DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 10.1 - - 10.7 - - 11.4 - - 10.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 61 - - 23 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 918 - - 1219 - - 932 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3113 - - 3414 - - 3127 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 448 - - 534 - - 610 - - 1483 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 148 - - 173 - - 114 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 043 - - 034 - - 085 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 362 - - 775 - - 345 - - -287 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2751 - - 2639 - - 2783 - - 2535 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5249 - - 420 - - -4821 - - -1066 ODpotential blCL - - - 8362 - - 2994 - - 7948 - - 3314 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.1 - - 10.7 - - 11.4 - - 10.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.3 - - 7.4 - - 7.5 - - 7.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 9.5 - - 10.1 - - 11.2 - - 10.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.6 - - 6.9 - - 7.1 - - 7.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 61 - - 23 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 918 - - 1219 - - 932 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96396 14 015 20 049 14 056 5 043 96396 89325 9 014 17 020 14 054 4 029 89325 83768 5 015 12 335 19 000 11 006 83768 79080 6 347 9 306 17 324 16 345 79080 74999 6 310 8 315 17 293 14 328 74999 71357 16 293 24 321 19 319 25 346 71357 68046 26 297 28 305 36 317 39 327 68046 65000 30 303 35 297 49 304 48 310 65000 62147 34 310 39 289 54 292 44 296 62147 59342 39 310 43 290 47 290 40 300 59342 56397 42 303 45 297 41 296 37 302 56397 53329 45 299 49 301 40 300 37 300 53329 50391 48 299 48 301 41 307 41 300 50391 47759 49 301 47 297 49 305 47 302 47759 45422 52 299 50 296 58 299 54 302 45422 43316 56 297 55 297 63 296 62 298 43316 41397 57 298 60 297 65 294 67 295 41397 39633 60 299 64 298 66 295 71 293 39633 38001 64 300 69 300 69 295 74 294 38001 36484 67 299 72 301 73 296 77 295 36484 35072 69 299 75 301 77 298 80 296 35072 33727 70 299 79 300 80 298 83 296 33727 32380 71 298 82 299 83 298 86 295 32380 31004 71 296 81 298 84 297 88 294 31004 29603 67 296 78 297 82 296 88 294 29603 28166 58 298 71 296 77 295 84 294 28166 26687 51 300 58 295 69 295 75 295 26687 25168 51 294 45 295 59 295 62 294 25168 23612 47 289 40 290 40 288 47 292 23612 22021 38 285 35 286 29 283 35 283 22021 20390 36 277 25 272 25 267 26 257 20390 18706 34 274 26 278 24 270 23 253 18706 16954 23 272 25 277 18 276 24 265 16954 15166 15 285 16 287 18 279 24 291 15166 13441 15 322 14 331 19 261 24 300 13441 11865 17 355 11 350 15 232 20 293 11865 10456 20 021 7 016 7 211 17 278 10456 9197 17 031 3 345 8 201 18 251 9197 8073 14 032 4 319 11 212 22 227 8073 7071 12 032 4 285 13 219 21 222 7071 6179 12 040 4 251 13 229 23 222 6179 5391 10 056 7 241 14 235 23 222 5391 4693 9 080 6 249 12 236 20 217 4693 4070 11 088 2 321 3 221 14 194 4070 3524 11*069 8*032 8*092 13 141 3524 3069 10*045 9*034 9*087 13 127 3069 2720 10 043 9 034 9 085 12 118 2720 2478 9 042 8 035 8 084 9 109 2478 2331 9 042 8 034 8 084 8*103 2331 2248 7 041 7 034 7 083 5*094 2248 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