DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/20 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 19.2 - - 22.2 - - 22.1 - - 24.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - -9 - - -40 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3286 - - 2768 - - 934 - - 5611 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 17 - - 8 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 13 - - 12 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 318 - - 296 - - 282 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -732 - - -778 - - -395 - - -1148 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2980 - - 3026 - - 2643 - - 3397 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1354 - - -1381 - - -3849 - - -2126 ODpotential blCL - - - 3602 - - 3629 - - 6097 - - 4374 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 98 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 19.2 - - 22.2 - - 22.1 - - 24.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.5 - - 17.2 - - 18.7 - - 18.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 19.6 - - 22.8 - - 24.4 - - 26.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.2 - - 16.8 - - 18.7 - - 17.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - -9 - - -40 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 95 - - 94 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96012 38 355 32 010 51 007 49 008 96012 89105 40 007 42 359 44 006 48 017 89105 83657 48 013 42 005 43 003 53 016 83657 79066 56 011 48 009 46 000 49 010 79066 75067 44 356 50 007 36 354 49 003 75067 71496 42 345 37 358 32 001 54 354 71496 68243 42 353 34 350 37 001 51 346 68243 65226 46 359 39 354 42 359 45 347 65226 62383 52 357 51 353 49 355 47 352 62383 59588 58 353 57 352 54 352 53 352 59588 56652 62 351 62 352 63 349 59 351 56652 53600 64 350 63 345 69 347 66 349 53600 50692 64 350 67 343 72 346 74 346 50692 48086 67 347 68 343 73 344 79 343 48086 45767 71 344 67 343 74 342 79 341 45767 43676 72 342 71 343 74 341 78 339 43676 41771 73 343 77 342 73 340 78 339 41771 40022 75 343 81 341 72 340 79 341 40022 38409 79 344 82 343 74 343 82 343 38409 36916 86 346 86 345 82 344 87 343 36916 35534 91 344 90 343 92 345 94 344 35534 34227 90 343 93 340 104 344 103 344 34227 32923 90 348 94 340 113 341 108 342 32923 31587 94 351 99 343 116 340 112 340 31587 30220 97 352 104 346 116 340 116 338 30220 28808 98 354 108 347 118 339 120 338 28808 27336 97 357 110 347 121 338 123 337 27336 25801 96 359 111 347 120 337 122 337 25801 24203 93 358 109 347 118 336 121 337 24203 22543 85 355 104 347 118 336 120 336 22543 20824 77 352 97 346 116 336 119 336 20824 19043 72 351 86 344 109 336 114 336 19043 17200 64 350 73 341 96 335 102 337 17200 15343 57 346 65 339 83 334 86 337 15343 13568 54 345 59 337 71 331 74 336 13568 11959 50 348 53 335 68 327 67 337 11959 10528 45 348 50 335 64 324 63 339 10528 9258 43 346 46 337 61 326 59 341 9258 8131 42 344 41 336 60 327 57 344 8131 7132 39 341 38 333 60 326 58 344 7132 6245 37 338 37 327 59 321 58 344 6245 5458 36 334 37 319 57 313 57 343 5458 4758 36 330 34 309 54 307 55 342 4758 4128 33 327 30 302 49 301 52 341 4128 3568 31 325 29 301 44 297 49 339 3568 3099 27 323 26 300 34 290 45 338 3099 2737 23 321 23 299 27 286 40 337 2737 2487 20 320 20 298 22 284 35 336 2487 2335 17*319 18 297 19 284 30 336 2335 2248 13*318 13*296 12*282 23*335 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