DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.9 - - 52.0 - - - - - 38.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 62 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 333 - - 901 - - - - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2234 - - - - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2528 - - 3096 - - - - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 263 - - 471 - - - - - 61 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 118 - - 157 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 232 - - 237 - - - - - 349 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2980 - - -4511 - - - - - -1359 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5508 - - 7607 - - - - - 3609 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11939 - - -11069 - - - - - -10645 ODpotential blCL - - - 14467 - - 14165 - - - - - 12895 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 63 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.9 - - 52.0 - - - - - 38.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.0 - - 26.8 - - - - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 51.4 - - - - - 43.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.0 - - 26.6 - - - - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 62 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 333 - - 901 - - - - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97204 16 261 22 278 19 271 97204 90109 9 250 14 255 5 244 90109 84579 7 223 14 221 4 050 84579 79948 5 219 9 201 3 262 79948 75917 4 232 6 210 5 225 75917 72331 8 208 10 220 6 290 72331 69070 7 222 7 247 12 260 69070 66062 13 227 10 250 15 273 66062 63254 15 233 12 256 19 257 63254 60519 23 251 22 250 10 261 60519 57656 20 248 20 209 26 260 57656 54683 26 251 30 249 29 248 54683 51845 38 252 37 249 29 245 51845 49283 41 248 33 246 35 250 49283 46976 38 239 38 246 44 249 46976 44887 39 239 43 247 52 246 44887 42993 47 245 49 247 58 244 42993 41272 51 249 52 246 59 244 41272 39698 50 247 51 243 60 245 39698 38245 49 242 51 238 65 240 38245 36896 49 240 52 235 66 236 36896 35609 49 243 51 235 64 239 35609 34309 48 247 50 235 67 244 34309 32963 46 251 47 233 70 247 32963 31573 44 253 45 231 69 243 31573 30126 44 252 44 231 62 236 30126 28608 43 250 42 232 57 237 28608 27021 41 248 42 234 57 235 27021 25367 39 246 41 238 57 233 25367 23654 37 246 41 241 54 234 23654 21882 35 247 39 244 48 235 21882 20047 32 251 38 247 42 234 20047 18140 30 256 37 251 39 233 18140 16198 31 262 35 255 35 235 16198 14326 27 267 31 260 30 241 14326 12621 17 262 23 262 25 246 12621 11102 16 246 15 249 20 249 11102 9749 16 245 16 237 15 246 9749 8541 14 236 19 242 13 238 8541 7463 12 236 19 249 14 249 7463 6506 7 243 16 258 7 253 6506 5658 5 237 13 264 2 226 5658 4906 6 234 11 273 1 046 4906 4233 6 230 10 284 1 031 4233 3639 5 223 8 277 3 179 3639 3143 4 228 5*248 2 137 3143 2762 3*238 4*240 2 036 2762 2500 3*233 3 237 4 016 2500 2341 2 232 3 237 4*003 2341 2250 2 231 3 234 4*349 2250 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