DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 34.1 - - 36.5 - - - - - 25.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 0 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 597 - - 54 - - - - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2233 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2792 - - 2249 - - - - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 854 - - 2244 - - - - - 111 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 70 - - 17 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 0 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 231 - - - - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 406 - - -343 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2386 - - 2592 - - - - - 2248 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1168 - - -1039 - - - - - -5642 ODpotential blCL - - - 3960 - - 3288 - - - - - 7890 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 91 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.1 - - 36.5 - - - - - 25.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.8 - - 33.4 - - - - - 24.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.0 - - 36.6 - - - - - 29.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 33.0 - - - - - 28.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 0 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 597 - - 54 - - - - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 64 - - - - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96479 13 179 12 222 3 242 96479 89373 11 196 9 272 4 287 89373 83875 5 203 8 270 10 297 83875 79287 6 253 6 258 10 301 79287 75306 10 256 10 272 12 302 75306 71755 9 273 12 291 13 283 71755 68504 13 282 18 294 17 289 68504 65501 15 264 22 287 22 266 65501 62701 20 280 24 291 17 285 62701 59969 27 286 24 292 23 284 59969 57103 25 286 23 298 24 289 57103 54112 23 295 30 300 33 290 54112 51249 27 292 31 292 34 293 51249 48670 28 283 28 289 34 294 48670 46358 27 280 32 286 36 291 46358 44268 26 284 33 279 40 286 44268 42364 30 290 32 277 38 289 42364 40618 35 283 35 278 42 290 40618 39008 33 276 37 277 44 289 39008 37521 33 279 36 277 48 288 37521 36146 35 286 35 281 50 284 36146 34846 40 295 41 290 50 280 34846 33551 44 295 45 291 51 278 33551 32225 45 295 46 290 52 276 32225 30868 44 296 45 290 51 275 30868 29459 42 296 43 289 50 278 29459 27983 39 293 43 288 50 281 27983 26439 36 287 42 288 49 282 26439 24827 34 275 40 289 47 281 24827 23153 33 263 37 293 44 282 23153 21419 30 263 33 294 39 284 21419 19622 28 272 30 281 34 286 19622 17755 28 279 29 277 32 290 17755 15856 24 281 28 287 29 295 15856 14027 22 290 25 293 25 299 14027 12363 23 302 21 296 21 296 12363 10881 24 311 20 298 20 288 10881 9562 22 316 19 293 21 285 9562 8385 19 318 16 280 21 288 8385 7334 19 321 16 271 21 291 7334 6399 18 322 10 284 17 291 6399 5572 12 317 4 272 13 282 5572 4839 9 280 10 256 12 257 4839 4183 9 264 12 253 13 239 4183 3603 9 259 13 239 18 224 3603 3119 8*271 12 237 16 213 3119 2747 8*270 10 232 13 197 2747 2492 7 268 10 232 13 174 2492 2337 7 267 9 232 11 171 2337 2248 6 267 7*231 6*167 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