DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 49.1 - - 43.3 - - - - - 35.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 170 - - 63 - - - - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1122 - - 1119 - - - - - 361 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2556 - - 2233 - - - - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3317 - - 3314 - - - - - 2556 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 609 - - 1567 - - - - - 1673 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 241 - - 173 - - - - - 91 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 17 - - - - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 017 - - - - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 245 - - 1053 - - - - - 307 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3072 - - 2261 - - - - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2254 - - 461 - - - - - -82 ODpotential blCL - - - 5571 - - 2853 - - - - - 2638 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 101 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 43.3 - - - - - 35.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.1 - - 40.8 - - - - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 42.8 - - - - - 35.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.1 - - 40.2 - - - - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 170 - - 63 - - - - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1122 - - 1119 - - - - - 361 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 102 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 4 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] 97285 20 106 18 125 25 095 97285 89841 22 115 17 118 19 065 89841 84201 15 119 18 119 14 083 84201 79545 13 162 14 103 7 107 79545 75520 9 145 7 079 6 145 75520 71933 5 249 2 029 3 129 71933 68648 8 192 5 175 7 324 68648 65609 4 231 5 276 10 318 65609 62777 11 266 12 280 11 299 62777 60027 9 231 16 261 12 296 60027 57160 13 270 18 251 13 288 57160 54181 21 266 18 249 13 276 54181 51325 22 269 20 259 15 268 51325 48745 22 258 24 259 17 256 48745 46426 23 251 26 258 21 261 46426 44328 28 264 31 256 26 263 44328 42415 39 252 36 247 29 262 42415 40662 40 243 36 243 30 249 40662 39043 43 246 37 246 31 237 39043 37540 61 240 49 240 32 235 37540 36144 72 232 63 237 42 232 36144 34828 82 227 79 230 55 229 34828 33522 75 227 74 225 69 226 33522 32187 66 227 64 221 67 208 32187 30821 65 227 58 225 61 211 30821 29398 59 227 56 227 60 222 29398 27905 59 222 55 224 59 223 27905 26347 58 217 53 223 60 218 26347 24721 57 216 52 225 60 214 24721 23028 53 219 49 228 58 211 23028 21273 49 225 48 228 57 216 21273 19464 46 229 47 228 47 238 19464 17606 43 224 44 231 27 268 17606 15726 38 241 38 238 16 278 15726 13914 35 257 28 255 7 276 13914 12263 21 268 12 288 9 348 12263 10792 15 326 9 026 16 012 10792 9483 23 347 11 030 18 018 9483 8315 23 351 11 003 18 011 8315 7275 17 354 18 351 23 357 7275 6352 13 351 20 346 24 005 6352 5536 10 347 19 354 26 009 5536 4814 9 341 19 006 30 005 4814 4167 11 337 19 015 34 356 4167 3594 12*341 19*017 34 352 3594 3115 11*347 19*017 32 349 3115 2747 11 348 18 017 30*347 2747 2493 11 349 17 017 26*346 2493 2338 10 350 16 017 23 345 2338 2249 9 350 13 017 18 344 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