DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/25 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.3 - - 56.7 - - 55.2 - - 50.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 202 - - 320 - - 148 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2940 - - 7575 - - 6274 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3911 - - 7696 - - 6218 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5135 - - 9770 - - 8469 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2175 - - 4240 - - 2743 - - 8048 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 345 - - 552 - - 401 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 280 - - 300 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 12 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 4 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2221 - - 655 - - 81 - - -5608 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7356 - - 9116 - - 8388 - - 7859 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3984 - - 152 - - -358 - - -6490 ODpotential blCL - - - 9119 - - 9618 - - 8827 - - 8740 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 96 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.3 - - 56.7 - - 55.2 - - 50.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.7 - - 24.0 - - 25.8 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 54.8 - - 54.1 - - 51.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.5 - - 23.7 - - 25.6 - - 23.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 202 - - 320 - - 148 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2940 - - 7575 - - 6274 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 102 - - 84 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97593 10 277 11 282 15 287 11 319 97593 90263 13 287 11 298 9 302 4 330 90263 84611 13 284 19 297 18 325 11 357 84611 79896 18 300 19 295 20 305 20 331 79896 75810 21 303 15 293 18 282 23 301 75810 72174 26 303 20 304 22 292 21 286 72174 68860 24 301 27 302 27 294 17 297 68860 65782 17 301 23 293 25 289 18 300 65782 62907 17 291 21 280 19 290 17 294 62907 60114 13 282 17 281 18 314 17 322 60114 57188 18 277 26 274 27 293 25 303 57188 54154 17 264 20 259 23 271 26 279 54154 51268 15 290 14 270 16 276 20 275 51268 48674 29 277 27 278 26 285 23 275 48674 46356 32 270 31 277 32 279 25 273 46356 44266 32 268 36 274 33 277 27 274 44266 42360 34 261 39 263 34 273 31 273 42360 40614 36 259 39 257 38 267 36 268 40614 39010 41 260 43 256 45 261 37 261 39010 37524 47 259 48 256 51 260 41 262 37524 36144 51 256 54 256 59 258 53 262 36144 34836 56 255 59 256 67 256 66 256 34836 33529 62 255 64 255 70 254 68 249 33529 32186 63 256 65 255 69 255 65 254 32186 30805 64 260 64 254 68 255 64 262 30805 29375 64 261 60 254 66 257 66 266 29375 27881 61 260 58 257 66 261 68 266 27881 26325 59 256 57 260 67 264 70 266 26325 24705 58 256 57 261 67 267 71 268 24705 23023 54 256 56 260 69 271 71 270 23023 21286 51 257 54 260 67 274 69 272 21286 19491 48 256 52 261 60 271 61 270 19491 17641 43 255 48 260 53 265 47 259 17641 15768 37 258 43 264 39 263 37 247 15768 13964 31 261 32 274 28 258 40 267 13964 12324 22 257 29 277 20 260 23 280 12324 10863 20 248 24*281 14 275 14 288 10863 9561 21 251 20*283 13*292 12 308 9561 8400 18 265 15 283 13*299 14 320 8400 7362 15 284 13 283 13 300 15 322 7362 6437 12 290 13 282 13 301 15 320 6437 5616 10*288 12 281 14 301 16 319 5616 4884 8*286 11 280 14 300 16 315 4884 4224 7 280 10 278 14 300 16 312 4224 3637 6 275 10 276 14 299 16 310 3637 3144 6 272 9 274 14 298 15 306 3144 2764 6 269 9 273 13 298 15 301 2764 2501 5 267 8 272 13 298 13 297 2501 2341 5 266 8 272 12 298 10*294 2341 2250 5 266 7 271 11 298 7*293 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