DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 32.0 - - 34.9 - - - - - 26.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 4 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 316 - - 54 - - - - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2511 - - 2249 - - - - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1516 - - 2250 - - - - - 73 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 67 - - 27 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 330 - - - - - 185 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -438 - - -978 - - - - - -49 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2949 - - 3227 - - - - - 2298 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2371 - - -2536 - - - - - -4620 ODpotential blCL - - - 4882 - - 4785 - - - - - 6869 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 84 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.0 - - 34.9 - - - - - 26.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.3 - - 29.0 - - - - - 24.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.9 - - 34.9 - - - - - 30.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.7 - - 28.3 - - - - - 27.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 4 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 316 - - 54 - - - - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 30 - - 36 - - - - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 96088 21 252 19 268 14 266 96088 88688 21 264 29 290 13 288 88688 83061 22 282 25 279 22 307 83061 78458 31 285 29 298 26 292 78458 74499 36 292 39 297 28 293 74499 70985 37 291 42 294 33 306 70985 67798 32 296 38 295 36 307 67798 64855 29 300 35 299 38 299 64855 62108 32 304 38 304 38 292 62108 59429 38 305 43 303 40 295 59429 56618 43 305 45 301 41 298 56618 53687 43 303 45 303 38 304 53687 50877 40 301 47 302 39 308 50877 48343 36 301 45 298 41 309 48343 46074 35 304 42 297 46 310 46074 44024 37 308 43 304 53 307 44024 42162 39 314 46 308 55 306 42162 40460 45 315 51 312 58 309 40460 38891 49 313 56 313 64 310 38891 37436 48 315 57 316 69 308 37436 36083 47 323 60 318 67 307 36083 34796 53 329 64 326 67 321 34796 33515 60 329 74 331 83 321 33515 32204 64 327 74 329 71 328 32204 30858 64 326 67 330 76 325 30858 29452 64 327 62 331 79 324 29452 27976 62 327 61 327 75 327 27976 26432 56 327 60 322 62 333 26432 24818 51 330 56 321 57 328 24818 23135 47 334 48 325 60 320 23135 21388 42 328 43 326 53 315 21388 19574 37 322 38 322 45 314 19574 17689 32 321 33 319 41 317 17689 15775 29 327 28 316 36 313 15775 13940 25 331 26 319 30 310 13940 12282 24 335 28 322 25 309 12282 10815 25 337 29 322 25 309 10815 9511 25 337 26 318 23 311 9511 8347 24 335 20 313 19 313 8347 7307 23 334 17 313 14 315 7307 6382 21 334 16 307 9 329 6382 5563 18 333 17 305 5 354 5563 4838 16 333 16 308 3 006 4838 4185 14 335 13 310 4 291 4185 3606 11 341 10 312 7 260 3606 3121 10 345 6 316 7 236 3121 2748 9*342 4 325 9 200 2748 2492 6*328 4 329 11 191 2492 2337 6 328 4*329 10*188 2337 2249 5 327 4*330 6*185 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