DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/15 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 18.8 - - 20.5 - - 21.4 - - 21.0 - - 18.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 38 - - 70 - - 39 - - 16 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1041 - - 1356 - - 1422 - - 1404 - - 268 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 3236 - - 3551 - - 3617 - - 3599 - - 2463 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 570 - - 292 - - 650 - - 737 - - 2094 Hgt.Variab. W* 142 - - 190 - - 159 - - 119 - - 23 W* B/S 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 16 - - 13 - - 20 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 049 - - 067 - - 066 - - 055 - - 049 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 9 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 810 - - 1085 - - 1191 - - 1028 - - -71 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2426 - - 2466 - - 2426 - - 2571 - - 2534 sfcLCL ODpotential 247 - - 372 - - 419 - - 275 - - -684 ODpotential blCL 2989 - - 3179 - - 3198 - - 3324 - - 3147 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 18.8 - - 20.5 - - 21.4 - - 21.0 - - 18.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.1 - - 17.7 - - 18.7 - - 17.8 - - 15.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 18.4 - - 19.9 - - 21.1 - - 20.8 - - 18.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.4 - - 16.6 - - 18.0 - - 17.2 - - 15.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 38 - - 70 - - 39 - - 16 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1041 - - 1356 - - 1422 - - 1404 - - 268 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 100 - - 102 - - 100 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96600 12 141 11 122 8 127 13 133 9 108 96600 89311 17 119 7 118 16 111 10 121 14 126 89311 83688 13 127 11 127 10 117 4 112 16 105 83688 79005 6 182 6 107 4 121 3 076 7 103 79005 74965 5 207 3 182 1 247 2 158 3 166 74965 71381 3 233 7 205 9 286 3 350 3 170 71381 68111 4 274 3 192 9 261 5 317 3 283 68111 65086 5 288 5 307 7 250 5 329 7 289 65086 62256 4 277 7 279 9 279 11 313 9 308 62256 59498 10 312 6 286 11 288 15 297 13 299 59498 56616 16 306 9 265 11 287 16 279 17 294 56616 53616 16 286 13 274 20 284 22 281 22 275 53616 50742 12 276 11 272 22 253 23 271 23 265 50742 48151 24 289 13 300 21 265 25 269 28 270 48151 45828 28 266 33 279 29 272 31 264 34 265 45828 43721 27 253 34 257 35 261 34 262 28 264 43721 41798 25 261 28 244 32 253 32 262 24 262 41798 40034 29 265 24 251 29 250 30 260 23 256 40034 38402 35 265 25 267 29 252 29 249 25 255 38402 36884 41 262 35 262 31 255 27 245 29 252 36884 35472 45 253 42 262 34 257 28 252 31 254 35472 34132 47 249 47 263 39 256 34 257 33 258 34132 32801 48 251 54 261 46 255 42 257 37 255 32801 31452 54 258 61 257 57 254 52 255 41 247 31452 30088 64 261 70 256 69 251 59 251 42 243 30088 28689 71 263 78 256 73 250 60 250 38 245 28689 27238 70 264 78 257 67 252 53 250 32 249 27238 25730 55 265 67 261 56 255 44 252 27 253 25730 24162 38 265 49 264 44 256 35 252 27 250 24162 22537 29 264 29 263 33 254 29 250 33 244 22537 20854 29 260 20 249 23 249 25 247 35 240 20854 19103 20 261 16 246 20 244 22 251 27 252 19103 17280 20 270 14 255 16 249 19 266 20 278 17280 15421 20 281 10 261 14 264 11 265 15 299 15421 13626 18 289 11 272 14 271 8 263 8 316 13626 11996 14 295 10 280 11 283 4 306 8 033 11996 10551 10 300 6 278 6 303 5 355 12 057 10551 9270 6 341 3 199 2 235 3 014 16 039 9270 8130 7 350 5 137 4 146 5 070 17 047 8130 7113 8 336 8 112 7 100 9 073 18 061 7113 6210 10 331 10 107 9 096 12 082 19 071 6210 5418 7 324 10 106 12 094 17 082 21 076 5418 4720 4 036 12 101 16 092 21 076 20 077 4720 4097 14 069 16*086 16*081 22*063 21 073 4097 3545 17*056 17*070 15*070 22*058 21 064 3545 3084 16*050 16 068 14 067 21 056 20 058 3084 2728 16 049 16 067 14 065 20 054 18 054 2728 2483 15 048 15 066 13 064 18 053 16*051 2483 2334 13 048 14 066 12 064 16 053 14*049 2334 2248 11 048 12 066 10 063 13 052 10 048 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