DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/01 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 - - - 22.1 - - 28.1 - - 29.8 - - 28.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -18 - - -19 - - -24 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2248 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 212 - - 556 - - 398 - - 166 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 267 - - 252 - - 271 - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -122 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2370 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10005 - - -3435 - - -2608 - - -3840 ODpotential blCL - - - 12253 - - 5684 - - 4857 - - 6089 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.1 - - 28.1 - - 29.8 - - 28.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.7 - - 27.4 - - 29.2 - - 26.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.3 - - 29.4 - - 31.2 - - 30.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.7 - - 28.3 - - 30.1 - - 27.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -18 - - -19 - - -24 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 97930 78 040 78 048 76 051 70 043 97930 90576 70 039 68 043 72 043 70 039 90576 84811 58 033 56 034 62 035 64 035 84811 79957 47 027 43 021 52 028 56 031 79957 75751 39 021 36 014 40 020 45 024 75751 72029 37 011 36 011 33 018 35 019 72029 68653 35 000 36 008 30 016 27 013 68653 65542 34 353 33 002 29 007 28 005 65542 62656 32 348 31 359 31 356 31 355 62656 59852 30 349 31 355 31 345 34 346 59852 56928 31 349 35 345 34 341 35 340 56928 53895 35 345 34 335 36 326 41 330 53895 51004 40 343 35 337 34 332 38 319 51004 48420 48 338 44 328 46 326 38 327 48420 46109 51 335 45 324 54 318 43 324 46109 44018 59 324 56 329 55 318 45 310 44018 42116 60 324 60 326 55 316 43 306 42116 40370 71 322 65 319 52 309 44 313 40370 38753 72 308 60 306 48 307 51 315 38753 37252 58 303 53 308 53 310 57 309 37252 35859 51 317 55 314 63 305 60 301 35859 34539 68 325 67 309 66 300 59 299 34539 33219 80 312 68 307 65 300 58 298 33219 31867 77 307 71 309 66 300 58 297 31867 30486 71 305 73 310 66 300 58 295 30486 29067 76 309 71 312 64 301 59 295 29067 27600 74 313 66 315 62 303 62 296 27600 26081 63 313 57 315 61 305 60 296 26081 24504 58 317 52 316 59 306 55 295 24504 22865 59 320 51 320 54 307 52 297 22865 21162 61 316 49 322 49 310 50 300 21162 19391 58 311 46 321 44 313 50 300 19391 17548 49 313 41 321 42 311 47 305 17548 15674 45 319 38 321 41 310 42 312 15674 13870 43 321 36 324 41 313 38 315 13870 12230 38 321 35 325 42 315 40 319 12230 10770 31 317 34 322 41 315 44 320 10770 9465 31 311 34 317 41 315 47 316 9465 8301 34 309 37 311 42 316 49 312 8301 7266 29 308 38 305 42 318 48 316 7266 6349 23 309 35 305 39 321 45 324 6349 5539 22 301 32 309 35 323 43 327 5539 4820 23 287 31 308 32 321 41 324 4820 4173 21 285 29 303 32 316 39 319 4173 3599 20 284 27 294 32 309 38 314 3599 3117 23 280 24 285 29 301 33 308 3117 2746 24 278 19 271 24 293 28 302 2746 2492 19 276 14 261 18 281 20 291 2492 2337 13*273 12*257 15*277 17*286 2337 2249 6*267 7*252 8*271 8*279 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