DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.4 - - 34.0 - - - - - 31.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - -3 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - - - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2249 - - - - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1150 - - 1027 - - - - - 924 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 11 - - 0 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 103 - - 113 - - - - - 104 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2249 - - 2249 - - - - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -138 - - -420 - - - - - -209 ODpotential blCL - - - 2387 - - 2669 - - - - - 2458 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.4 - - 34.0 - - - - - 31.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.2 - - 34.0 - - - - - 31.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.5 - - 34.4 - - - - - 32.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 34.4 - - - - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - -3 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - - - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 96170 16 247 10 242 11 271 96170 89216 11 288 11 266 6 314 89216 83787 13 278 12 268 12 315 83787 79228 16 261 21 293 20 307 79228 75283 11 230 20 287 18 284 75283 71785 14 304 19 305 19 295 71785 68606 18 285 17 301 10 284 68606 65636 24 260 16 294 4 305 65636 62833 29 283 33 284 11 279 62833 60099 47 278 56 275 27 279 60099 57211 54 276 63 274 51 279 57211 54184 64 280 67 278 70 275 54184 51302 76 277 78 279 83 275 51302 48739 79 277 85 278 89 275 48739 46458 81 278 89 276 90 275 46458 44392 87 279 91 275 94 275 44392 42501 96 278 95 276 98 273 42501 40760 105 275 102 275 99 269 40760 39148 110 271 107 273 96 268 39148 37650 112 275 111 273 97 271 37650 36256 127 280 116 275 110 276 36256 34932 136 279 123 274 128 276 34932 33612 132 277 126 273 141 271 33612 32261 129 275 124 272 144 267 32261 30872 127 274 122 272 140 267 30872 29429 122 273 119 272 138 271 29429 27921 116 275 116 272 135 274 27921 26352 109 277 112 272 131 275 26352 24723 105 277 109 272 124 274 24723 23034 104 275 104 272 115 272 23034 21294 102 275 97 272 106 269 21294 19502 91 278 88 273 90 269 19502 17660 70 283 75 273 65 262 17660 15786 56 280 59 269 48 256 15786 13974 48 274 46 265 46 260 13974 12324 35 277 38 271 50 273 12324 10856 35 268 32 265 48 282 10856 9546 34 249 25 269 39 284 9546 8374 31 226 25 275 36 280 8374 7324 30 206 23 269 36 274 7324 6389 34 188 20 249 35 266 6389 5560 34 170 19 211 30 259 5560 4827 28 154 23 179 21 239 4827 4171 27 139 24 158 17 195 4171 3592 25 126 22 144 18 154 3592 3112 23 116 20 131 18 131 3112 2744 19 109 18 122 15 123 2744 2491 16 104 15 116 12 113 2491 2337 14*103 13 114 11*110 2337 2249 10*103 9*113 7*104 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