DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 9.6 - - 15.1 - - 22.7 - - 12.4 - - 18.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 18 - - 4 - - -6 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 139 - - 298 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 2334 - - 2493 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 43 - - 95 - - 463 - - 84 - - 993 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 56 - - 46 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 261 - - 267 - - 230 - - 189 - - 200 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -453 - - -102 - - -402 - - -288 - - -51 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2701 - - 2436 - - 2896 - - 2536 - - 2299 sfcLCL ODpotential -6623 - - -5299 - - -3895 - - -6158 - - -540 ODpotential blCL 8870 - - 7633 - - 6388 - - 8406 - - 2788 blCL maxRH 82 - - 92 - - 85 - - 91 - - 101 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 9.6 - - 15.1 - - 22.7 - - 12.4 - - 18.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 6.4 - - 13.0 - - 18.4 - - 9.8 - - 16.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 13.7 - - 15.0 - - 22.7 - - 16.7 - - 18.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 10.9 - - 12.8 - - 18.1 - - 15.3 - - 18.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 18 - - 4 - - -6 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 139 - - 298 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 27 - - 69 - - 38 - - 62 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97005 23 094 26 073 34 087 29 076 32 073 97005 89869 23 092 23 083 30 082 30 075 26 084 89869 84265 20 084 27 095 23 081 25 081 25 085 84265 79552 20 076 28 097 14 091 20 078 21 083 79552 75447 19 078 25 084 13 105 14 077 18 081 75447 71781 16 071 19 069 13 105 10 083 13 071 71781 68432 10 076 11 043 9 096 6 076 8 046 68432 65334 7 075 3 001 4 074 6 026 4 016 65334 62448 11 014 5 292 4 353 6 339 5 319 62448 59647 15 329 7 278 9 301 11 332 6 312 59647 56723 12 306 7 282 12 292 15 325 11 319 56723 53675 15 313 11 299 14 283 19 294 16 300 53675 50762 21 298 14 299 16 288 18 293 19 298 50762 48159 21 290 22 299 25 298 22 303 20 308 48159 45849 20 295 25 294 29 301 30 307 28 311 45849 43774 25 310 25 303 30 300 33 308 36 309 43774 41888 34 316 32 312 33 309 37 310 41 306 41888 40161 38 315 37 310 41 312 41 310 45 306 40161 38569 41 313 41 311 48 312 47 312 47 306 38569 37095 46 314 46 315 55 311 53 313 50 311 37095 35727 53 315 55 318 61 311 60 314 56 313 35727 34427 60 317 63 318 67 313 65 312 59 312 34427 33125 67 319 71 317 73 315 68 312 60 313 33125 31790 72 321 81 318 77 316 68 312 61 314 31790 30419 73 321 88 319 77 315 68 312 64 312 30419 28999 70 323 91 320 76 315 68 311 65 311 28999 27519 63 325 90 322 76 315 66 309 65 312 27519 25978 50 323 81 323 75 317 64 311 64 313 25978 24375 38 322 66 324 72 320 62 316 61 314 24375 22712 33 320 51 324 63 321 55 320 56 316 22712 20992 27 315 38 318 49 317 47 317 51 316 20992 19213 25 312 28 315 36 309 42 310 46 313 19213 17372 24 308 23 315 30 301 35 307 39 314 17372 15508 22 303 21 310 24 302 26 300 29 306 15508 13720 20 301 19 307 20 305 21 296 22 296 13720 12094 19 306 18 302 18 307 17 297 17 297 12094 10644 19 312 17 301 18 297 16 301 14 302 10644 9352 20 314 18 300 16 284 17 295 13 301 9352 8201 21 312 19 288 13 286 17 280 14 282 8201 7177 22 307 17 277 15 282 14 278 14 263 7177 6268 23 300 15 274 15 272 13 288 9 260 6268 5466 21 301 12 278 13 266 14 293 6 274 5466 4755 18 309 11 278 10 261 13 297 4 287 4755 4118 15 321 11 266 9 261 10 304 1 261 4118 3554 13 331 8 264 9 257 9 305 3 192 3554 3086 11 328 7 277 6 250 8 291 8 209 3086 2729 7 313 8 292 5*254 7 264 10 205 2729 2483 5 309 7*286 4*231 7 238 9 204 2483 2333 5 296 4*268 4 231 6*202 8*202 2333 2248 3*261 3 266 3 227 4*189 5*200 2248 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