DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -6.3 - - -2.7 - - -7.7 - - -11.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - -1 - - -9 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 51 - - 51 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2246 - - 2246 - - 2246 - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 321 - - 358 - - 109 - - 63 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 318 - - 241 - - 218 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -653 - - -509 - - -761 - - -849 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2899 - - 2756 - - 3007 - - 3095 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14118 - - -12763 - - -14809 - - -20336 ODpotential blCL - - - 16364 - - 15009 - - 17055 - - 22582 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 87 - - 80 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -6.3 - - -2.7 - - -7.7 - - -11.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -10.7 - - -6.5 - - -12.5 - - -16.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -4.6 - - -2.2 - - -3.9 - - -7.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -9.1 - - -6.5 - - -7.9 - - -10.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - -1 - - -9 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 51 - - 51 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 49 - - 21 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95118 48 300 50 304 49 298 60 299 95118 88404 38 302 45 300 43 300 53 297 88404 83102 31 298 39 302 35 297 38 295 83102 78610 31 295 39 302 38 301 26 293 78610 74670 30 295 38 292 39 299 26 299 74670 71143 31 297 34 283 36 290 30 298 71143 67918 34 298 30 281 30 285 29 289 67918 64912 36 294 27 288 25 289 27 285 64912 62089 35 291 29 293 27 294 27 288 62089 59335 33 290 33 290 31 293 28 287 59335 56447 33 291 34 284 34 288 27 291 56447 53443 31 292 29 281 35 285 33 296 53443 50581 26 293 26 289 31 283 32 291 50581 48003 26 295 27 296 29 288 29 289 48003 45686 29 299 29 298 33 294 28 295 45686 43588 33 301 32 298 34 294 32 305 43588 41680 36 295 34 295 35 290 37 305 41680 39937 36 285 33 290 38 293 42 301 39937 38334 33 277 31 287 37 297 37 300 38334 36847 30 277 30 293 33 302 37 314 36847 35476 29 285 32 302 31 321 50 318 35476 34186 34 293 35 308 45 341 50 317 34186 32899 40 293 37 309 58 341 55 325 32899 31577 42 288 36 317 64 351 63 326 31577 30219 39 284 39 332 75 351 56 327 30219 28805 35 284 45 343 71 356 51 332 28805 27324 34 281 46 340 61 359 48 333 27324 25776 33 273 41 324 52 356 44 328 25776 24163 37 271 36 308 51 347 42 322 24163 22489 48 269 35 299 50 341 44 318 22489 20765 50 256 38 290 42 333 41 313 20765 18992 47 252 42 278 36 316 34 308 18992 17166 49 264 41 268 37 306 32 302 17166 15318 41 267 41 270 38 300 33 295 15318 13546 37 271 42 273 39 292 32 291 13546 11936 36 272 43 275 40 287 31 287 11936 10506 35 273 43 276 41 287 31 294 10506 9234 33 276 42 275 41 282 35 296 9234 8101 32 281 39 277 38 282 34 293 8101 7095 30 290 37 284 36 281 29 288 7095 6200 27 301 35 293 33 285 25 275 6200 5407 22 308 30 302 29 302 21 276 5407 4706 19 312 25 304 20 308 15 303 4706 4080 16 317 19 299 16 289 8 276 4080 3527 14 328 13 285 15 269 11 247 3527 3064 15 343 7 280 14 255 15 242 3064 2711 16 344 5 291 13 245 18 229 2711 2471 14 334 6 287 13 240 18 222 2471 2327 11 332 5 268 10 232 13*210 2327 2246 4*318 3*241 5*218 6*187 2246 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