DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 23.7 - - 26.6 - - 27.2 - - 20.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 55 - - 11 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2098 - - 2089 - - 1391 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4293 - - 4284 - - 3586 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2290 - - 4034 - - 4679 - - 1789 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 204 - - 105 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 15 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 354 - - 360 - - 014 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1413 - - 1432 - - 855 - - -193 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2881 - - 2852 - - 2731 - - 2441 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 582 - - 528 - - 37 - - -1911 ODpotential blCL - - - 3711 - - 3756 - - 3549 - - 4159 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - 101 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.7 - - 26.6 - - 27.2 - - 20.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.2 - - 22.2 - - 23.3 - - 17.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 26.2 - - 27.1 - - 23.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.3 - - 21.2 - - 22.8 - - 19.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 55 - - 11 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2098 - - 2089 - - 1391 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 101 - - 102 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 97247 13 069 14 077 5 110 19 039 97247 89868 12 072 13 067 12 072 15 056 89868 84237 13 087 11 076 20 050 11 088 84237 79596 19 105 10 072 12 049 11 080 79596 75576 17 105 8 064 8 123 9 086 75576 71987 7 098 4 073 13 142 3 110 71987 68707 5 090 6 153 9 132 7 179 68707 65671 4 137 7 159 3 110 6 137 65671 62845 10 170 5 168 2 207 2 121 62845 60090 12 171 4 221 4 154 4 227 60090 57188 9 144 5 202 3 042 7 127 57188 54172 5 088 5 151 6 283 5 026 54172 51294 5 054 3 070 1 293 6 331 51294 48700 7 051 5 009 8 044 8 030 48700 46376 10 057 6 359 9 015 10 026 46376 44262 13 060 9 052 8 046 10 052 44262 42318 16 049 15 044 17 035 16 044 42318 40528 13 041 12 033 17 014 20 025 40528 38869 15 037 13 036 15 002 24 013 38869 37323 21 041 16 042 12 013 21 360 37323 35876 27 029 28 016 18 056 14 005 35876 34493 24 024 28 354 30 013 19 022 34493 33112 31 029 26 002 37 350 35 009 33112 31705 42 018 36 003 42 351 42 353 31705 30268 44 015 42 358 46 357 42 346 30268 28796 56 011 49 005 52 360 43 349 28796 27281 62 008 58 011 56 000 42 353 27281 25721 61 009 58 013 57 001 48 354 25721 24111 56 013 55 017 56 002 55 352 24111 22454 46 010 50 014 52 358 56 349 22454 20750 31 009 39 009 47 350 54 345 20750 18987 26 017 33 355 45 351 53 349 18987 17162 25 019 30 002 39 005 40 004 17162 15316 23 020 25 013 32 010 26 359 15316 13551 20 027 22 014 23 357 25 004 13551 11950 17 025 17 012 21 012 19 030 11950 10528 18 013 14 013 18 006 17 060 10528 9262 19 008 14 003 15 004 15 052 9262 8137 18 005 16 360 16 015 15 037 8137 7138 18 004 18 003 17 015 16 033 7138 6248 19 358 18 003 17 016 16 031 6248 5459 20 355 18 003 17 016 17 029 5459 4756 20*355 18*002 17 016 18 026 4756 4126 20*355 17*002 17*016 19 020 4126 3566 19 354 17 001 17*015 18 015 3566 3097 17 354 16 360 16 015 18 011 3097 2736 16 353 15 359 15 014 16 007 2736 2486 16 353 14 359 14 014 13 002 2486 2335 14 353 13 359 12 013 11 356 2335 2248 12 352 11 358 10 013 5*344 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