DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.1 - - 47.0 - - - - - 43.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -21 - - 61 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 1470 - - - - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2233 - - - - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 3665 - - - - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1047 - - 991 - - - - - 769 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 195 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 169 - - 213 - - - - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -5 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 790 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2249 - - 2875 - - - - - 2250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2088 - - -2118 - - - - - -1946 ODpotential blCL - - - 4337 - - 5783 - - - - - 4196 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 89 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.1 - - 47.0 - - - - - 43.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.4 - - 41.9 - - - - - 42.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.0 - - 46.5 - - - - - 44.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.1 - - 40.7 - - - - - 42.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -21 - - 61 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 1470 - - - - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 56 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 96689 9 139 6 161 12 134 96689 89334 13 138 10 154 10 122 89334 83696 10 116 15 140 5 101 83696 79030 8 107 7 108 3 159 79030 75001 1 120 2 129 4 170 75001 71418 5 238 3 284 4 232 71418 68154 5 222 8 251 7 275 68154 65130 4 259 8 233 10 267 65130 62301 8 273 7 252 11 265 62301 59537 11 269 10 268 11 259 59537 56648 13 258 16 264 17 274 56648 53648 16 262 23 257 24 268 53648 50783 22 267 26 263 24 261 50783 48223 23 258 25 264 25 269 48223 45947 17 261 25 262 27 268 45947 43886 18 285 21 256 33 272 43886 42011 22 285 19 264 35 267 42011 40298 26 278 26 275 28 264 40298 38717 30 276 35 277 30 277 38717 37258 32 279 32 279 41 286 37258 35917 34 281 33 290 44 288 35917 34647 34 278 35 296 46 284 34647 33372 32 276 40 298 45 280 33372 32060 31 276 42 298 45 283 32060 30709 30 278 40 300 47 285 30709 29304 31 278 39 302 48 279 29304 27831 30 277 38 302 46 281 27831 26291 29 278 38 298 42 285 26291 24685 30 282 38 296 39 286 24685 23016 32 285 36 295 39 279 23016 21294 35 280 33 288 41 274 21294 19514 35 275 33 283 37 269 19514 17670 35 282 31 284 32 266 17670 15794 35 290 33 289 31 260 15794 13988 34 293 35 292 31 255 13988 12342 31 293 32 289 32 266 12342 10876 28 294 26 287 34 279 10876 9570 24 294 22 286 33 291 9570 8403 21 295 20 284 28 298 8403 7359 19 285 17 282 18 304 7359 6430 14 258 17 275 15 314 6430 5607 16 221 18 267 19 318 5607 4875 16 218 19 258 21 316 4875 4216 16 209 17*238 21 310 4216 3629 17 192 14*227 18 296 3629 3138 16 182 12 215 14 280 3138 2760 15 177 10 208 9 259 2760 2499 11 172 10 207 7 242 2499 2341 9*170 9 205 6*234 2341 2250 6*169 8 204 4*232 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