268 72 269 22614 20911 80 277 68 274 69 269 73 267 67 268 20911 19151 69 276 60 273 62 269 68 268 64 269 19151 17324 58 274 54 270 57 268 62 271 59 271 17324 15465 47 272 47 269 51 268 57 273 52 275 15465 13680 36 267 38 263 44 269 54 272 44 274 13680 12056 29 261 31 251 39 269 49 274 39 274 12056 10609 22 257 29 257 35 269 39 282 30 286 10609 9322 18 256 28 268 32 272 26 294 24 298 9322 8175 18 262 23 274 29 275 17 289 18 298 8175 7153 18 278 18 261 23 275 14 297 14 305 7153 6245 21 295 18 245 17 283 16 323 13 322 6245 5447 14 292 15 272 17 307 18 345 11 008 5447 4744 6 293 15 304 18 326 14 355 13 019 4744 4116 5 303 13 308 18*332 11*349 13 010 4116 3558 5 309 14 317 16*334 11*347 14 003 3558 3092 4 331 15*319 15 334 10 345 14 357 3092 2733 5 002 13*320 14 335 10 345 13 354 2733 2485 9 353 13 320 13 335 9 344 11 350 2485 2335 8*348 12 320 12 336 9 344 9*349 2335 2248 6*348 10 320 10 335 7 343 6*346 2248 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