DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/04 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -1.2 - - 3.5 - - 2.8 - - 6.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 20 - - 8 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 642 - - 514 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2246 - - 2837 - - 2709 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 569 - - 473 - - 426 - - 954 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 27 - - 97 - - 67 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 075 - - 154 - - 135 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -426 - - 111 - - 10 - - -341 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2672 - - 2726 - - 2699 - - 2588 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15843 - - -14329 - - -14287 - - -13263 ODpotential blCL - - - 18089 - - 17166 - - 16996 - - 15510 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -1.2 - - 3.5 - - 2.8 - - 6.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -4.8 - - -0.4 - - -1.0 - - 3.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -1.3 - - 3.4 - - 2.8 - - 6.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -4.2 - - -0.8 - - -1.2 - - 3.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 20 - - 8 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 642 - - 514 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 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] 94956 48 304 52 314 58 298 50 308 94956 88304 37 302 37 312 42 300 47 310 88304 83013 25 312 29 311 35 305 36 310 83013 78518 24 326 31 300 33 310 30 308 78518 74593 27 318 32 289 32 312 25 305 74593 71082 28 308 29 288 28 310 25 303 71082 67861 27 298 27 294 26 303 26 293 67861 64856 27 294 28 288 23 299 23 287 64856 62029 29 290 27 283 26 298 22 288 62029 59261 28 293 33 277 31 293 22 289 59261 56358 29 291 32 263 31 280 23 286 56358 53346 28 275 26 267 30 271 27 278 53346 50481 30 266 28 278 30 268 29 275 50481 47907 31 262 33 271 33 263 29 277 47907 45598 33 259 35 263 32 267 33 275 45598 43510 36 258 37 261 40 275 35 276 43510 41604 36 258 39 252 42 271 38 274 41604 39855 32 255 36 249 40 267 39 265 39855 38246 31 255 34 253 40 263 38 265 38246 36753 33 254 37 252 42 257 44 265 36753 35364 32 259 38 252 44 246 47 254 35364 34048 32 267 37 254 39 243 40 249 34048 32741 39 268 37 259 35 255 35 250 32741 31416 40 265 42 263 41 266 37 264 31416 30073 42 258 47 263 48 263 41 262 30073 28695 40 249 48 264 49 262 42 260 28695 27261 38 240 46 268 49 263 44 255 27261 25765 38 235 41 268 49 265 44 252 25765 24205 38 239 36 266 45 269 43 257 24205 22582 36 246 33 259 36 268 36 261 22582 20900 34 254 29 256 31 260 31 260 20900 19155 31 261 26 264 30 256 28 257 19155 17341 27 262 25 269 28 260 27 256 17341 15492 24 264 23 266 27 260 29 259 15492 13708 20 263 22 259 28 256 30 264 13708 12080 18 262 21 249 28 257 29 266 12080 10628 17 260 21 242 23 264 25 265 10628 9331 18 260 17 238 18 265 22 262 9331 8172 19 259 12 252 16 252 16 257 8172 7137 20 250 14 241 15 236 14 251 7137 6214 21 244 19 241 12 232 13 238 6214 5403 20 245 19 240 9 231 13 207 5403 4691 15 245 11 235 10 215 16 173 4691 4060 8 247 6 135 9 158 19 173 4060 3511 1 080 10 147 13 143 17 175 3511 3059 3 087 9*155 12 144 13 157 3059 2714 3 102 7*154 9*138 9 141 2714 2475 4 087 6 154 8*136 8 134 2475 2330 4 080 6 154 7 135 6*131 2330 2247 2*075 5 153 6 134 5*126 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