DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - 21.9 - - 24.4 - - - - - 24.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 37 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1945 - - 1236 - - - - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4140 - - 3431 - - - - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2336 - - 3890 - - - - - 4513 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 164 - - 153 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 32 - - 29 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 360 - - 006 - - - - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1294 - - 767 - - - - - -231 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2846 - - 2664 - - - - - 2479 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 308 - - -38 - - - - - -930 ODpotential blCL - - - 3832 - - 3469 - - - - - 3178 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 21.9 - - 24.4 - - - - - 24.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.6 - - 20.8 - - - - - 21.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.7 - - 24.2 - - - - - 24.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.8 - - 19.9 - - - - - 21.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 37 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1945 - - 1236 - - - - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - - - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97351 17 089 12 096 18 076 97351 90006 18 094 18 104 18 081 90006 84368 19 103 16 083 13 081 84368 79683 16 107 10 068 11 078 79683 75625 10 122 8 075 9 084 75625 72023 10 134 7 078 8 111 72023 68754 13 119 4 076 7 131 68754 65733 14 097 2 100 6 139 65733 62913 10 079 3 117 6 120 62913 60167 5 074 3 142 7 065 60167 57290 2 060 4 157 4 038 57290 54290 2 009 3 107 3 090 54290 51416 2 105 1 062 3 065 51416 48820 6 090 8 113 5 071 48820 46493 11 080 10 103 12 071 46493 44387 12 072 7 069 15 057 44387 42463 18 090 6 057 14 035 42463 40686 25 071 10 068 15 044 40686 39035 26 049 17 063 19 028 39035 37494 22 047 24 051 16 035 37494 36054 24 050 28 038 21 041 36054 34687 25 051 25 034 32 032 34687 33336 27 054 27 037 39 023 33336 31978 29 051 20 035 38 019 31978 30608 32 049 19 055 39 029 30608 29189 32 049 22 064 37 023 29189 27701 32 043 24 060 33 022 27701 26150 34 042 26 047 25 029 26150 24536 34 045 25 036 24 043 24536 22856 31 044 21 036 21 034 22856 21110 28 041 25 037 19 027 21110 19296 27 036 30 041 33 048 19296 17414 27 030 31 042 33 050 17414 15501 28 037 31 036 29 026 15501 13662 32 037 31 032 34 013 13662 12000 33 028 28 025 43 020 12000 10541 34 017 30 013 42 021 10541 9261 40 011 37 014 42 018 9261 8131 40 016 43 007 42 014 8131 7128 45 014 44 002 42 013 7128 6238 44 008 44 003 41 013 6238 5451 41 003 43 004 40 012 5451 4752 40*002 42 005 39 012 4752 4122 39*001 40 006 37 012 4122 3564 37 000 38*006 34 010 3564 3096 33 359 34*006 31 008 3096 2735 31 359 31 006 27 006 2735 2487 28 358 28 006 23 005 2487 2335 24 358 25 006 20 005 2335 2248 19 357 20 006 15*004 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