DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 18.5 - - 12.9 - - 20.6 - - 17.1 - - 30.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 3 - - 0 - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2231 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 51 - - 26 - - 51 - - 31 - - 944 Hgt.Variab. W* 21 - - 9 - - 21 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 249 - - 227 - - 164 - - 132 - - 099 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -469 - - -188 - - 0 - - -75 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2717 - - 2436 - - 2248 - - 2323 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential -12287 - - -13961 - - -10025 - - -14633 - - -678 ODpotential blCL 14535 - - 16209 - - 12273 - - 16881 - - 2927 blCL maxRH 91 - - 100 - - 95 - - 94 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 18.5 - - 12.9 - - 20.6 - - 17.1 - - 30.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 15.1 - - 10.7 - - 19.2 - - 15.3 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 24.0 - - 14.5 - - 20.6 - - 18.9 - - 30.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.2 - - 14.5 - - 19.5 - - 19.0 - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 3 - - 0 - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 63 - - 100 - - 81 - - 75 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 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] 95538 115 001 118 000 121 004 103 355 102 003 95538 88652 108 001 108 001 106 360 97 358 96 002 88652 83239 105 359 100 359 95 357 92 001 89 003 83239 78700 103 001 95 359 88 359 90 003 86 003 78700 74767 98 002 88 001 83 001 84 006 83 003 74767 71271 92 002 80 001 76 360 76 006 74 001 71271 68088 88 001 73 001 69 355 69 001 66 355 68088 65150 84 359 68 360 62 351 61 355 61 350 65150 62416 80 357 65 360 58 349 55 350 55 348 62416 59753 76 353 63 357 54 347 54 346 47 350 59753 56960 72 346 60 351 52 345 50 342 41 344 56960 54057 67 335 60 341 51 343 46 338 41 331 54057 51280 64 326 60 329 52 336 49 336 43 327 51280 48778 57 316 60 312 56 313 59 305 54 313 48778 46544 49 314 49 311 49 305 54 309 50 313 46544 44526 58 320 64 325 62 323 64 317 69 314 44526 42699 76 313 86 315 67 312 77 304 74 299 42699 41042 76 313 85 305 59 318 75 305 79 303 41042 39523 94 327 71 316 88 311 98 312 103 305 39523 38118 123 329 86 322 105 306 114 303 116 304 38118 36796 121 328 102 321 109 306 106 300 109 300 36796 35514 103 324 111 317 110 306 98 303 106 299 35514 34210 101 320 111 315 106 305 96 309 102 299 34210 32856 94 316 103 313 102 307 96 311 99 299 32856 31457 87 312 94 311 101 312 95 310 99 301 31457 30001 84 311 90 309 100 315 92 309 98 305 30001 28478 85 311 85 306 93 313 91 310 95 306 28478 26891 86 311 78 304 87 313 87 308 90 302 26891 25242 84 309 70 305 75 312 82 307 86 298 25242 23525 78 299 62 307 66 306 77 306 83 298 23525 21740 73 293 50 309 55 296 72 299 78 300 21740 19883 65 293 47 305 42 287 66 300 64 301 19883 17952 60 300 47 296 36 291 60 302 58 306 17952 15992 57 302 45 289 45 296 54 293 48 311 15992 14111 54 304 48 282 53 283 47 292 44 313 14111 12400 51 307 48 280 50 271 43 297 43 313 12400 10882 47 309 44 282 44 268 40 284 41 309 10882 9538 42 310 38 288 40 279 33 281 39 306 9538 8351 36 309 33 292 39 286 34 297 36 308 8351 7300 31 307 31 297 37 286 36 298 30 315 7300 6369 27 318 27 310 32 287 31 297 24 323 6369 5546 26 332 19 327 18 275 20 300 22 331 5546 4818 22 337 7 319 15 246 16 271 18 336 4818 4166 15 326 5 232 19 236 17 266 11 327 4166 3590 15 308 5 183 16 217 12 250 5 285 3590 3111 13 304 10 058 9 148 11 160 3 175 3111 2743 9 302 9 063 8 145 10 153 4 131 2743 2490 11 298 7 100 9 166 9 164 5 114 2490 2337 7 286 5*134 8*177 8*172 5*107 2337 2249 3*249 1*227 2*164 2*132 3*099 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