DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - - 25.6 - - 32.8 - - 31.0 - - 21.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -12 - - -12 - - -30 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2248 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 286 - - 2141 - - 2686 - - 83 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 21 - - 13 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 14 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 307 - - 315 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -432 - - -857 - - -318 - - -181 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2680 - - 3106 - - 2567 - - 2429 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5622 - - -2945 - - -1693 - - -3938 ODpotential blCL - - - 7870 - - 5194 - - 3942 - - 6186 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 80 - - 87 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.6 - - 32.8 - - 31.0 - - 21.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.9 - - 27.2 - - 27.8 - - 19.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.1 - - 33.8 - - 33.1 - - 26.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.6 - - 26.6 - - 27.6 - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -12 - - -12 - - -30 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 20 - - 48 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95709 37 315 26 344 33 338 30 342 95709 88330 48 280 61 316 71 318 51 319 88330 82766 60 294 69 298 66 293 58 310 82766 78189 71 291 63 285 68 282 69 300 78189 74268 66 289 61 291 66 294 60 297 74268 70791 63 292 66 296 67 301 56 301 70791 67617 61 293 67 291 70 296 59 299 67617 64665 58 295 64 289 64 294 57 295 64665 61900 56 296 61 292 58 295 53 295 61900 59199 56 292 57 289 55 296 48 296 59199 56354 48 289 49 286 56 293 48 295 56354 53378 43 296 44 285 54 286 50 293 53378 50533 46 301 45 293 50 286 51 293 50533 47979 49 291 49 294 47 291 50 295 47979 45697 45 281 48 290 47 294 47 296 45697 43630 40 281 44 283 46 293 44 295 43630 41738 40 293 40 283 43 293 42 294 41738 39995 42 297 37 290 40 295 40 295 39995 38382 42 291 37 297 39 297 41 294 38382 36885 42 282 40 299 40 296 42 294 36885 35492 41 276 45 292 40 292 40 292 35492 34165 40 271 51 279 39 287 36 292 34165 32841 39 270 53 267 38 281 32 293 32841 31494 38 268 49 257 37 279 31 295 31494 30131 39 267 44 250 36 279 33 294 30131 28736 39 261 40 250 35 285 34 288 28736 27292 34 260 37 254 36 292 31 292 27292 25793 31 266 36 260 37 295 32 303 25793 24235 30 268 36 267 34 295 35 310 24235 22617 28 271 35 269 33 297 34 309 22617 20938 29 278 32 270 33 299 33 306 20938 19195 29 286 32 272 34 300 32 303 19195 17381 27 295 31 279 32 301 31 304 17381 15532 25 304 29 289 31 302 28 305 15532 13748 26 307 26 296 30 303 27 307 13748 12124 28 303 26 303 28 302 28 311 12124 10680 27 291 30 307 25 311 29 315 10680 9395 27 282 33 307 29 332 29 318 9395 8251 26 283 36 307 33 332 27 322 8251 7230 24 287 37 308 34 327 26 327 7230 6322 23 295 36 307 33 322 27 330 6322 5516 22 303 33 308 34 320 28 329 5516 4801 20 321 31 312 35 322 28 326 4801 4157 25 327 31 313 34 321 24 327 4157 3587 31 321 30 312 33 320 21 335 3587 3109 31 313 28 310 30 318 17 343 3109 2742 26 303 24 309 26 317 16 344 2742 2489 19 290 21 309 22 316 14 336 2489 2336 14 283 19*308 19*316 11 333 2336 2248 9*278 14*307 14*315 6*321 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