DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 35.3 - - 33.4 - - 34.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -27 - - -37 - - -47 - - -55 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 55 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2250 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 99 - - 167 - - 151 - - 217 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 0 - - 7 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 12 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 274 - - 275 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -347 - - -237 - - -381 - - -538 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2596 - - 2487 - - 2630 - - 2787 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5557 - - -4519 - - -4707 - - -5578 ODpotential blCL - - - 7806 - - 6769 - - 6956 - - 7827 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 85 - - 74 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 35.3 - - 33.4 - - 34.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 32.3 - - 29.8 - - 30.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.8 - - 39.0 - - 37.4 - - 38.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 32.3 - - 30.3 - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -27 - - -37 - - -47 - - -55 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 55 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 38 - - 0 - - 4 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96460 68 015 66 022 58 021 57 028 96460 89506 53 001 59 011 49 011 50 012 89506 84077 42 353 47 349 41 349 43 003 84077 79500 38 345 41 336 36 348 37 359 79500 75496 31 345 35 338 37 347 33 352 75496 71920 31 357 32 338 39 338 34 338 71920 68662 38 352 31 338 34 330 31 331 68662 65642 36 344 32 343 28 334 27 342 65642 62807 38 339 32 336 29 336 33 345 62807 60059 36 327 33 331 42 324 41 333 60059 57199 33 316 39 320 50 325 53 331 57199 54214 32 322 49 317 56 319 63 313 54214 51361 51 331 52 323 62 318 62 307 51361 48798 66 312 59 321 60 318 57 311 48798 46498 67 299 59 310 65 314 59 314 46498 44406 69 300 65 297 68 309 63 315 44406 42486 74 300 68 294 72 305 72 313 42486 40720 73 297 69 298 76 302 80 308 40720 39098 74 295 76 303 79 301 86 306 39098 37605 79 295 82 304 82 300 95 309 37605 36224 89 294 89 304 86 302 106 311 36224 34913 98 292 96 304 98 308 116 311 34913 33599 103 290 106 304 116 311 125 311 33599 32248 106 289 120 304 134 310 132 311 32248 30863 106 288 134 305 147 307 137 311 30863 29429 102 286 133 304 150 305 144 310 29429 27932 96 283 117 303 143 307 141 309 27932 26378 92 279 106 300 130 304 120 307 26378 24770 94 276 106 293 126 300 112 303 24770 23101 96 277 110 290 126 301 114 298 23101 21369 90 280 105 293 114 306 111 302 21369 19573 74 283 72 293 90 309 92 314 19573 17712 56 278 60 296 74 309 66 317 17712 15827 50 270 55 295 70 314 55 305 15827 14016 51 282 54 294 65 317 53 299 14016 12368 53 293 58 296 63 311 52 303 12368 10897 55 299 60 298 59 307 52 308 10897 9586 56 303 58 300 53 311 51 312 9586 8413 56 305 58 303 54 318 51 316 8413 7366 54 306 60 305 56 318 50 319 7366 6434 50 306 60 304 55 313 48 319 6434 5606 46 305 58 303 54 309 47 314 5606 4871 43 303 55 301 52 306 47 311 4871 4210 40 298 53 299 49 304 47 309 4210 3623 35 294 48 296 45 300 45 304 3623 3132 29 287 40 291 40 294 40 298 3132 2755 24 278 34 288 34 289 35 293 2755 2496 19 263 24 282 25 281 25 286 2496 2339 16 255 20*279 21*279 21 283 2339 2249 9*245 10*274 12*275 13*280 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