DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.3 - - 35.4 - - 37.6 - - 36.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -28 - - -2 - - -1 - - -2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - - BL Depth Hcrit 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - - Hcrit BL Top 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 146 - - 342 - - 172 - - 67 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 - - - W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind 7 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction 248 - - 037 - - 217 - - 185 - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -4258 - - -4262 - - -4686 - - -5666 - - - ODpotential blCL 6507 - - 6511 - - 6935 - - 7915 - - - blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m 35.3 - - 35.4 - - 37.6 - - 36.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.8 - - 34.3 - - 36.4 - - 34.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.1 - - 37.7 - - 38.6 - - 39.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.7 - - 34.7 - - 36.1 - - 36.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -28 - - -2 - - -1 - - -2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 101 - - 89 - - 85 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 96407 12 259 5 319 7 252 8 270 96407 89374 7 235 8 259 9 263 10 300 89374 83898 8 187 8 253 5 250 10 279 83898 79303 7 246 10 225 10 264 14 256 79303 75315 12 256 11 222 19 247 13 291 75315 71770 23 244 10 279 15 252 23 289 71770 68566 15 257 17 276 22 289 19 285 68566 65634 20 302 13 275 11 257 17 282 65634 62864 33 288 10 343 14 240 26 293 62864 60131 48 285 42 285 50 295 49 294 60131 57260 46 281 61 284 65 284 59 288 57260 54252 61 288 62 283 67 283 69 284 54252 51384 76 279 64 284 77 284 77 284 51384 48829 76 281 83 288 81 281 82 285 48829 46552 86 287 89 282 83 286 89 286 46552 44496 91 286 83 283 94 287 95 289 44496 42623 90 290 95 292 102 288 106 290 42623 40904 109 294 113 292 111 290 117 289 40904 39317 140 291 127 290 121 289 122 288 39317 37843 172 287 134 288 129 289 122 286 37843 36466 187 284 139 287 136 290 122 287 36466 35150 180 283 142 287 139 290 123 289 35150 33826 172 282 142 287 139 290 126 290 33826 32463 166 282 141 289 136 291 128 291 32463 31063 153 284 142 291 132 292 126 291 31063 29614 140 286 142 294 130 294 119 292 29614 28106 126 286 129 294 123 297 111 292 28106 26542 108 281 113 294 108 294 104 292 26542 24924 92 277 108 297 100 288 97 291 24924 23251 84 276 98 298 98 285 90 289 23251 21523 75 275 74 295 96 289 83 288 21523 19729 65 269 70 286 89 294 78 289 19729 17862 57 270 71 287 72 294 77 289 17862 15959 52 290 63 283 63 290 75 292 15959 14125 35 296 56 285 54 286 63 294 14125 12457 26 285 51 297 46 276 48 287 12457 10974 25 278 37 300 40 285 41 286 10974 9653 27 269 25 287 37 283 37 283 9653 8473 26 263 20 271 34 281 32 278 8473 7416 22 263 17 266 31 282 27 269 7416 6473 19 281 15 267 29 287 25 253 6473 5637 19 310 14 269 27 293 22 244 5637 4895 17 312 14 266 25 297 16 248 4895 4229 15 301 14 259 19 293 12 257 4229 3637 15 292 14 249 12 282 8 272 3637 3141 15 286 13 237 6 286 7 290 3141 2760 15 275 11 220 6 297 6 307 2760 2498 15 260 7 210 7 285 4 306 2498 2339 14 253 4 205 4 252 3 242 2339 2249 7*248 3*037 3*217 3*185 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