DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 19.2 - - 18.3 - - 21.1 - - 20.6 - - 17.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 16 - - 11 - - 1 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 290 - - 560 - - 482 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 2485 - - 2755 - - 2677 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 591 - - 672 - - 463 - - 596 - - 668 Hgt.Variab. W* 21 - - 68 - - 77 - - 32 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 12 - - 11 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 143 - - 157 - - 181 - - 169 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -37 - - 201 - - 238 - - 193 - - -119 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2285 - - 2284 - - 2517 - - 2484 - - 2367 sfcLCL ODpotential -9272 - - 41 - - -9574 - - -8993 - - -9370 ODpotential blCL 11520 - - 2444 - - 12329 - - 11670 - - 11618 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 95 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 19.2 - - 18.3 - - 21.1 - - 20.6 - - 17.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.4 - - 16.6 - - 18.4 - - 18.1 - - 15.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 19.6 - - 18.3 - - 21.0 - - 20.7 - - 18.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.8 - - 17.6 - - 18.1 - - 18.0 - - 15.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 16 - - 11 - - 1 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 290 - - 560 - - 482 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 102 - - 80 - - 101 - - 74 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] 92233 129 330 121 325 124 321 130 330 126 318 92233 85797 113 331 115 326 114 325 117 327 118 319 85797 80778 102 331 106 325 105 325 104 324 107 317 80778 76555 96 329 94 326 96 325 100 325 100 321 76555 72856 89 322 90 327 93 325 100 322 101 323 72856 69542 80 321 86 321 92 321 95 320 99 320 69542 66523 79 325 79 320 88 321 90 320 89 319 66523 63737 78 325 74 320 83 319 83 317 81 320 63737 61139 80 323 68 321 74 317 75 317 80 321 61139 58603 80 315 69 323 69 320 67 318 74 319 58603 55932 71 310 71 319 70 321 65 321 70 319 55932 53130 61 313 72 314 68 318 67 318 70 314 53130 50430 58 316 66 313 65 314 63 312 65 313 50430 47981 56 309 60 312 61 310 57 315 58 315 47981 45765 44 306 50 312 51 306 51 316 53 314 45765 43747 33 314 39 315 40 310 47 319 45 312 43747 41913 41 297 42 309 38 318 48 313 36 319 41913 40240 49 277 38 280 35 301 41 305 33 314 40240 38698 52 262 38 281 20 300 23 309 29 294 38698 37267 50 255 47 260 28 286 17 340 21 290 37267 35936 49 258 43 247 29 251 22 297 29 301 35936 34671 47 261 34 249 26 244 19 270 26 273 34671 33405 45 265 28 254 22 258 15 260 31 253 33405 32102 36 270 20 269 16 259 15 271 30 254 32102 30759 30 268 16 286 14 256 15 279 23 261 30759 29355 28 265 13 274 13 255 15 283 12 269 29355 27882 28 267 17 265 14 259 16 278 8 283 27882 26341 27 273 20 276 15 261 17 275 10 303 26341 24732 25 282 20 287 16 265 17 271 10 318 24732 23057 23 290 17 296 17 277 16 271 11 336 23057 21320 24 296 18 299 16 284 16 280 15 328 21320 19519 25 306 22 298 16 291 16 298 20 318 19519 17651 26 316 24 298 19 300 19 301 21 327 17651 15754 25 318 20 303 19 298 19 299 25 335 15754 13931 17 313 15 304 17 292 17 296 27 332 13931 12274 14 315 12 289 15 284 20 290 27 325 12274 10797 16 306 12 265 16 287 21 299 25 321 10797 9481 15 288 14 239 15 286 20 307 20 321 9481 8307 12 287 13 214 15 280 19 310 16 327 8307 7263 11 301 11 204 16 282 19 311 15 319 7263 6334 12 310 9 231 16 291 18 315 17 310 6334 5512 9 311 13 239 17 302 17 318 15 308 5512 4783 3 258 18 214 17 307 13 316 12 314 4783 4131 7 183 21 199 13 297 6 280 10 301 4131 3558 12 174 23 186 11 227 10 203 9 265 3558 3086 14 169 22 174 14*190 14 178 13 219 3086 2728 15 160 16*159 12*182 13*172 15 184 2728 2483 10 148 15*158 11 181 11*170 12 180 2483 2333 9*147 13 157 10 181 10 169 10*179 2333 2248 6*143 10 156 8 180 7 168 6*178 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