DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.4 - - 46.2 - - - - - 35.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 108 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3321 - - 2075 - - - - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3730 - - 3032 - - - - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5516 - - 4270 - - - - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2354 - - 2935 - - - - - 824 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 259 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 337 - - - - - 104 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 581 - - 375 - - - - - -155 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4935 - - 3895 - - - - - 2404 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1730 - - -660 - - - - - -4773 ODpotential blCL - - - 7246 - - 4930 - - - - - 7022 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 90 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.4 - - 46.2 - - - - - 35.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.7 - - 37.0 - - - - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 45.3 - - - - - 36.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 35.8 - - - - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 78 - - 108 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3321 - - 2075 - - - - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 59 - - - - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 96722 18 093 11 120 11 080 96722 89458 14 105 14 094 15 074 89458 83898 14 087 9 100 15 074 83898 79257 11 095 6 086 12 047 79257 75221 3 073 8 068 10 015 75221 71632 8 017 9 036 11 342 71632 68368 12 316 10 358 11 316 68368 65349 13 318 16 330 13 324 65349 62533 17 317 20 321 18 321 62533 59802 18 316 21 329 21 323 59802 56952 23 325 26 323 23 331 56952 53989 29 328 30 325 32 326 53989 51162 31 326 35 326 39 322 51162 48618 31 323 35 326 41 324 48618 46335 32 328 39 326 44 329 46335 44262 38 329 43 324 47 324 44262 42374 41 326 45 322 47 321 42374 40648 40 328 44 326 49 323 40648 39063 46 338 50 331 52 327 39063 37603 57 336 57 331 57 330 37603 36253 64 336 60 330 62 331 36253 34965 66 336 60 331 62 331 34965 33670 64 337 60 332 60 332 33670 32335 61 337 61 330 55 330 32335 30963 59 333 59 328 50 330 30963 29538 54 327 56 329 50 329 29538 28048 52 327 52 331 48 324 28048 26494 51 327 49 333 44 322 26494 24877 50 330 47 332 40 322 24877 23198 49 328 45 329 38 322 23198 21460 48 326 43 328 38 317 21460 19659 46 325 42 325 37 315 19659 17789 42 326 41 323 35 318 17789 15888 41 331 38 328 33 313 15888 14059 39 329 38 328 29 307 14059 12395 37 322 35 327 26 305 12395 10913 35 315 29 330 25 307 10913 9590 32 308 26 319 25 307 9590 8408 24 308 20 316 24 310 8408 7353 17 323 15 317 21 316 7353 6414 13 334 12 304 14 317 6414 5585 13*326 11 299 6 296 5585 4850 11*311 11*302 1 271 4850 4191 9 306 9*311 2 119 4191 3608 7 306 8 327 9 126 3608 3122 7 310 7 342 17 121 3122 2749 6 314 7 350 17 115 2749 2494 6 315 7 352 14 109 2494 2338 5 317 7 354 12 106 2338 2249 5 319 6 354 7*104 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