DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/19 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 27.4 - - 34.6 - - 41.8 - - 44.1 - - 37.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 119 - - 348 - - 364 - - 140 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1476 - - 2807 - - 4198 - - 4272 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 2527 - - 4004 - - 5085 - - 4682 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top 3671 - - 5002 - - 6393 - - 6467 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1276 - - 1038 - - 924 - - 1507 - - 4529 Hgt.Variab. W* 229 - - 405 - - 470 - - 344 - - 0 W* B/S 4 - - 8 - - 14 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 008 - - 006 - - 011 - - 016 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -3 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2852 - - -3092 - - -5021 - - -5872 - - -8336 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6523 - - 8095 - - 11414 - - 12339 - - 10585 sfcLCL ODpotential -11005 - - -10747 - - -12935 - - -13335 - - -16888 ODpotential blCL 14676 - - 15749 - - 19328 - - 19802 - - 19137 blCL maxRH 53 - - 46 - - 31 - - 40 - - 42 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.4 - - 34.6 - - 41.8 - - 44.1 - - 37.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 7.2 - - 7.2 - - -0.5 - - -2.4 - - -1.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 26.5 - - 32.7 - - 39.7 - - 43.0 - - 41.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 6.6 - - 6.6 - - -1.0 - - -2.9 - - -1.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 119 - - 348 - - 364 - - 140 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1476 - - 2807 - - 4198 - - 4272 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 97051 17 280 13 269 19 246 24 284 21 308 97051 89874 11 271 10 288 8 295 15 297 13 302 89874 84328 6 312 5 009 2 008 4 329 3 335 84328 79686 7 354 4 034 2 322 4 347 5 321 79686 75642 6 319 7 302 9 316 8 321 12 319 75642 72027 11 255 12 286 11 325 10 319 11 305 72027 68717 6 269 9 267 10 317 9 315 10 309 68717 65653 8 333 6 273 12 300 12 305 14 318 65653 62805 11 314 7 318 10 289 14 307 19 311 62805 60040 8 304 10 311 10 298 17 311 20 303 60040 57153 12 340 10 307 13 308 17 312 18 309 57153 54163 16 343 10 340 12 305 17 317 17 319 54163 51309 15 339 14 353 11 331 16 322 16 331 51309 48745 13 326 15 339 14 340 15 326 17 339 48745 46465 10 358 13 343 15 343 14 324 15 339 46465 44418 16 018 14 006 15 351 13 346 10 347 44418 42554 17 022 15 013 16 006 14 003 10 008 42554 40844 17 029 16 021 17 016 16 008 13 030 40844 39270 22 030 18 021 18 016 17 019 19 037 39270 37818 13 353 19 011 17 022 17 021 20 034 37818 36472 7 315 19 002 18 024 14 025 19 040 36472 35185 14 347 21 346 19 027 13 042 19 046 35185 33887 19 334 22 342 20 037 17 054 19 047 33887 32548 23 326 24 347 23 049 20 056 20 048 32548 31170 24 331 27 349 26 055 22 057 20 050 31170 29736 24 333 28 346 26 061 23 057 20 053 29736 28234 24 340 28 346 27 066 23 058 19 055 28234 26667 24 345 27 005 27 069 22 058 18 057 26667 25032 26 350 22 029 26 069 22 058 19 059 25032 23333 23 358 22 056 26 069 22 061 20 060 23333 21571 22 020 25 068 25 071 21 064 21 062 21571 19741 27 049 28 073 25 074 20 065 20 066 19741 17840 29 064 29 077 23 073 20 071 19 071 17840 15906 30 070 28 080 21 072 17 075 17 073 15906 14048 31 073 27 079 20 074 14 073 13 072 14048 12364 29 072 25 078 19 077 12 077 10 070 12364 10869 25 068 22 078 18 078 12 082 8 077 10869 9544 21 063 20 077 15 080 9 085 6 091 9544 8365 17 057 17 071 13 081 7 075 4 085 8365 7318 15 048 14 062 9*066 6*031 4 056 7318 6390 15 034 12 046 6*018 6*020 4 037 6390 5570 15 019 10*020 6 014 5 019 4 017 5570 4844 17 010 9*008 6 012 5 017 3 002 4844 4191 17*006 9 007 6 011 5 016 3 354 4191 3612 14*007 9 005 6 010 5 015 3 347 3612 3127 11 008 9 005 6 010 5 014 3 343 3127 2753 10 008 9 005 6 008 5 013 3 336 2753 2496 9 009 8 005 6 008 5 013 3 333 2496 2339 9 009 8 005 5 008 5 014 3 326 2339 2249 8 009 7 005 5 008 4 012 3*320 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