DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 14.3 - - 11.8 - - 13.7 - - 6.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 69 - - 23 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 891 - - 1374 - - 1664 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3086 - - 3569 - - 3859 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 514 - - 427 - - 604 - - 1830 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 144 - - 189 - - 141 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 091 - - 067 - - 043 - - 046 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 680 - - 785 - - 799 - - -496 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2407 - - 2784 - - 3060 - - 2743 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 225 - - -6834 - - 215 - - -8667 ODpotential blCL - - - 2861 - - 10403 - - 3644 - - 10914 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.3 - - 11.8 - - 13.7 - - 6.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.8 - - 7.9 - - 8.6 - - 2.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 13.8 - - 11.3 - - 13.6 - - 9.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.3 - - 6.8 - - 8.0 - - 5.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 69 - - 23 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 891 - - 1374 - - 1664 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 79 - - 101 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 95756 14 271 11 265 21 286 8 305 95756 88665 17 284 26 281 24 292 20 324 88665 83113 24 278 29 292 19 289 18 304 83113 78463 18 293 26 259 14 262 22 265 78463 74421 32 260 25 275 25 262 30 267 74421 70852 37 279 60 267 54 283 58 274 70852 67636 45 271 62 265 61 270 62 267 67636 64664 60 243 67 270 59 267 63 269 64664 61880 62 252 61 277 66 278 70 272 61880 59164 66 263 71 282 80 280 73 272 59164 56319 77 272 86 274 86 275 77 274 56319 53366 84 277 88 270 86 271 80 275 53366 50547 92 279 87 272 86 269 82 276 50547 48002 99 275 88 272 87 271 85 275 48002 45713 103 269 89 271 87 271 87 273 45713 43630 102 265 90 271 86 270 88 271 43630 41723 98 263 92 269 86 269 89 270 41723 39965 94 262 92 269 87 269 90 269 39965 38337 93 264 94 270 91 270 90 269 38337 36824 93 265 98 271 94 271 90 269 36824 35415 95 265 101 271 97 271 87 270 35415 34073 100 265 104 270 98 270 84 272 34073 32728 106 264 105 269 97 270 82 273 32728 31354 112 264 104 268 95 269 81 273 31354 29955 117 263 101 269 89 270 79 273 29955 28521 120 263 95 269 82 273 75 272 28521 27039 118 263 89 270 75 275 71 273 27039 25510 109 262 84 271 70 277 66 276 25510 23940 93 261 77 272 66 278 62 281 23940 22333 76 260 65 273 59 283 64 288 22333 20676 67 259 48 273 56 283 67 292 20676 18951 59 260 28 261 51 281 67 292 18951 17152 48 262 24 255 47 283 64 296 17152 15316 34 259 29 261 43 280 57 300 15316 13541 26 263 30 270 38 281 49 303 13541 11923 23 274 32 286 36 286 39 297 11923 10483 26 284 34 294 36 291 34 294 10483 9201 28 293 34 300 35 294 31 304 9201 8058 30 293 30 306 34 296 30 317 8058 7043 30 288 23 318 24 299 19 328 7043 6148 31 282 21 327 14 290 8 329 6148 5366 28 284 17 322 9 308 5 012 5366 4681 17 289 9 309 6 352 7 033 4681 4067 3 226 5*058 7*045 6 055 4067 3524 8*123 11*068 7*045 7 067 3524 3069 9*095 11 067 8 044 8 065 3069 2719 9 091 11 067 8 043 9 063 2719 2478 9 089 11 067 7 043 8 060 2478 2331 9 088 10 067 7 042 7*055 2331 2247 8 088 9 067 6 042 3*046 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