DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 4.0 - - 15.7 - - 29.3 - - 30.6 - - 27.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 36 - - 17 - - -10 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 360 - - 588 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 2555 - - 2783 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 60 - - 301 - - 933 - - 950 - - 185 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 98 - - 93 - - 14 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 9 - - 12 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 350 - - 112 - - 154 - - 145 - - 114 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -995 - - -681 - - -168 - - -510 - - -85 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3242 - - 3236 - - 2952 - - 2760 - - 2334 sfcLCL ODpotential -9004 - - -7001 - - -2931 - - -3746 - - -3902 ODpotential blCL 11251 - - 9556 - - 5714 - - 5995 - - 6151 blCL maxRH 71 - - 93 - - 85 - - 78 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 4.0 - - 15.7 - - 29.3 - - 30.6 - - 27.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -1.6 - - 10.0 - - 24.6 - - 26.7 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 9.2 - - 15.4 - - 29.2 - - 32.0 - - 30.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 4.0 - - 9.0 - - 23.8 - - 26.1 - - 27.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 36 - - 17 - - -10 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 360 - - 588 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 74 - - 40 - - 11 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95906 20 286 19 301 19 287 21 300 16 291 95906 88785 8 278 19 298 20 292 23 295 23 302 88785 83214 23 285 22 268 24 276 32 281 28 275 83214 78559 22 268 22 297 25 276 31 273 26 301 78559 74507 32 285 37 274 33 280 35 276 33 285 74507 70931 48 267 42 264 41 279 39 286 36 281 70931 67672 49 271 51 283 50 290 47 303 51 290 67672 64624 54 285 57 283 67 285 66 293 62 297 64624 61784 60 285 60 284 69 280 77 282 73 292 61784 59038 63 287 70 281 71 283 85 281 81 288 59038 56188 71 287 78 283 80 288 88 287 88 290 56188 53242 80 285 84 286 90 287 89 293 98 292 53242 50438 86 285 89 287 95 287 96 294 105 290 50438 47928 90 285 91 287 97 288 104 294 106 289 47928 45693 93 286 92 289 98 290 109 292 107 289 45693 43677 95 287 96 292 99 291 112 290 108 290 43677 41838 96 287 100 293 103 292 114 288 110 290 41838 40146 96 287 103 291 108 292 114 288 112 290 40146 38579 96 287 105 289 112 291 115 289 116 289 38579 37123 95 288 106 287 113 290 117 290 119 289 37123 35768 98 290 105 287 115 291 121 291 123 289 35768 34479 105 291 107 289 119 292 130 292 126 289 34479 33190 113 292 111 291 122 293 140 293 129 288 33190 31868 116 291 117 293 121 294 143 294 129 287 31868 30511 117 290 120 292 116 295 138 294 122 286 30511 29101 115 288 118 290 110 293 128 292 113 284 29101 27624 112 286 114 288 104 290 121 289 113 284 27624 26079 109 286 110 288 100 287 116 288 112 286 26079 24467 106 287 107 289 98 286 106 288 106 288 24467 22796 99 289 100 290 93 288 96 286 94 287 22796 21073 88 292 87 291 87 290 90 284 85 282 21073 19292 73 293 69 292 75 291 81 284 80 279 19292 17451 59 291 55 292 61 290 69 284 73 282 17451 15589 51 285 48 287 50 286 56 283 60 284 15589 13809 40 288 42 283 43 281 45 282 46 282 13809 12193 29 290 26 284 37 279 39 282 35 277 12193 10749 21 285 20 262 30 275 33 282 31 277 10749 9460 16 284 19 248 22 263 26 283 26 278 9460 8307 16 289 21 231 23 251 24 274 22 274 8307 7278 16 293 26 228 30 228 24 266 18 271 7278 6361 15 297 22 224 31 220 27 249 13 270 6361 5548 13 309 15 222 31 215 28 233 11 277 5548 4826 9 300 13 197 28 208 28 218 11 288 4826 4177 5 270 15 171 24 198 25 212 12 292 4177 3600 11 022 14 143 21 183 20 198 12 275 3600 3117 15 031 14 117 17*167 18 168 9 255 3117 2746 13 036 12*115 14*156 16 155 5 207 2746 2491 9 029 9*112 13 154 13 149 8 142 2491 2337 7 016 9 112 12 153 11*148 7*129 2337 2249 4*350 8 111 10 152 8*145 4*114 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