DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/06 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.8 - - 30.1 - - 29.3 - - 28.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 12 - - -4 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 540 - - 666 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2735 - - 2861 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 975 - - 1005 - - 2050 - - 2202 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 60 - - 84 - - 10 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 003 - - 018 - - 060 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 486 - - 612 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 188 - - 180 - - -494 - - -587 ODpotential blCL - - - 2547 - - 2681 - - 2743 - - 2836 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.8 - - 30.1 - - 29.3 - - 28.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.6 - - 28.7 - - 28.2 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.8 - - 29.9 - - 29.9 - - 29.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.5 - - 28.3 - - 28.1 - - 26.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 12 - - -4 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 540 - - 666 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96959 3 302 6 029 6 011 2 217 96959 89716 2 117 6 018 6 352 9 357 89716 84083 7 341 10 002 6 331 8 322 84083 79362 11 319 17 319 14 336 13 330 79362 75259 14 310 22 304 23 317 23 332 75259 71625 20 308 24 299 27 307 29 324 71625 68335 22 305 25 300 28 305 31 322 68335 65297 25 304 28 302 32 295 34 299 65297 62476 27 297 31 289 30 289 34 294 62476 59728 27 300 29 294 29 299 33 295 59728 56837 30 286 32 293 30 296 34 288 56837 53829 27 281 32 282 33 291 32 289 53829 50972 27 291 30 281 30 289 33 285 50972 48430 30 292 27 287 26 292 32 281 48430 46180 32 287 26 292 27 300 27 288 46180 44149 32 282 27 292 32 299 27 294 44149 42290 21 272 29 275 33 290 30 285 42290 40581 14 275 25 266 29 277 32 273 40581 39011 7 260 20 261 21 267 28 262 39011 37560 6 177 9 203 16 241 20 249 37560 36212 10 171 11 125 16 143 12 218 36212 34921 20 155 18 136 16 153 11 193 34921 33621 30 142 25 142 21 164 9 214 33621 32288 31 137 25 146 23 165 19 222 32288 30923 27 136 21 154 20 175 23 206 30923 29503 19 135 15 157 16 188 15 179 29503 28015 12 118 10 153 13 193 13 202 28015 26459 7 092 4 142 10 208 22 234 26459 24835 3 347 6 331 5 240 23 240 24835 23145 14 293 14 322 6 308 19 238 23145 21394 17 302 14 317 17 310 10 231 21394 19577 18 315 16 309 24 315 16 282 19577 17697 25 312 19 315 26 307 21 317 17697 15789 28 316 27 313 26 320 20 321 15789 13952 34 321 33 316 25 321 20 316 13952 12283 38 317 31 319 29 318 23 312 12283 10799 39 322 29 318 32 320 27 312 10799 9479 40 326 29 316 33 323 30 315 9479 8303 40 328 32 317 32 323 29 318 8303 7251 35 326 33 324 29 328 26 329 7251 6317 24 326 28 323 25 329 21 339 6317 5497 19 342 14 320 16 327 10 355 5497 4779 20 349 9 004 7 360 3 061 4779 4141 18 346 10 010 7 064 7 140 4141 3576 12 347 8 018 9 071 12 127 3576 3103 8 002 7*019 9 068 14 115 3103 2740 7*003 7*019 9 065 13 113 2740 2489 7*002 7 019 7 062 12 111 2489 2336 6 003 6 018 6*061 11*110 2336 2249 5 002 5 018 4*060 7*108 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