DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.0 - - 24.8 - - 25.4 - - 23.0 - - 13.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -100 - - -38 - - -20 - - -49 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 54 - - 53 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2249 - - 2249 - - 2248 - - 2249 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3364 - - 4659 - - 6181 - - 4363 - - 105 Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 27 - - 26 - - 19 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 28 - - 29 - - 27 - - 17 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 295 - - 304 - - 306 - - 309 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2073 - - -2405 - - -2281 - - -1615 - - -702 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4323 - - 4655 - - 4529 - - 3865 - - 2950 sfcLCL ODpotential -5231 - - -3960 - - -3148 - - -3457 - - -4569 ODpotential blCL 7480 - - 6209 - - 5396 - - 5706 - - 6817 blCL maxRH 48 - - 60 - - 78 - - 56 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.0 - - 24.8 - - 25.4 - - 23.0 - - 13.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 14.8 - - 12.1 - - 13.3 - - 14.0 - - 9.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.7 - - 26.5 - - 26.4 - - 25.8 - - 19.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 14.0 - - 11.1 - - 12.1 - - 13.0 - - 15.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -100 - - -38 - - -20 - - -49 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 54 - - 53 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 11 - - 0 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 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] 96338 30 059 30 052 19 084 22 050 30 047 96338 89172 23 022 25 024 26 055 20 039 25 049 89172 83618 32 016 26 019 25 033 24 024 21 042 83618 78954 33 017 16 021 17 353 28 358 20 007 78954 74902 27 003 17 010 11 345 21 348 17 357 74902 71282 27 331 29 351 18 333 22 327 20 349 71282 67997 25 314 30 320 29 317 34 322 32 335 67997 64977 29 330 23 297 27 316 35 301 37 319 64977 62154 42 339 23 314 22 308 29 314 22 291 62154 59402 51 310 32 313 30 271 32 257 34 266 59402 56500 55 300 44 303 38 277 36 265 31 281 56500 53449 58 290 61 289 48 286 62 286 50 290 53449 50508 75 295 67 284 60 288 66 285 58 289 50508 47856 82 291 70 285 70 280 68 284 65 287 47856 45496 84 281 72 284 73 277 68 279 68 283 45496 43375 84 280 73 285 69 280 66 280 64 282 43375 41444 84 283 75 287 71 284 68 284 63 285 41444 39669 88 284 78 287 74 285 69 284 64 288 39669 38025 89 283 81 285 73 286 68 284 65 290 38025 36493 86 283 82 283 73 289 67 285 67 290 36493 35062 88 285 83 284 75 291 68 286 67 289 35062 33698 94 286 86 284 78 290 70 287 67 287 33698 32334 99 285 88 283 80 288 70 286 67 285 32334 30944 102 284 88 281 80 288 70 286 67 284 30944 29535 105 283 88 281 81 287 70 286 68 283 29535 28099 108 283 89 281 82 288 71 286 68 281 28099 26628 112 282 91 281 82 288 69 286 65 278 26628 25126 115 281 91 281 79 287 66 287 58 276 25126 23592 116 279 89 282 74 288 60 289 52 278 23592 22015 116 279 83 282 68 290 55 292 49 282 22015 20386 113 279 76 283 61 292 52 296 44 286 20386 18697 106 280 72 285 53 297 48 297 41 296 18697 16944 97 281 71 286 50 302 43 306 38 306 16944 15162 86 283 68 289 48 306 43 313 36 312 15162 13444 77 285 63 294 50 311 45 318 37 312 13444 11880 72 288 60 300 54 314 47 321 40 309 11880 10485 68 292 60 304 56 315 50 321 41 309 10485 9241 64 296 61 306 54 314 51 319 40 313 9241 8127 62 300 61 306 53 312 52 315 38 317 8127 7131 63 305 58 310 53 310 50 313 34 319 7131 6242 67 306 58 313 52 309 48 313 30 319 6242 5453 69 304 58 312 51 309 45 314 26 317 5453 4751 68 302 57 310 49 309 42 315 22 311 4751 4120 65 301 55 308 47 308 40 314 18 309 4120 3560 61 299 52 307 45 308 38 314 14 327 3560 3092 55 298 49 307 43 308 35 313 11 348 3092 2733 48 297 45 306 40 307 31 312 9 353 2733 2485 41 296 40 305 36 307 26 311 7 351 2485 2334 37*295 36*305 32 307 23*310 5*348 2334 2248 28*295 29*304 27*306 17*309 3*341 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