DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 17.0 - - 20.3 - - - - - 17.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 53 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 924 - - 1378 - - - - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2232 - - - - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3119 - - 3573 - - - - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 448 - - 625 - - - - - 2034 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 143 - - 174 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 15 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 040 - - 057 - - - - - 076 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 415 - - 1012 - - - - - -68 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2704 - - 2561 - - - - - 2316 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3033 - - 188 - - - - - -1104 ODpotential blCL - - - 6152 - - 3385 - - - - - 3352 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 95 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.0 - - 20.3 - - - - - 17.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.4 - - 17.3 - - - - - 15.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 16.6 - - 20.0 - - - - - 18.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.7 - - 16.6 - - - - - 16.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 53 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 924 - - 1378 - - - - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 81 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 95757 14 273 18 269 15 312 95757 88658 24 273 27 255 29 281 88658 83124 29 288 29 281 28 297 83124 78489 40 278 43 275 40 295 78489 74491 52 278 49 279 51 289 74491 70929 58 283 64 292 59 280 70929 67675 65 286 77 292 66 285 67675 64683 73 286 83 280 78 293 64683 61932 81 286 83 275 90 288 61932 59286 89 287 82 283 92 282 59286 56520 95 285 91 290 89 279 56520 53622 99 284 100 289 90 276 53622 50831 101 285 104 287 92 274 50831 48314 103 285 109 284 94 278 48314 46059 104 286 108 281 99 281 46059 44017 103 287 107 281 110 280 44017 42153 108 288 110 281 119 276 42153 40444 139 289 120 280 124 271 40444 38862 185 287 134 279 129 269 38862 37387 181 285 155 278 137 267 37387 36010 163 282 169 276 145 266 36010 34694 178 280 174 272 146 265 34694 33373 187 281 178 272 136 264 33373 32016 176 283 164 276 123 264 32016 30626 142 284 132 276 113 268 30626 29188 108 281 104 269 106 271 29188 27691 97 274 98 266 95 271 27691 26135 99 275 97 271 83 267 26135 24519 87 283 83 274 80 264 24519 22846 75 280 77 274 78 266 22846 21120 65 275 70 274 70 270 21120 19330 55 271 61 268 58 274 19330 17466 50 266 51 260 51 271 17466 15565 43 267 39 258 50 278 15565 13736 35 269 29 261 50 279 13736 12070 27 272 20 247 49 271 12070 10591 24 267 18 228 40 261 10591 9283 23 256 21 226 26 247 9283 8129 11 248 19 205 18 217 8129 7109 13 047 17 138 20 189 7109 6209 19 050 19 097 25 144 6209 5418 14 053 17 094 23 126 5418 4720 12 058 15 092 26 107 4720 4097 16 064 16*069 28 096 4097 3546 17*055 17*058 26 094 3546 3084 14*044 16 057 24 090 3084 2727 13 040 16 056 20 083 2727 2482 12 038 15 056 16 079 2482 2334 11 038 14 056 14*078 2334 2248 9 037 11 056 9*076 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