DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/08 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 6.9 - - 18.0 - - 24.6 - - 17.8 - - 10.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - -21 - - -7 - - -13 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 53 - - 54 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 2248 - - 2249 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 58 - - 147 - - 108 - - 66 - - 108 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 8 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 166 - - 222 - - 211 - - 153 - - 088 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -427 - - -585 - - -331 - - -155 - - -245 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2674 - - 2833 - - 2580 - - 2403 - - 2493 sfcLCL ODpotential -11160 - - -8688 - - -6110 - - -8348 - - -12644 ODpotential blCL 13407 - - 10936 - - 8359 - - 10596 - - 14892 blCL maxRH 88 - - 94 - - 92 - - 88 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 6.9 - - 18.0 - - 24.6 - - 17.8 - - 10.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 3.4 - - 13.6 - - 21.2 - - 15.1 - - 7.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 9.2 - - 20.2 - - 27.2 - - 21.2 - - 13.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 4.9 - - 13.6 - - 21.1 - - 17.9 - - 10.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - -21 - - -7 - - -13 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 53 - - 54 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 50 - - 77 - - 68 - - 51 - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96406 45 355 48 342 49 338 60 333 69 342 96406 89270 34 338 44 355 45 344 53 339 54 344 89270 83604 40 340 46 349 47 345 51 342 53 345 83604 78846 45 339 51 342 52 338 51 345 55 344 78846 74753 50 335 48 339 52 344 52 351 52 347 74753 71141 49 334 44 338 50 343 53 351 52 351 71141 67861 47 334 43 335 49 335 52 344 51 349 67861 64833 51 330 47 337 51 330 52 334 53 344 64833 62016 58 325 53 334 52 328 51 327 53 335 62016 59273 64 319 56 329 56 323 51 324 52 324 59273 56399 65 314 57 322 59 317 55 323 50 313 56399 53413 60 316 56 320 57 314 59 319 55 307 53413 50579 67 315 59 322 58 316 64 316 62 310 50579 48046 70 312 70 316 63 314 70 316 63 309 48046 45777 76 306 74 308 69 313 75 311 68 306 45777 43728 76 299 82 303 77 314 78 305 77 300 43728 41874 76 302 82 301 82 309 84 301 78 298 41874 40181 81 307 84 304 90 307 90 296 77 301 40181 38614 89 310 86 305 102 300 94 295 84 307 38614 37146 93 307 86 307 97 291 96 297 101 302 37146 35770 96 306 92 311 85 291 97 296 120 295 35770 34458 100 306 105 310 79 298 93 293 130 293 34458 33142 103 307 118 307 84 301 87 292 136 292 33142 31793 104 306 118 307 91 300 81 294 138 290 31793 30415 102 304 110 303 91 300 76 294 131 289 30415 28996 100 303 94 297 89 301 68 292 118 288 28996 27524 99 303 92 303 82 303 65 291 109 287 27524 25995 100 302 88 302 75 300 66 292 98 288 25995 24406 100 303 84 297 63 294 70 295 84 287 24406 22756 99 310 76 294 50 296 75 296 76 286 22756 21047 92 315 68 295 50 293 78 293 68 288 21047 19275 80 317 59 297 50 283 69 286 58 292 19275 17435 65 312 52 297 49 278 60 282 53 297 17435 15565 58 303 47 294 45 277 49 288 48 285 15565 13771 55 299 43 288 39 275 44 284 40 275 13771 12145 49 300 40 286 33 272 36 274 34 275 12145 10699 42 296 35 288 28 264 29 277 28 268 10699 9411 38 293 31 291 23 259 25 274 24 252 9411 8263 36 289 30 292 20 271 20 260 21 236 8263 7238 34 292 32 293 22 285 17 249 17 227 7238 6325 34 300 33 293 22 282 16 248 17 224 6325 5516 34 302 32 294 23 280 17 250 19 224 5516 4798 29 298 29 294 23 278 19 250 24 221 4798 4151 22 287 26 294 24 276 20 249 28 211 4151 3576 15 270 23 288 26 273 22 246 32 195 3576 3097 10 254 20 270 29 263 24 240 32 185 3097 2730 7 241 21 243 26 256 22 229 23 180 2730 2482 6 217 19 232 17 245 15 201 12 144 2482 2333 7 184 15*226 12*240 11*179 9*117 2333 2248 4*166 8*222 4*211 6*153 6*088 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