DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.1 - - 67.8 - - 67.4 - - 58.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 293 - - 284 - - 100 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2626 - - 5947 - - 4834 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3816 - - 6352 - - 4881 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4821 - - 8142 - - 7029 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4071 - - 1696 - - 2336 - - 223 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 375 - - 490 - - 325 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - 17 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 239 - - 327 - - 327 - - 088 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -4 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4888 - - -1983 - - -2553 - - -4968 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9710 - - 10125 - - 9582 - - 7220 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7498 - - -4680 - - -5576 - - -9326 ODpotential blCL - - - 12319 - - 12822 - - 12605 - - 11577 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 73 - - 72 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.1 - - 67.8 - - 67.4 - - 58.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.3 - - 31.0 - - 33.1 - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.2 - - 65.9 - - 66.4 - - 61.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 30.3 - - 32.6 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 293 - - 284 - - 100 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2626 - - 5947 - - 4834 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 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] 97342 12 091 11 109 6 120 13 055 97342 89956 13 112 10 096 9 066 19 072 89956 84300 8 136 3 088 8 047 11 081 84300 79623 6 116 2 011 7 058 7 076 79623 75583 5 141 2 304 5 358 5 057 75583 71984 2 127 3 303 6 328 7 025 71984 68701 3 038 3 314 6 329 5 021 68701 65667 4 332 2 305 5 319 4 016 65667 62844 4 336 4 321 5 324 7 348 62844 60109 10 349 7 316 5 315 8 315 60109 57249 14 330 14 324 10 324 9 335 57249 54275 11 327 15 311 18 310 17 324 54275 51443 14 335 12 314 19 306 18 319 51443 48904 19 330 19 325 19 320 19 327 48904 46645 19 331 22 322 25 321 22 326 46645 44623 23 345 19 323 23 326 24 325 44623 42805 28 355 24 350 23 342 21 330 42805 41157 35 003 33 360 28 359 21 348 41157 39642 41 010 39 003 37 003 27 352 39642 38237 46 011 43 008 35 355 27 355 38237 36918 45 009 46 011 32 352 24 350 36918 35642 44 005 44 011 34 000 23 348 35642 34345 40 005 42 007 37 359 29 352 34345 32998 38 008 40 006 40 360 32 356 32998 31609 37 007 37 002 35 001 29 352 31609 30166 37 002 35 002 30 359 25 345 30166 28657 39 360 36 005 29 355 19 338 28657 27084 39 359 35 004 30 355 17 347 27084 25446 36 001 32 002 29 354 22 353 25446 23746 32 007 32 002 29 353 28 340 23746 21986 31 009 31 002 29 350 27 329 21986 20159 31 011 28 002 26 348 23 321 20159 18258 28 014 24 355 24 339 21 313 18258 16318 22 013 21 335 19 331 20 305 16318 14445 17 357 19 334 20 324 19 303 14445 12734 17 342 18 333 19 326 16 312 12734 11209 14 338 17 337 16 327 12 321 11209 9849 11 326 15 338 12 315 12 293 9849 8637 8 297 11*327 9 292 13 267 8637 7554 8 256 10*323 8*284 11 251 7554 6589 11 233 10 323 7*284 10 237 6589 5733 13 229 9 324 5 290 8 222 5733 4972 10*241 9 326 4 311 7 204 4972 4288 10*241 9 328 3 339 5 173 4288 3680 9 240 9 331 4 359 6 128 3680 3171 9 238 9 332 4 006 8 104 3171 2779 9 237 8 334 4 009 10 094 2779 2509 9 237 8 335 4 012 11 089 2509 2345 8 236 8 335 4 011 9*088 2345 2251 8 236 7 336 4 012 6*088 2251 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