DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 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 - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.2 - - 27.3 - - 28.1 - - 25.8 - - 23.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 12 - - 9 - - -10 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 220 - - 705 - - 555 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2415 - - 2900 - - 2750 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1192 - - 1211 - - 1730 - - 1873 - - 950 Hgt.Variab. W* 19 - - 85 - - 72 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 13 - - 12 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 348 - - 345 - - 337 - - 324 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 111 - - 617 - - 457 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2304 - - 2283 - - 2294 - - 2248 - - 2248 sfcLCL ODpotential -431 - - -6 - - -202 - - -791 - - -1661 ODpotential blCL 2846 - - 2906 - - 2952 - - 3039 - - 3909 blCL maxRH 101 - - 99 - - 100 - - 96 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.2 - - 27.3 - - 28.1 - - 25.8 - - 23.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.1 - - 25.3 - - 26.1 - - 24.8 - - 22.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 26.3 - - 27.2 - - 28.0 - - 26.4 - - 25.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.0 - - 24.9 - - 25.7 - - 25.1 - - 23.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 12 - - 9 - - -10 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 220 - - 705 - - 555 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 97 - - 99 - - 85 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95841 27 327 32 333 22 317 32 331 26 352 95841 89052 19 337 22 339 21 334 24 337 23 001 89052 83689 16 351 19 332 17 342 16 350 23 358 83689 79157 10 340 11 324 18 338 14 343 17 351 79157 75207 11 338 6 324 14 314 14 332 17 345 75207 71684 12 326 4 315 10 309 13 321 17 342 71684 68455 15 297 4 306 11 282 9 312 13 335 68455 65445 15 287 8 291 12 262 10 306 8 299 65445 62623 15 274 12 263 12 260 12 288 8 269 62623 59865 18 262 14 252 12 260 12 268 8 293 59865 56969 20 250 13 246 13 248 14 262 10 304 56969 53958 17 244 13 247 14 245 13 261 12 286 53958 51089 13 234 13 247 15 247 12 262 12 267 51089 48515 7 227 12 240 13 252 12 259 11 261 48515 46211 10 229 12 228 12 259 13 259 12 261 46211 44126 13 220 14 224 14 259 12 257 11 252 44126 42224 12 219 14 224 15 251 12 252 11 252 42224 40476 10 227 16 222 18 241 12 244 11 247 40476 38860 12 223 14 212 19 218 14 237 11 233 38860 37362 13 201 12 202 16 200 14 224 8 215 37362 35970 14 183 14 182 16 180 11 200 8 204 35970 34648 17 165 17 160 14 150 13 161 9 180 34648 33338 18 165 23 156 18 157 17 147 14 147 33338 32013 24 177 26 141 25 155 34 140 31 142 32013 30661 25 184 21 141 26 141 44 136 39 137 30661 29257 22 185 20 140 21 135 38 140 33 130 29257 27786 15 169 20 131 19 136 27 126 32 123 27786 26247 13 152 19 125 20 140 26 123 27 123 26247 24641 10 145 16 123 20 143 17 132 16 130 24641 22969 6 135 13 132 15 143 9 127 10 125 22969 21234 4 159 11 145 10 142 3 125 7 103 21234 19432 4 121 9 159 7 136 1 039 5 073 19432 17559 4 050 5 157 5 116 4 003 4 033 17559 15655 6 022 4 108 5 110 4 343 6 343 15655 13826 6 042 5 084 4 122 5 316 10 322 13826 12167 8 049 3 059 3 073 7 323 9 322 12167 10697 9 043 4 358 4 040 6 333 6 316 10697 9395 10 034 6 355 4 012 3 002 3 284 9395 8237 15 026 7 003 5 013 7 049 2 070 8237 7206 16 014 10 014 8 022 10 032 6 033 7206 6292 15 002 13 000 11 007 10 010 8 002 6292 5486 12 005 11 349 11 358 10 001 8 000 5486 4774 11 028 9 003 12 001 12 011 10 023 4774 4136 15 031 14 006 15 353 16 000 13 015 4136 3572 20 013 17 353 16 344 18 348 15 004 3572 3100 20 357 17*349 15*341 18 339 17 353 3100 2737 18 352 16*347 14*338 16 333 17 340 2737 2487 16*350 14 345 12 337 13 328 13 332 2487 2336 14*349 12 344 11 336 11 326 11*329 2336 2248 10 348 9 343 8 335 6*324 6*326 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