DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 14.2 - - 32.6 - - 29.6 - - 25.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - -10 - - -18 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2248 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 237 - - 1066 - - 375 - - 97 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 13 - - 20 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 232 - - 255 - - 232 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -994 - - -981 - - -277 - - -125 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3242 - - 3230 - - 2526 - - 2375 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9672 - - -3463 - - -3246 - - -4736 ODpotential blCL - - - 11920 - - 5712 - - 5495 - - 6985 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 93 - - 89 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.2 - - 32.6 - - 29.6 - - 25.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.3 - - 26.4 - - 26.6 - - 23.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.1 - - 33.6 - - 32.1 - - 28.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.8 - - 25.6 - - 26.4 - - 24.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - -10 - - -18 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 73 - - 55 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 96233 22 206 13 216 10 226 19 210 96233 88952 24 211 21 235 17 258 18 258 88952 83298 17 227 22 268 19 261 21 282 83298 78621 19 248 25 278 15 284 22 288 78621 74589 15 269 25 274 21 272 27 258 74589 70984 30 280 24 323 13 282 23 286 70984 67700 43 293 33 307 40 287 31 288 67700 64662 47 297 46 284 47 287 35 291 64662 61807 44 293 45 287 56 298 49 296 61807 59029 45 297 64 295 72 299 66 300 59029 56130 62 302 81 298 78 297 76 298 56130 53137 78 302 83 299 78 297 79 297 53137 50303 84 300 81 299 79 297 81 296 50303 47773 84 297 83 298 81 297 82 297 47773 45517 84 295 84 296 84 298 84 298 45517 43481 83 295 84 296 87 298 86 296 43481 41634 81 296 86 296 89 297 87 295 41634 39950 82 299 90 296 89 295 89 296 39950 38407 87 299 91 293 89 296 95 296 38407 36986 87 295 88 293 91 300 99 294 36986 35672 83 297 84 299 98 305 97 293 35672 34417 88 305 97 309 105 307 92 295 34417 33150 99 306 99 304 101 305 90 300 33150 31841 99 305 92 297 91 300 90 303 31841 30492 95 307 87 298 85 298 89 304 30492 29091 96 310 85 298 85 302 89 305 29091 27626 98 313 86 297 84 305 91 305 27626 26100 100 315 86 297 84 306 93 304 26100 24509 99 316 86 300 86 305 92 301 24509 22856 96 316 86 304 87 304 90 299 22856 21142 93 315 84 306 86 303 88 300 21142 19360 87 313 81 306 84 304 86 302 19360 17508 78 307 77 304 79 305 83 302 17508 15626 73 300 73 301 73 305 78 301 15626 13824 65 295 69 297 68 304 71 301 13824 12194 57 294 65 294 65 302 61 298 12194 10746 51 296 60 294 63 298 58 297 10746 9454 49 297 52 293 59 297 59 295 9454 8298 46 297 44 295 52 300 54 292 8298 7267 42 299 40 301 46 302 46 295 7267 6350 39 296 42 304 40 302 36 299 6350 5540 34 289 43 302 35 304 30 299 5540 4821 28 275 40 299 30 304 25 301 4821 4174 25 257 37 296 26 302 21 301 4174 3600 25 246 31 292 22 297 18 297 3600 3118 25 243 24 284 19 286 16 288 3118 2747 26 243 19 270 16 263 14 277 2747 2491 22 239 15 260 14 246 14 251 2491 2336 16*234 13*257 12*237 13*242 2336 2249 12*232 11*255 8*232 7*235 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