DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/24 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1008z - - 1332z - - 1602z - - 1859z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 38.7 - - 49.3 - - 53.4 - - 50.4 - - 41.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 71 - - 59 - - -30 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 74 - - 1628 - - 2876 - - 75 - - 74 BL Depth Hcrit 2253 - - 2253 - - 3183 - - 2253 - - 2253 Hcrit BL Top 2269 - - 3823 - - 5071 - - 2270 - - 2269 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 242 - - 2155 - - 2783 - - 6533 - - 195 Hgt.Variab. W* 15 - - 209 - - 245 - - 32 - - 12 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 15 - - 18 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 280 - - 309 - - 324 - - 324 - - 294 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 11 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -215 - - 577 - - 1240 - - -1228 - - -89 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2484 - - 3246 - - 3832 - - 3498 - - 2359 sfcLCL ODpotential -4171 - - -1274 - - -897 - - -2096 - - -2776 ODpotential blCL 6440 - - 5097 - - 5968 - - 4366 - - 5045 blCL maxRH 84 - - 88 - - 86 - - 88 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 60 - - 650 - - 510 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m 38.7 - - 49.3 - - 53.4 - - 50.4 - - 41.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.8 - - 42.9 - - 44.4 - - 42.9 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.2 - - 48.8 - - 52.9 - - 50.5 - - 42.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.5 - - 41.6 - - 42.8 - - 42.2 - - 39.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 71 - - 59 - - -30 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 74 - - 1628 - - 2876 - - 75 - - 74 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 37 - - 53 - - 43 - - 51 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 97573 31 268 31 270 29 262 31 261 28 269 97573 90154 25 275 27 263 29 266 30 277 24 279 90154 84475 22 286 24 272 30 277 28 287 23 297 84475 79785 18 288 21 275 26 284 22 294 20 302 79785 75742 16 304 17 284 19 282 21 304 19 308 75742 72160 19 307 20 298 21 294 22 295 18 321 72160 68900 19 305 19 297 19 290 20 306 17 326 68900 65877 18 311 17 305 18 304 26 311 22 323 65877 63058 22 316 20 309 24 304 24 307 24 322 63058 60311 26 314 23 307 25 302 26 315 24 326 60311 57426 28 312 25 308 24 306 28 316 28 321 57426 54425 30 311 27 313 25 311 29 317 29 321 54425 51559 32 309 30 316 31 316 32 319 31 326 51559 48978 32 306 34 315 35 316 36 322 34 332 48978 46665 33 304 37 311 38 316 40 324 40 336 46665 44571 32 304 36 309 39 317 43 326 46 336 44571 42661 32 307 34 314 39 318 44 327 50 333 42661 40901 33 310 35 321 39 323 44 328 50 332 40901 39267 34 312 38 326 41 329 44 332 48 334 39267 37748 34 311 40 327 44 332 47 334 48 339 37748 36336 33 309 41 326 46 333 48 335 51 342 36336 34997 33 308 40 323 44 332 48 336 53 343 34997 33661 32 303 38 319 41 330 47 336 55 343 33661 32300 29 296 35 312 37 328 45 337 56 345 32300 30914 27 291 32 302 34 322 43 338 57 346 30914 29487 29 283 30 295 31 317 42 338 56 347 29487 28005 29 280 29 294 30 318 39 337 54 346 28005 26467 26 285 30 298 30 319 37 335 50 345 26467 24868 25 295 29 302 30 318 36 332 44 344 24868 23207 25 304 26 304 29 317 35 328 41 343 23207 21483 24 306 24 306 27 318 33 323 38 341 21483 19692 22 306 23 311 27 320 30 315 36 339 19692 17829 18 310 21 313 27 320 28 313 35 338 17829 15931 17 318 18 314 23 321 29 318 33 335 15931 14104 19 321 17 319 20 330 29 324 30 333 14104 12440 19 320 17 328 21 342 27 325 28 336 12440 10959 19 322 18 333 22 347 27 328 27 341 10959 9640 22 324 18 334 21 348 29 337 28 345 9640 8462 26 318 19 333 20 350 29 338 29 348 8462 7411 26 302 20 331 20 350 31 336 29 349 7411 6474 24 286 24 323 22 345 32 333 29 348 6474 5644 20 280 26 315 22*340 32 330 28 345 5644 4906 16 288 24 314 22*338 32 329 27 340 4906 4243 17 304 22*315 19 325 31 329 26 336 4243 3653 21 308 20*314 19 323 29 329 25 330 3653 3160 25 304 16 309 18 321 26 328 24 323 3160 2780 24 300 15 308 17 320 23 327 22 317 2780 2518 18 290 13 307 15 319 19 326 18 308 2518 2360 15 287 12 307 14 319 17*326 14 304 2360 2269 6*280 9 306 11 317 12*324 6*294 2269 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