DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m -26.7 - - -22.0 - - -8.6 - - -5.2 - - -10.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - -2 - - 3 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 50 - - 50 - - 51 - - 135 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit 2229 - - 2229 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top 2245 - - 2245 - - 2246 - - 2330 - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 85 - - 67 - - 355 - - 370 - - 147 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 0 - - 21 - - 14 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 202 - - 204 - - 215 - - 203 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1003 - - -902 - - -769 - - -708 - - -771 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3248 - - 3147 - - 3015 - - 3038 - - 3018 sfcLCL ODpotential -17651 - - -16094 - - -12258 - - -10891 - - -12334 ODpotential blCL 19896 - - 18339 - - 14504 - - 13221 - - 14580 blCL maxRH 86 - - 89 - - 85 - - 85 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -26.7 - - -22.0 - - -8.6 - - -5.2 - - -10.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -32.0 - - -26.9 - - -13.1 - - -9.8 - - -15.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -24.0 - - -20.1 - - -8.5 - - -5.1 - - -7.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -27.6 - - -23.4 - - -13.4 - - -9.8 - - -12.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - -2 - - 3 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 50 - - 50 - - 51 - - 135 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 44 - - 55 - - 40 - - 39 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 0 - - 0 - - 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] 93225 88 331 89 333 89 342 79 335 85 331 93225 86756 77 324 79 329 75 330 80 331 74 321 86756 81809 68 330 72 329 70 333 76 334 68 323 81809 77589 64 335 68 332 66 338 70 333 64 328 77589 73843 61 336 63 335 61 339 64 329 60 330 73843 70466 59 337 56 335 56 334 60 327 56 330 70466 67359 56 336 54 333 55 334 58 331 55 330 67359 64460 54 335 54 336 55 338 58 336 52 331 64460 61735 54 338 52 337 53 337 58 336 52 334 61735 59056 55 341 49 336 51 335 57 335 53 335 59056 56227 58 340 48 340 50 335 56 338 53 338 56227 53265 60 335 52 344 50 338 57 341 55 339 53265 50418 58 335 54 341 53 339 58 341 57 337 50418 47846 59 338 55 338 58 337 58 340 56 337 47846 45539 61 338 59 338 59 338 58 340 53 337 45539 43447 63 338 63 340 61 340 56 339 53 340 43447 41533 59 341 61 339 61 340 54 341 54 344 41533 39772 60 345 58 341 60 342 54 348 56 347 39772 38141 64 347 59 346 60 345 57 350 59 347 38141 36624 66 347 61 348 60 347 60 350 60 347 36624 35208 67 347 62 348 60 348 61 349 60 353 35208 33860 66 349 61 348 61 349 60 350 65 358 33860 32518 65 352 61 350 64 349 61 352 71 356 32518 31150 65 354 63 353 65 349 64 353 71 354 31150 29760 64 354 69 355 65 351 67 352 67 356 29760 28336 64 355 72 356 67 353 67 351 68 001 28336 26869 65 353 74 357 71 355 65 353 72 004 26869 25357 64 354 74 358 75 357 64 354 76 004 25357 23793 63 356 70 354 77 358 64 350 78 001 23793 22176 61 001 64 353 75 357 64 347 80 358 22176 20504 60 003 63 355 70 356 63 347 78 357 20504 18773 58 001 62 357 61 354 61 347 74 355 18773 16977 55 001 59 358 52 347 57 348 68 352 16977 15148 47 001 52 001 48 347 53 349 57 350 15148 13385 39 355 47 001 44 344 47 345 48 349 13385 11782 33 351 41 357 38 342 39 340 43 349 11782 10359 30 351 35 352 33 341 34 344 38 346 10359 9094 26 346 29 351 28 339 32 344 32 342 9094 7971 21 340 22 348 26 337 30 341 25 345 7971 6976 16 333 17 340 23 334 26 337 22 348 6976 6097 13 322 13 327 19 331 20 333 19 344 6097 5325 12 313 10 313 16 324 15 328 15 334 5325 4643 11 300 9 290 12 311 13 320 13 321 4643 4035 11 276 8 270 10 292 10 303 11 308 4035 3497 12 254 9 262 10 271 9 282 9 295 3497 3049 11 236 10 261 10 253 8 267 10 282 3049 2705 15 221 12 264 8 245 6 243 9 268 2705 2469 15 217 13 252 6 230 5*213 8 245 2469 2327 12*213 9 242 5 220 4*205 6 216 2327 2246 4*202 3*204 3*215 3 201 3*198 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