DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.6 - - 31.7 - - - - - 29.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 15 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 979 - - 1543 - - - - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3174 - - 3738 - - - - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2673 - - 1856 - - - - - 1498 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 113 - - 123 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 018 - - 029 - - - - - 078 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -7 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 820 - - 633 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2355 - - 3105 - - - - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 236 - - -148 - - - - - -1272 ODpotential blCL - - - 2938 - - 3886 - - - - - 3521 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.6 - - 31.7 - - - - - 29.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.2 - - 26.0 - - - - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 31.4 - - - - - 30.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 25.2 - - - - - 27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 15 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 979 - - 1543 - - - - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 94 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 96609 18 133 11 127 16 112 96609 89272 13 119 20 108 13 096 89272 83690 13 118 14 106 10 090 83690 79063 12 100 8 117 5 109 79063 75047 7 050 7 134 1 197 75047 71471 1 068 4 128 5 276 71471 68210 5 196 0 051 4 299 68210 65190 7 218 4 265 7 304 65190 62373 7 257 6 266 12 268 62373 59628 12 266 8 278 15 266 59628 56748 17 266 16 277 18 279 56748 53753 22 272 21 268 21 278 53753 50890 28 273 24 266 22 274 50890 48312 34 268 27 267 25 274 48312 46011 35 261 30 271 28 277 46011 43938 31 260 32 271 26 283 43938 42051 30 267 33 266 26 287 42051 40323 32 274 30 264 28 284 40323 38729 35 274 28 270 29 282 38729 37254 37 272 31 278 31 279 37254 35887 37 270 37 274 32 280 35887 34591 35 272 37 268 35 281 34591 33298 33 276 34 274 36 279 33298 31975 34 281 34 277 37 275 31975 30618 37 280 37 276 38 272 30618 29213 39 278 38 277 41 276 29213 27745 40 277 39 279 46 279 27745 26215 41 278 42 283 48 278 26215 24619 41 278 43 283 47 275 24619 22957 40 279 43 282 46 275 22957 21231 40 280 41 282 45 276 21231 19437 40 282 40 282 44 276 19437 17570 39 284 39 281 43 275 17570 15672 37 287 36 282 42 280 15672 13847 35 290 32 282 40 287 13847 12192 31 292 29 282 38 292 12192 10725 27 295 23 288 35 294 10725 9425 23 304 18 288 25 290 9425 8265 13 320 14 289 16 282 8265 7232 8 347 9 266 13 284 7232 6316 7 037 8 235 13 279 6316 5507 9 055 5 224 10 275 5507 4792 9 053 2 227 5 262 4792 4150 9 052 2*030 3 163 4150 3582 9*033 4*030 7 121 3582 3108 8*022 4 030 10 098 3108 2742 8 019 5 030 10 089 2742 2490 7 017 5 029 9 085 2490 2337 7 016 4 029 8*082 2337 2249 6 015 4 027 4*078 2249 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