DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/11 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 - - - 29.6 - - 31.4 - - 26.3 - - 29.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -26 - - -21 - - -19 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2233 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 123 - - 223 - - 60 - - 88 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 13 - - 5 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 267 - - 233 - - 220 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -732 - - -505 - - -578 - - -407 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2981 - - 2754 - - 2828 - - 2657 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8138 - - -7248 - - -7714 - - -7214 ODpotential blCL - - - 10387 - - 9497 - - 9963 - - 9463 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 69 - - 98 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.6 - - 31.4 - - 26.3 - - 29.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.8 - - 27.5 - - 22.2 - - 25.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 34.0 - - 30.6 - - 33.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 27.1 - - 24.2 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -26 - - -21 - - -19 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 2 - - 0 - - 91 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 95958 77 014 91 016 92 022 101 026 95958 89024 65 006 74 009 83 011 96 022 89024 83692 61 004 60 009 75 008 78 020 83692 79150 57 359 51 360 62 359 63 002 79150 75166 50 350 46 350 49 351 53 357 75166 71615 45 336 42 338 50 347 47 349 71615 68372 36 334 34 330 44 339 37 338 68372 65365 36 335 31 333 37 338 31 331 65365 62564 36 319 37 325 39 337 26 341 62564 59818 32 314 39 317 39 320 33 338 59818 56933 36 323 39 318 41 316 42 313 56933 53953 39 311 32 317 30 317 35 297 53953 51113 34 320 27 343 17 301 34 325 51113 48552 53 313 40 337 46 318 60 315 48552 46271 61 290 61 295 62 294 63 305 46271 44234 51 289 60 294 59 300 60 302 44234 42403 57 310 70 315 69 313 60 304 42403 40744 66 314 87 314 77 311 58 310 40744 39218 69 312 91 310 75 310 70 310 39218 37799 71 313 90 313 78 315 89 302 37799 36478 78 312 89 319 94 316 101 295 36478 35209 84 312 97 322 105 311 93 293 35209 33921 87 312 105 319 93 309 85 296 33921 32585 84 311 108 313 79 310 95 303 32585 31205 77 312 105 311 74 306 103 306 31205 29768 73 308 99 313 77 300 99 303 29768 28260 73 300 90 317 78 296 98 302 28260 26683 65 293 82 318 75 294 97 303 26683 25036 56 293 71 314 68 293 84 301 25036 23329 49 295 59 307 61 292 73 302 23329 21566 47 295 54 299 55 288 66 301 21566 19740 45 294 50 288 47 284 62 294 19740 17848 44 294 45 285 43 283 56 289 17848 15931 44 291 39 287 47 278 50 284 15931 14089 43 290 36 287 46 274 45 278 14089 12418 42 290 33 285 37 277 40 275 12418 10931 39 290 32 282 32 276 36 275 10931 9609 37 291 30 279 29 273 32 275 9609 8429 34 293 29 275 26 271 29 276 8429 7376 30 295 27 272 23 271 26 278 7376 6440 27 297 24 271 21 273 23 280 6440 5610 26 300 20 274 20 274 20 277 5610 4874 27 304 17 283 19 269 18 270 4874 4213 30 307 18 291 18 258 19 266 4213 3626 33 307 21 292 18 249 21 266 3626 3134 33 303 22 283 19 246 22 265 3134 2754 30 297 20 264 22 246 24 260 2754 2494 21 282 16 242 21 243 22 249 2494 2337 17*278 14 237 15*234 18*245 2337 2249 8*267 9*233 7*220 9*239 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