DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.1 - - 64.4 - - - - - 53.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 239 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1183 - - 6993 - - - - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2697 - - 7080 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3378 - - 9188 - - - - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1458 - - 1449 - - - - - 3464 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 265 - - 489 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 22 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 263 - - - - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3788 - - -1084 - - - - - -1301 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7167 - - 10272 - - - - - 3551 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6052 - - -3814 - - - - - -3029 ODpotential blCL - - - 9430 - - 13002 - - - - - 5279 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 96 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.1 - - 64.4 - - - - - 53.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.5 - - 26.7 - - - - - 45.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.6 - - 63.0 - - - - - 54.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 26.1 - - - - - 45.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 239 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1183 - - 6993 - - - - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 85 - - - - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 7 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] 96815 17 089 23 105 13 083 96815 89522 16 099 14 098 15 091 89522 83941 9 127 5 115 13 082 83941 79300 7 145 2 331 8 054 79300 75271 1 118 7 349 6 019 75271 71678 5 287 11 335 9 336 71678 68409 13 304 18 332 10 306 68409 65401 17 297 19 313 13 307 65401 62606 18 295 20 298 13 321 62606 59895 21 306 26 299 23 320 59895 57066 24 301 27 307 23 311 57066 54126 28 303 30 307 27 305 54126 51315 34 304 32 304 35 301 51315 48785 34 310 34 299 36 306 48785 46523 38 316 35 307 37 306 46523 44479 43 312 43 312 41 303 44479 42621 47 303 48 309 45 301 42621 40928 51 302 51 304 45 298 40928 39379 57 304 57 303 43 302 39379 37944 60 307 66 299 43 304 37944 36599 62 311 72 292 47 304 36599 35308 63 313 64 291 64 300 35308 34010 62 315 59 295 76 296 34010 32671 64 313 62 301 77 291 32671 31289 64 308 66 301 76 289 31289 29854 61 305 66 300 73 288 29854 28354 59 302 62 296 70 287 28354 26789 58 301 60 293 67 288 26789 25156 56 302 59 292 66 289 25156 23457 52 304 57 293 65 291 23457 21695 48 305 55 295 62 292 21695 19870 46 304 55 298 58 291 19870 17978 44 304 55 301 57 291 17978 16060 40 301 53 302 56 294 16060 14214 29 286 50 302 50 294 14214 12536 23 278 47 300 44 294 12536 11042 21 264 42 292 42 294 11042 9709 22 252 33*276 43 292 9709 8519 23 239 27*265 44 293 8519 7457 25 232 26 265 43 297 7457 6511 26 227 24 264 42 301 6511 5673 25 229 23 263 39 305 5673 4927 24 233 21 262 37 308 4927 4255 23 233 20 261 35 310 4255 3658 22*228 19 261 32 312 3658 3157 20*222 18 261 30 313 3157 2771 18 219 17 260 26 313 2771 2505 17 218 17 260 19 313 2505 2343 16 218 15 260 16 314 2343 2250 13 217 13 259 9*314 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