DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 9.4 - - 19.0 - - 20.2 - - 13.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - -1 - - -5 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 51 - - 114 - - 144 - - 96 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 197 - - 137 - - 163 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -277 - - -426 - - -277 - - -317 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2525 - - 2674 - - 2525 - - 2565 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11936 - - -10094 - - -9180 - - -11213 ODpotential blCL - - - 14184 - - 12342 - - 11428 - - 13461 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 88 - - 81 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 9.4 - - 19.0 - - 20.2 - - 13.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.8 - - 15.7 - - 17.5 - - 10.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.4 - - 19.2 - - 23.5 - - 15.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.1 - - 15.5 - - 20.1 - - 12.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - -1 - - -5 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 52 - - 26 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 92321 118 314 107 311 106 319 111 311 92321 86083 108 313 102 315 104 323 97 312 86083 81178 96 316 99 319 102 323 90 317 81178 76986 87 318 97 320 95 321 86 319 76986 73278 84 316 93 319 89 323 78 320 73278 69939 79 315 88 317 86 322 73 324 69939 66870 76 318 82 315 85 319 75 326 66870 64015 76 322 75 315 84 317 79 323 64015 61353 76 318 72 317 82 315 77 322 61353 58765 70 313 72 317 76 314 75 321 58765 56044 65 314 71 315 70 317 76 317 56044 53202 60 319 64 314 68 321 71 314 53202 50483 58 322 56 319 68 315 64 317 50483 48033 61 317 56 319 63 314 60 323 48033 45836 61 312 53 317 57 318 58 320 45836 43847 56 311 49 320 52 321 59 317 43847 42037 51 315 49 321 52 321 60 318 42037 40379 48 320 53 321 54 321 60 320 40379 38846 46 323 55 318 59 318 66 322 38846 37416 49 323 52 316 60 311 72 319 37416 36078 55 321 48 318 57 305 74 315 36078 34800 57 318 46 323 50 305 73 312 34800 33514 52 318 48 327 45 313 64 308 33514 32197 45 318 54 330 46 321 43 303 32197 30850 39 323 60 332 51 321 29 305 30850 29452 36 330 59 326 51 316 30 313 29452 27990 42 328 52 313 47 315 33 313 27990 26459 47 328 47 312 45 318 32 309 26459 24859 44 331 41 310 41 313 30 307 24859 23190 43 330 36 310 40 307 29 309 23190 21453 43 318 32 317 37 306 28 311 21453 19647 37 318 32 323 32 308 28 307 19647 17770 32 325 24 311 28 311 26 301 17770 15865 28 316 19 313 22 309 21 307 15865 14034 26 326 18 323 16 298 10 308 14034 12368 24 323 15 332 8 326 6 259 12368 10883 23 310 16 298 4 352 6 238 10883 9559 20 297 16 287 7 294 8 263 9559 8378 15 295 13 266 13 280 9 286 8378 7325 11 301 13 245 14 284 11 303 7325 6387 6 314 12 232 15 277 16 304 6387 5557 4 027 8 209 16 274 17 305 5557 4822 9 068 8 177 16 278 13 314 4822 4165 7 121 10 206 14 282 6 323 4165 3585 10 201 8 237 9 277 4 277 3585 3102 12 228 4 228 7 261 5 286 3102 2735 8 235 6 198 7 251 4 167 2735 2483 6 232 6 192 7 225 16 151 2483 2333 8*214 6 157 7 183 15*151 2333 2248 5*197 5*137 5*163 7*153 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