DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/02 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.0 - - 32.5 - - 31.6 - - 28.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 18 - - 2 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 427 - - 1206 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2622 - - 3401 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1397 - - 1567 - - 2848 - - 3273 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 91 - - 119 - - 24 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 108 - - 116 - - 113 - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 373 - - 872 - - -526 - - -42 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2249 - - 2529 - - 2775 - - 2291 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 181 - - 282 - - -975 - - -908 ODpotential blCL - - - 2441 - - 3119 - - 3224 - - 3157 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.0 - - 32.5 - - 31.6 - - 28.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.3 - - 29.4 - - 27.5 - - 27.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.9 - - 32.4 - - 31.6 - - 29.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 28.9 - - 27.0 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 18 - - 2 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 427 - - 1206 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 100 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96389 10 105 10 152 7 197 4 020 96389 89285 5 112 4 209 6 191 3 299 89285 83779 8 195 4 267 1 238 5 217 83779 79169 10 170 9 253 6 322 2 176 79169 75156 1 230 8 227 8 296 6 282 75156 71580 8 281 7 267 10 300 8 288 71580 68311 10 259 11 269 12 291 8 287 68311 65274 12 252 15 273 15 288 16 289 65274 62440 17 264 19 275 20 284 19 290 62440 59685 22 268 21 274 22 288 19 295 59685 56801 21 271 20 270 24 287 21 288 56801 53795 18 274 19 267 25 280 21 278 53795 50916 17 278 21 263 24 272 20 278 50916 48327 21 269 22 264 23 271 22 281 48327 46022 20 259 23 262 23 272 24 279 46022 43949 18 264 20 260 23 264 24 274 43949 42063 21 268 19 267 22 263 23 276 42063 40330 24 259 21 267 22 269 24 281 40330 38734 22 250 24 262 23 272 25 281 38734 37260 22 256 25 263 25 267 24 273 37260 35898 27 249 26 253 28 255 23 267 35898 34615 29 244 27 241 29 245 27 260 34615 33343 34 237 34 237 33 247 34 243 33343 32041 37 242 35 234 34 240 44 228 32041 30702 33 240 25 238 32 236 34 235 30702 29307 24 241 22 236 33 228 28 238 29307 27844 20 252 20 227 24 226 28 232 27844 26311 18 261 16 227 22 241 28 222 26311 24712 16 263 14 237 22 246 22 217 24712 23048 18 259 18 246 21 259 16 231 23048 21321 18 248 21 263 18 271 19 259 21321 19527 16 243 19 266 17 281 12 263 19527 17660 16 244 15 264 15 292 6 283 17660 15759 14 249 10 281 10 311 3 252 15759 13927 11 243 6 228 4 254 6 179 13927 12260 10 234 2 158 3 161 9 172 12260 10775 9 197 9 147 8 160 9 167 10775 9453 14 163 17 157 9 164 8 176 9453 8275 16 139 15 142 12 160 6 196 8275 7228 16 128 13 138 12 162 5 201 7228 6300 18 137 11 145 8 162 4 168 6300 5491 24 145 14 144 12 139 12 154 5491 4782 27 137 18 131 15 121 14 146 4782 4145 26 135 18 125 15 120 15 140 4145 3580 23 123 17*119 15 118 16 133 3580 3106 20 115 17*117 15 116 16 128 3106 2741 18*111 16 116 14 115 15 122 2741 2489 16*109 15 115 13 115 12 118 2489 2336 14 108 13 115 11*114 10*117 2336 2249 11 107 11 114 9*113 7*116 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