DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/29 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 41.1 - - 48.5 - - 51.9 - - 51.3 - - 45.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 20 - - 145 - - 240 - - 135 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 156 - - 1744 - - 3512 - - 2127 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit 2233 - - 2951 - - 4416 - - 3143 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top 2351 - - 3939 - - 5707 - - 4322 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 256 - - 3469 - - 1481 - - 1550 - - 1261 Hgt.Variab. W* 64 - - 268 - - 391 - - 272 - - 8 W* B/S 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 10 - - 14 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 292 - - 346 - - 346 - - 359 - - 034 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -7 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1532 - - -662 - - 340 - - -1553 - - -1250 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3884 - - 4601 - - 5367 - - 5875 - - 3500 sfcLCL ODpotential -5164 - - -2176 - - -1550 - - -3635 - - -4573 ODpotential blCL 7515 - - 6115 - - 7257 - - 7957 - - 6823 blCL maxRH 75 - - 93 - - 74 - - 64 - - 65 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 41.1 - - 48.5 - - 51.9 - - 51.3 - - 45.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.4 - - 36.4 - - 36.4 - - 33.6 - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.0 - - 47.5 - - 50.5 - - 50.3 - - 47.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.2 - - 35.2 - - 35.3 - - 33.1 - - 37.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 20 - - 145 - - 240 - - 135 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 156 - - 1744 - - 3512 - - 2127 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 1 - - 72 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97361 7 126 7 123 9 125 7 317 9 058 97361 90003 13 089 9 113 6 093 7 015 7 057 90003 84357 12 071 5 140 3 076 4 015 5 048 84357 79673 6 055 6 126 1 145 6 358 6 047 79673 75627 2 129 4 058 6 152 4 333 5 008 75627 72031 2 105 4 324 1 360 6 318 5 338 72031 68754 2 095 6 276 5 302 7 303 4 317 68754 65721 5 032 6 263 6 285 6 292 5 335 65721 62897 11 339 5 293 7 295 5 300 8 357 62897 60161 11 309 7 330 12 319 12 328 14 344 60161 57302 11 322 8 341 15 315 14 321 18 342 57302 54331 14 333 12 350 14 326 20 328 25 336 54331 51501 21 342 20 347 16 336 22 329 26 333 51501 48959 22 335 25 344 19 356 22 337 27 332 48959 46681 19 339 24 339 25 355 23 343 27 334 46681 44615 22 353 22 338 27 345 26 344 27 336 44615 42729 30 356 23 344 29 335 28 342 27 337 42729 40999 31 348 25 351 26 333 28 342 30 341 40999 39406 26 356 27 359 25 347 30 346 31 343 39406 37932 36 004 34 360 29 354 31 348 32 349 37932 36563 43 359 43 358 36 359 33 352 34 355 36563 35261 44 001 46 357 43 357 36 357 36 355 35261 33960 43 006 45 001 45 355 40 356 37 000 33960 32628 41 010 45 009 45 357 41 351 34 002 32628 31263 40 016 46 013 43 002 39 349 31 003 31263 29847 39 016 46 015 43 006 36 348 33 001 29847 28366 34 009 45 014 42 008 35 350 36 354 28366 26818 30 001 42 015 41 008 35 353 34 352 26818 25199 28 001 39 015 39 008 34 355 31 356 25199 23511 28 006 35 013 38 008 33 356 30 357 23511 21757 27 006 30 002 34 008 32 000 29 358 21757 19932 28 006 27 356 30 003 28 002 30 003 19932 18033 28 004 23 358 27 354 26 356 31 007 18033 16099 25 356 22 351 27 351 29 355 29 007 16099 14235 24 348 24 345 26 353 28 357 27 002 14235 12540 21 342 24 343 26 353 24 359 24 354 12540 11032 19 346 25 344 25 352 21 357 21 348 11032 9690 18 342 27 346 24 351 19 356 19 347 9690 8493 17 329 28 347 23 349 18 355 17 350 8493 7427 15 312 24 345 21 346 18 355 15 354 7427 6479 12 307 16 339 18*342 17 352 14 357 6479 5640 12 313 15 343 15*342 15 344 14 359 5640 4896 13 317 15 347 14 344 13*344 13 360 4896 4228 14 314 14*347 14 346 11*353 13 000 4228 3637 14 308 12*346 14 347 10 359 11 004 3637 3142 14 307 11 346 14 348 10 000 9 015 3142 2762 13 305 10 346 14 349 10 001 8 027 2762 2500 11*299 10 346 13 349 10 002 7 032 2500 2341 6*293 9 346 12 350 10 002 6*034 2341 2250 5 291 8 347 11 350 9 003 4*034 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