DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.6 - - 39.5 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 77 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1997 - - 2174 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2709 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 4192 - - 4369 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 704 - - 613 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 210 - - 230 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 15 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 196 - - 210 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 999 - - 637 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3193 - - 3732 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 441 - - -9453 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 3751 - - 13822 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.6 - - 39.5 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.7 - - 31.1 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 39.0 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.9 - - 30.2 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 77 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1997 - - 2174 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 85 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97153 32 357 26 001 97153 90136 21 356 25 350 90136 84648 14 356 16 338 84648 80048 8 019 6 308 80048 76048 4 344 5 226 76048 72481 14 284 9 290 72481 69238 22 271 21 285 69238 66259 20 260 25 270 66259 63493 20 258 27 259 63493 60796 22 259 29 258 60796 57963 29 268 31 262 57963 55013 33 267 30 261 55013 52192 34 265 29 261 52192 49646 37 265 31 263 49646 47362 37 258 35 260 47362 45290 33 254 36 258 45290 43392 30 267 28 262 43392 41643 28 263 29 275 41643 40018 16 266 25 272 40018 38506 7 300 18 289 38506 37105 8 003 17 334 37105 35772 14 022 22 352 35772 34433 19 027 22 002 34433 33058 24 036 22 009 33058 31643 29 044 25 011 31643 30171 30 046 22 015 30171 28630 28 045 20 025 28630 27025 26 044 20 025 27025 25354 25 044 23 025 25354 23620 24 049 21 034 23620 21827 24 054 16 049 21827 19967 21 061 15 067 19967 18035 14 060 11 073 18035 16074 8 063 5 064 16074 14186 4 039 2 024 14186 12471 2 297 4 261 12471 10949 4 228 8 252 10949 9596 7 227 11 257 9596 8393 9 229 12 255 8393 7326 11 225 14 256 7326 6381 14 225 16 255 6381 5550 17 223 19 239 5550 4823 22*210 17*217 4823 4176 21*198 16*211 4176 3602 20 197 16 210 3602 3121 20 196 15 210 3121 2750 19 195 15 210 2750 2495 18 195 14 210 2495 2339 16 194 13 210 2339 2249 13 194 11 209 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