DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.0 - - 36.9 - - 43.4 - - 44.6 - - 38.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 1 - - 102 - - 148 - - 50 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 1444 - - 3149 - - 2225 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2233 - - 3959 - - 2233 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top 2249 - - 3639 - - 5344 - - 4420 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 710 - - 1321 - - 1635 - - 3164 - - 1006 Hgt.Variab. W* 20 - - 222 - - 328 - - 209 - - 9 W* B/S 1 - - 12 - - 68 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 3 - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 180 - - 166 - - 122 - - 025 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -2 - - -4 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -238 - - 129 - - 1096 - - -342 - - -14 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2487 - - 3510 - - 4248 - - 4763 - - 2264 sfcLCL ODpotential -2875 - - -3987 - - -84 - - -1784 - - -2344 ODpotential blCL 5124 - - 7626 - - 5428 - - 6204 - - 4594 blCL maxRH 100 - - 81 - - 84 - - 71 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.0 - - 36.9 - - 43.4 - - 44.6 - - 38.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.2 - - 29.6 - - 32.8 - - 31.7 - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.1 - - 36.2 - - 42.5 - - 44.2 - - 40.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.5 - - 28.4 - - 31.6 - - 30.5 - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 1 - - 102 - - 148 - - 50 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 1444 - - 3149 - - 2225 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 22 - - 35 - - 0 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 97371 12 073 10 090 9 122 2 167 5 086 97371 90004 10 089 5 116 6 092 7 113 11 105 90004 84354 10 122 8 172 2 058 10 112 9 108 84354 79675 10 117 12 162 3 186 4 115 7 084 79675 75636 6 147 7 158 5 193 3 196 2 346 75636 72049 7 177 4 214 6 230 1 073 3 240 72049 68770 4 188 5 217 6 240 4 332 2 306 68770 65735 2 180 5 212 5 240 6 298 4 356 65735 62906 4 296 3 192 5 267 9 308 8 340 62906 60149 7 291 1 275 7 257 13 299 15 316 60149 57266 9 300 6 330 2 278 11 284 16 309 57266 54269 9 282 13 316 11 342 9 300 14 303 54269 51402 5 292 14 297 18 314 14 310 15 322 51402 48826 7 341 12 300 18 305 19 311 19 333 48826 46528 16 339 12 321 16 312 20 318 21 336 46528 44453 21 329 15 334 16 331 19 326 23 336 44453 42563 22 327 18 342 18 335 20 334 23 339 42563 40826 21 334 21 345 20 337 23 339 25 345 40826 39220 23 340 24 346 22 342 25 342 26 351 39220 37731 25 346 25 347 23 347 26 344 28 353 37731 36348 26 351 25 349 25 348 27 342 30 352 36348 35033 24 348 25 347 27 350 27 343 31 351 35033 33717 20 343 24 341 29 351 27 346 29 350 33717 32367 18 353 19 334 30 352 26 348 25 354 32367 30984 20 001 17 333 28 351 24 349 22 357 30984 29555 22 000 18 337 22 348 23 350 20 360 29555 28067 24 357 19 346 18 339 23 351 21 355 28067 26516 26 355 19 351 18 336 21 345 23 350 26516 24900 27 357 20 353 18 341 19 340 24 348 24900 23221 27 001 21 358 20 346 17 333 18 335 23221 21485 28 004 24 002 21 349 17 333 15 317 21485 19683 29 003 25 006 20 350 17 338 16 329 19683 17807 24 003 24 008 19 352 18 343 21 346 17807 15896 17 360 18 002 18 350 20 343 26 354 15896 14054 15 356 13 358 16 342 21 342 27 356 14054 12379 12 354 12 348 15 344 19 343 26 352 12379 10889 10 348 11 346 13 342 19 341 23 346 10889 9565 7 355 9 341 11 341 16 339 21 339 9565 8388 7 000 7 355 10 340 15 347 18 334 8388 7341 5 282 7 034 7 349 13 352 14 337 7341 6411 6 225 4 026 2 024 11 357 12 349 6411 5588 5 195 5 189 2*141 7 002 12 359 5588 4857 5 179 6 171 2*141 4*014 10 006 4857 4200 6 187 5*158 1 133 4*021 8 017 4200 3617 10 214 4*162 1 129 4 024 7 032 3617 3129 11 214 4 163 1 109 4 025 7 052 3129 2755 11 202 3 168 1 089 5 026 8 059 2755 2496 9 183 3 168 0 063 4 026 8 057 2496 2340 8*180 3 171 1 057 4 027 7*055 2340 2250 6*180 2 170 1 047 4 027 4*052 2250 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