DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -9.5 - - -4.4 - - -7.5 - - -8.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - -7 - - -6 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 51 - - 51 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2246 - - 2246 - - 2246 - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 394 - - 410 - - 89 - - 35 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 240 - - 250 - - 348 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -685 - - -705 - - -796 - - -1074 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2931 - - 2951 - - 3042 - - 3320 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18100 - - -17077 - - -16854 - - -17357 ODpotential blCL - - - 20346 - - 19323 - - 19100 - - 19603 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 75 - - 82 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -9.5 - - -4.4 - - -7.5 - - -8.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -14.0 - - -9.1 - - -12.4 - - -14.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -6.8 - - -3.2 - - -4.1 - - -3.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -9.7 - - -8.9 - - -9.7 - - -9.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - -7 - - -6 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 51 - - 51 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 0 - - 29 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 95061 62 353 63 347 66 356 64 354 95061 88032 61 336 57 332 54 332 52 340 88032 82658 56 327 50 333 39 323 42 336 82658 78165 48 324 46 331 37 323 48 329 78165 74258 44 315 42 323 39 319 46 318 74258 70775 39 306 44 302 44 305 44 306 70775 67600 36 302 40 292 44 296 38 297 67600 64647 31 296 36 290 34 286 29 296 64647 61858 27 294 31 279 26 292 26 293 61858 59115 38 297 32 289 34 306 26 289 59115 56228 53 283 51 278 48 289 35 291 56228 53217 52 260 52 262 59 268 44 285 53217 50345 48 256 50 250 53 256 49 274 50345 47774 43 266 39 261 45 248 49 257 47774 45493 39 264 37 268 36 251 45 251 45493 43437 38 255 38 263 33 259 40 251 43437 41558 43 253 42 257 36 268 35 259 41558 39828 51 251 48 259 42 271 38 272 39828 38226 55 247 52 262 50 271 47 275 38226 36741 61 253 57 265 58 272 52 272 36741 35362 73 258 66 265 67 267 58 271 35362 34059 89 252 76 253 75 259 73 267 34059 32773 89 245 79 250 77 257 87 269 32773 31466 89 256 75 256 78 261 91 266 31466 30129 100 258 78 262 79 265 89 263 30129 28746 93 250 85 260 85 269 87 261 28746 27300 94 250 85 257 87 267 82 262 27300 25788 94 257 82 255 84 262 77 266 25788 24210 89 262 79 256 80 258 75 266 24210 22566 84 263 77 259 74 260 75 262 22566 20865 81 259 75 260 69 262 70 260 20865 19103 79 255 73 262 66 266 62 262 19103 17276 78 259 70 268 63 270 56 258 17276 15421 76 266 67 275 64 272 49 264 15421 13637 74 271 65 276 65 274 48 276 13637 12016 63 269 59 278 59 278 47 282 12016 10579 52 267 53 280 53 285 42 280 10579 9302 48 269 50 280 50 288 39 274 9302 8161 43 272 47 282 46 289 37 269 8161 7142 39 278 42 287 41 292 36 271 7142 6234 36 286 32 288 36 297 36 280 6234 5431 29 287 22 275 32 303 34 292 5431 4721 25 282 21 278 29 308 30 304 4721 4088 22 281 20 301 23 307 27 323 4088 3531 18 279 24 320 20 297 26 339 3531 3070 18 290 22 316 19 291 25 345 3070 2717 15 311 15 290 19 294 23 340 2717 2475 11 316 9 255 16 291 23 335 2475 2329 9 316 8 247 9 263 18 335 2329 2246 4*313 5*240 5*250 7*348 2246 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