DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/27 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 - - - 13.1 - - 14.6 - - 14.5 - - 14.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 12 - - 1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 251 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2248 - - 2446 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 961 - - 1082 - - 1391 - - 1480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 59 - - 14 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 111 - - 128 - - 009 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -233 - - 7 - - -214 - - -138 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2481 - - 2439 - - 2462 - - 2386 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -422 - - 37 - - -656 - - -1024 ODpotential blCL - - - 2670 - - 2409 - - 2904 - - 3272 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.1 - - 14.6 - - 14.5 - - 14.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.9 - - 12.5 - - 12.3 - - 12.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 13.0 - - 14.5 - - 14.7 - - 15.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.0 - - 14.1 - - 12.5 - - 12.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 12 - - 1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 251 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 100 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97009 39 072 42 082 46 073 52 070 97009 89881 34 071 35 080 38 073 44 068 89881 84273 26 074 29 079 30 071 35 065 84273 79551 19 072 23 073 20 062 27 062 79551 75439 16 073 15 067 16 062 20 057 75439 71772 14 060 12 053 14 054 14 037 71772 68440 10 040 10 030 12 041 11 033 68440 65362 9 022 10 005 10 001 12 021 65362 62487 10 009 9 346 11 349 13 345 62487 59691 10 353 10 328 14 329 15 323 59691 56764 18 318 17 310 17 328 17 326 56764 53729 23 311 26 310 26 321 24 323 53729 50844 30 310 31 305 30 313 26 322 50844 48260 31 305 29 296 34 301 32 317 48260 45960 32 308 29 301 36 300 34 308 45960 43893 39 305 38 297 38 297 36 304 43893 42016 44 305 42 293 43 295 39 305 42016 40291 54 304 47 295 48 290 45 299 40291 38694 63 295 59 292 48 290 44 290 38694 37214 74 292 64 290 53 290 44 291 37214 35840 83 296 77 295 60 292 55 291 35840 34534 99 296 93 287 71 289 63 281 34534 33236 107 293 96 282 82 280 67 280 33236 31910 103 290 92 281 84 276 67 280 31910 30546 95 290 87 284 80 276 64 281 30546 29127 84 290 79 286 71 280 62 282 29127 27641 80 298 67 291 64 283 58 281 27641 26090 78 303 66 298 60 291 54 286 26090 24477 73 299 66 295 59 288 54 285 24477 22805 67 300 59 299 54 291 49 289 22805 21079 57 303 51 300 47 291 45 291 21079 19292 50 301 46 297 42 293 41 293 19292 17436 39 299 38 296 38 296 36 296 17436 15554 27 295 24 294 24 298 24 300 15554 13752 25 292 21 294 16 295 13 293 13752 12110 27 280 22 271 18 284 14 310 12110 10644 24 282 20 261 16 272 12 306 10644 9339 16 280 15 259 13 279 10 295 9339 8179 8 278 11 248 10 283 5 267 8179 7148 6 252 8 252 7 294 1 089 7148 6235 6 231 5 265 3 311 8 100 6235 5431 5 216 3 335 6 081 11 106 5431 4722 5 201 4 015 9 088 9 118 4722 4094 5 191 2 026 5 100 7 140 4094 3540 6 199 0 085 4 135 6 154 3540 3079 6 200 2 142 4 147 4 147 3079 2725 5 188 3 119 3 145 3 133 2725 2481 4 173 3*114 3 139 1 097 2481 2332 3*168 3*111 2*134 2*018 2332 2248 2*165 2 110 1*128 2*009 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