DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.7 - - 37.5 - - 36.5 - - 32.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 132 - - 23 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 826 - - 1425 - - 567 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2661 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3021 - - 3620 - - 2762 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1269 - - 3676 - - 3019 - - 1559 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 242 - - 104 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 15 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 318 - - 340 - - 001 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 348 - - -96 - - -431 - - -37 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2673 - - 3716 - - 3194 - - 2286 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -828 - - -1672 - - -2130 - - -1652 ODpotential blCL - - - 3849 - - 5292 - - 4892 - - 3901 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 83 - - 85 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 110 - - 60 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.7 - - 37.5 - - 36.5 - - 32.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.1 - - 29.3 - - 30.6 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.6 - - 36.7 - - 36.3 - - 33.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 28.2 - - 29.4 - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 132 - - 23 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 826 - - 1425 - - 567 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 32 - - 41 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96690 17 112 7 090 12 075 15 091 96690 89399 18 096 13 098 10 099 16 081 89399 83796 10 076 14 101 7 087 7 064 83796 79150 5 346 8 087 7 059 4 005 79150 75137 8 291 5 343 10 030 6 360 75137 71564 7 315 7 322 10 340 8 315 71564 68300 6 296 12 320 14 314 15 315 68300 65276 5 283 15 304 18 319 18 311 65276 62456 8 321 12 298 19 308 19 318 62456 59706 15 322 15 314 18 316 19 309 59706 56827 18 320 16 314 20 320 21 317 56827 53830 18 324 18 310 24 321 20 324 53830 50964 20 322 22 314 25 314 26 337 50964 48388 20 316 24 312 26 322 35 323 48388 46085 20 322 25 320 28 327 36 321 46085 43991 24 328 30 324 35 332 36 328 43991 42070 27 329 32 325 40 330 39 329 42070 40302 28 331 33 326 40 326 40 327 40302 38666 30 334 32 326 39 329 41 334 38666 37147 33 337 32 332 39 333 47 335 37147 35737 35 339 36 340 40 337 52 338 35737 34400 37 343 40 340 45 341 54 342 34400 33075 40 344 40 344 53 342 71 353 33075 31733 42 346 49 349 58 346 88 348 31733 30372 43 348 60 347 69 351 89 350 30372 28973 44 350 61 344 77 349 94 354 28973 27521 47 352 60 347 76 346 89 350 27521 26009 49 354 62 353 70 346 83 346 26009 24431 51 354 64 355 62 344 78 348 24431 22789 49 353 59 354 57 344 66 348 22789 21088 45 349 53 351 54 341 55 344 21088 19323 41 346 48 349 51 344 48 339 19323 17491 38 345 41 346 49 346 41 331 17491 15627 37 341 35 345 43 344 36 324 15627 13833 37 339 36 346 37 338 36 321 13833 12201 36 344 34 337 35 333 38 319 12201 10750 36 348 35 331 35 327 38 323 10750 9456 35 348 31 335 33 322 34 327 9456 8301 28 345 27 344 28 315 32 330 8301 7269 25 350 26 338 22 314 29 326 7269 6349 25 350 24 328 19 323 27 310 6349 5535 23 347 22 324 19 328 21 303 5535 4814 18 340 20 321 19 332 12 308 4814 4168 14 326 18*319 18 334 9 350 4168 3595 10 314 17*316 16 332 11 015 3595 3116 7*311 16 317 15*333 12 024 3116 2747 6*315 15 319 13*338 10 023 2747 2492 6 318 14 319 12 339 8 012 2492 2337 5 321 13 320 10 341 7*007 2337 2249 5 323 11 320 8 342 3*001 2249 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