DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/22 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 23.3 - - 42.9 - - 52.8 - - 46.8 - - 40.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 69 - - 67 - - -46 - - -56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 334 - - 1666 - - 55 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2233 - - 2234 - - 2233 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top 2249 - - 2529 - - 3861 - - 2250 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 36 - - 359 - - 1215 - - 485 - - 235 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 117 - - 198 - - 8 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 9 - - 19 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 178 - - 158 - - 160 - - 147 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -485 - - -3643 - - -4450 - - -4578 - - -2799 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2734 - - 6173 - - 8311 - - 6829 - - 5049 sfcLCL ODpotential -11693 - - -11680 - - -11888 - - -13480 - - -12701 ODpotential blCL 13942 - - 14209 - - 15749 - - 15730 - - 14951 blCL maxRH 87 - - 73 - - 66 - - 71 - - 65 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 23.3 - - 42.9 - - 52.8 - - 46.8 - - 40.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.7 - - 24.1 - - 24.4 - - 25.1 - - 26.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.3 - - 42.3 - - 52.4 - - 49.2 - - 42.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.5 - - 24.0 - - 24.1 - - 24.9 - - 26.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 69 - - 67 - - -46 - - -56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 334 - - 1666 - - 55 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 49 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96370 18 306 16 320 19 305 23 319 21 320 96370 89411 11 327 12 306 13 337 14 322 19 326 89411 83946 10 323 10 315 16 338 11 344 12 326 83946 79349 3 351 6 307 17 320 12 348 7 346 79349 75348 8 021 4 289 13 306 11 314 10 345 75348 71788 8 023 4 290 8 290 11 267 8 331 71788 68552 11 299 4 303 8 267 8 272 4 355 68552 65562 9 246 6 249 13 249 11 287 8 324 65562 62771 10 296 10 338 13 251 13 267 12 304 62771 60058 21 269 12 300 16 251 15 256 19 275 60058 57232 18 285 17 289 13 274 13 265 19 250 57232 54292 26 298 26 283 22 282 13 285 16 270 54292 51492 27 296 28 280 23 280 29 290 23 282 51492 49016 34 305 22 290 29 284 33 288 26 292 49016 46825 37 306 25 302 32 284 35 296 32 304 46825 44835 38 319 29 319 28 302 37 295 35 302 44835 43003 56 321 49 323 38 307 29 294 29 294 43003 41323 61 305 54 312 37 295 27 278 33 263 41323 39787 46 317 38 306 26 291 33 263 38 241 39787 38369 50 345 27 329 21 292 35 264 33 226 38369 37037 67 340 37 344 22 318 30 260 30 218 37037 35753 71 328 42 337 26 327 29 258 32 218 35753 34450 70 329 47 330 29 319 25 262 34 219 34450 33100 68 335 51 327 32 311 25 266 34 223 33100 31705 62 333 50 324 33 308 26 270 33 223 31705 30252 59 322 46 325 32 306 24 272 29 221 30252 28729 56 315 46 326 33 308 21 276 26 221 28729 27136 50 319 43 324 34 316 21 281 27 226 27136 25474 46 318 40 320 36 319 24 282 31 232 25474 23745 44 315 40 315 37 316 29 278 33 239 23745 21955 44 316 38 316 34 315 29 280 28 247 21955 20102 46 316 36 314 30 317 25 283 21 253 20102 18178 46 316 35 314 30 313 23 286 17 254 18178 16219 40 312 32 311 29 308 20 296 16 258 16219 14333 32 306 24 303 24 304 16 300 15 262 14333 12617 25 303 18 295 19 301 15 279 12 255 12617 11089 14 293 13 265 15 294 17 265 14 250 11089 9729 8 274 14 220 10 269 15 256 14 245 9729 8517 9 272 13 207 15 224 14 232 14 232 8517 7438 8 277 15 210 20 197 19 217 17 221 7438 6481 6 293 19 208 21 188 24 202 19 220 6481 5637 6 265 20 198 23 183 26 189 21 209 5637 4891 9 208 21 189 27 176 29 176 26 193 4891 4223 10 189 21 184 26*170 30 166 32 183 4223 3633 10 176 20 179 21*162 29 164 36 177 3633 3139 9 158 17 167 20 160 28 161 34 175 3139 2759 9 138 15*164 19 159 25 158 32 171 2759 2498 7 132 9*158 18 159 19 153 23 164 2498 2340 5*161 9 158 16 158 16*151 19*163 2340 2250 3*178 8 157 13 158 8*147 9*160 2250 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