DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.0 - - 32.6 - - - - - 27.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 15 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 706 - - 1580 - - - - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2233 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2901 - - 3775 - - - - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2267 - - 1743 - - - - - 171 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 124 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 185 - - - - - 061 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -527 - - 21 - - - - - -141 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3429 - - 3754 - - - - - 2390 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1674 - - -3494 - - - - - -3047 ODpotential blCL - - - 4575 - - 7269 - - - - - 5296 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 80 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.0 - - 32.6 - - - - - 27.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.1 - - 24.3 - - - - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 32.6 - - - - - 31.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.2 - - 23.1 - - - - - 26.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 15 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 706 - - 1580 - - - - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 20 - - - - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97260 17 121 13 145 9 065 97260 89935 16 122 10 101 11 118 89935 84305 13 120 8 089 13 137 84305 79630 9 139 6 161 12 122 79630 75584 3 155 8 169 4 106 75584 71990 8 199 6 184 1 189 71990 68719 6 174 5 215 4 209 68719 65692 1 184 5 221 6 211 65692 62863 3 232 4 202 6 216 62863 60104 5 226 4 223 4 222 60104 57212 4 225 7 222 2 260 57212 54206 2 294 6 253 6 315 54206 51338 4 324 4 302 10 309 51338 48762 5 330 8 317 9 317 48762 46459 8 321 9 312 10 320 46459 44373 9 345 13 339 13 329 44373 42464 10 354 14 328 19 333 42464 40711 12 014 14 328 20 338 40711 39096 18 013 19 340 20 347 39096 37605 21 353 19 346 23 356 37605 36224 19 359 20 354 26 356 36224 34908 25 010 24 002 27 356 34908 33585 30 007 29 009 28 001 33585 32228 32 007 34 010 31 004 32228 30837 35 007 35 010 32 006 30837 29397 39 010 36 008 33 007 29397 27895 39 013 37 009 33 009 27895 26332 32 009 37 006 34 011 26332 24704 23 005 32 004 34 011 24704 23017 26 008 24 360 30 009 23017 21277 29 004 21 358 23 007 21277 19478 25 006 20 351 21 002 19478 17610 24 356 19 344 19 359 17610 15713 19 338 18 330 19 345 15713 13892 16 330 14 320 18 333 13892 12238 12 317 10 312 15 315 12238 10769 10 285 7 281 11 302 10769 9462 7 274 5 254 9 295 9462 8296 5 253 7 227 8 269 8296 7260 8 225 9 217 9 265 7260 6343 10 229 10 219 7 271 6343 5533 9 229 11 219 3 248 5533 4815 7 205 11 213 5 191 4815 4169 8 208 11*200 7 173 4169 3596 8 209 9*187 8 140 3596 3116 8*203 9 185 8 118 3116 2746 6*198 8 184 9 101 2746 2492 6 198 8 184 9 086 2492 2337 6 197 8 183 8*073 2337 2249 5 198 7 183 5*061 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