DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m -2.6 - - 15.8 - - 31.2 - - 31.7 - - 21.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -25 - - 17 - - 9 - - -4 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 287 - - 309 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 2482 - - 2504 - - 2249 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 73 - - 96 - - 366 - - 730 - - 86 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 70 - - 62 - - 12 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 11 - - 9 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 177 - - 210 - - 198 - - 172 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -620 - - -375 - - -847 - - -307 - - -97 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2867 - - 2857 - - 3351 - - 2556 - - 2345 sfcLCL ODpotential -12359 - - -8034 - - -4603 - - -4009 - - -5942 ODpotential blCL 14606 - - 10516 - - 7107 - - 6258 - - 8190 blCL maxRH 94 - - 84 - - 84 - - 81 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -2.6 - - 15.8 - - 31.2 - - 31.7 - - 21.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -6.4 - - 11.8 - - 24.8 - - 28.7 - - 19.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 0.5 - - 15.8 - - 31.2 - - 32.5 - - 25.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -1.8 - - 11.3 - - 23.9 - - 28.1 - - 23.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -25 - - 17 - - 9 - - -4 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 287 - - 309 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 78 - - 36 - - 34 - - 23 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 95983 7 329 3 023 5 004 8 350 9 026 95983 88817 13 334 4 025 3 003 12 006 9 047 88817 83252 21 296 8 009 4 056 10 018 11 047 83252 78613 21 310 13 316 13 009 14 032 16 046 78613 74605 28 317 14 334 13 342 19 004 21 048 74605 71050 37 302 17 336 18 352 18 348 19 022 71050 67812 34 297 24 312 25 318 14 345 17 360 67812 64809 34 298 27 306 20 309 16 343 20 346 64809 62002 38 301 29 300 30 321 27 332 24 331 62002 59261 46 305 30 307 49 310 40 309 37 316 59261 56398 58 295 51 299 59 297 46 303 47 302 56398 53426 60 294 65 297 60 298 57 306 50 309 53426 50593 64 300 70 293 64 290 69 289 67 292 50593 48067 68 298 68 286 60 282 65 283 62 291 48067 45821 73 293 61 282 52 282 60 290 67 295 45821 43789 74 292 59 290 51 291 65 299 71 295 43789 41930 77 296 65 296 59 298 77 297 79 291 41930 40220 85 296 72 296 70 297 85 292 82 286 40220 38640 88 292 76 296 79 294 89 288 82 285 38640 37171 86 290 80 295 88 290 91 287 84 285 37171 35803 82 294 88 292 97 288 93 288 87 286 35803 34500 84 298 96 289 108 288 99 288 92 287 34500 33198 88 299 99 288 113 288 107 287 100 288 33198 31867 90 298 98 291 111 288 111 286 111 288 31867 30505 89 297 101 295 107 291 107 286 115 286 30505 29096 89 297 102 297 103 293 102 286 110 284 29096 27628 89 298 98 296 98 294 96 285 102 283 27628 26100 87 300 92 297 94 293 91 284 96 281 26100 24511 85 302 85 298 89 293 86 283 92 280 24511 22862 72 304 79 298 82 293 82 282 84 280 22862 21155 54 307 71 294 72 289 75 283 75 280 21155 19384 42 301 59 287 60 281 65 282 67 280 19384 17546 42 288 49 279 49 271 54 276 58 277 17546 15677 39 283 43 269 37 267 46 270 50 277 15677 13879 37 283 41 260 32 264 41 270 44 279 13879 12242 38 282 40 254 29 261 37 276 38 282 12242 10784 36 286 35 250 27 255 32 278 34 282 10784 9485 32 288 32 253 24 251 24 264 27 273 9485 8325 27 289 29 266 22 253 21 235 21 256 8325 7289 23 284 25 278 19 257 18 219 18 246 7289 6366 20 276 18 290 15 254 14 203 17 239 6366 5547 16 273 9 297 10 235 12 199 15 234 5547 4821 14 265 5 242 10 207 12 208 10 233 4821 4169 17 249 9 223 12 205 12 220 5 236 4169 3590 21 240 15 222 14 215 12 233 1 072 3590 3108 24 231 21 221 15 216 11 221 6 086 3108 2741 22 212 19*218 14*211 11 197 11 110 2741 2489 21 185 12*211 10*199 9 183 11 102 2489 2336 18*183 11 210 9 198 7*177 8 094 2336 2248 8*177 9 210 8 197 5*172 6*092 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