DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - 24.1 - - 27.6 - - - - - 24.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 37 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1966 - - 1976 - - - - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4161 - - 4171 - - - - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1673 - - 2876 - - - - - 4789 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 183 - - 176 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 338 - - - - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1351 - - 1269 - - - - - -318 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2810 - - 2902 - - - - - 2567 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 684 - - 482 - - - - - -1628 ODpotential blCL - - - 3477 - - 3689 - - - - - 3877 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.1 - - 27.6 - - - - - 24.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.0 - - 23.1 - - - - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.7 - - 27.3 - - - - - 27.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.1 - - 22.2 - - - - - 22.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 37 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1966 - - 1976 - - - - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - - - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 97148 21 108 5 147 14 054 97148 89857 14 093 14 103 13 066 89857 84234 6 114 13 087 10 062 84234 79565 8 079 6 108 3 071 79565 75533 5 054 8 127 2 135 75533 71951 3 140 4 133 1 278 71951 68687 7 161 2 213 5 229 68687 65655 5 213 4 203 6 204 65655 62814 8 221 6 220 3 197 62814 60046 5 212 10 221 3 251 60046 57151 4 221 6 254 2 267 57151 54141 4 140 6 275 7 318 54141 51269 8 065 3 033 8 324 51269 48689 7 044 10 034 6 328 48689 46373 8 087 7 352 8 358 46373 44266 15 067 3 007 13 356 44266 42338 19 033 8 035 8 337 42338 40562 18 007 15 031 6 000 40562 38920 12 006 16 019 10 017 38920 37394 11 040 17 011 16 028 37394 35971 19 043 16 010 23 020 35971 34614 21 017 13 017 26 022 34614 33259 18 020 13 031 30 028 33259 31879 22 031 18 031 33 028 31879 30478 30 028 19 031 30 022 30478 29042 33 024 21 040 25 016 29042 27553 42 020 25 047 23 006 27553 26009 41 019 28 050 21 351 26009 24407 37 018 25 041 19 342 24407 22743 34 020 23 030 15 354 22743 21020 33 025 19 029 16 021 21020 19234 28 036 19 038 19 039 19234 17383 24 037 19 036 20 053 17383 15504 18 058 17 037 19 059 15504 13702 12 059 15 027 17 077 13702 12069 17 041 13 027 17 095 12069 10617 19 037 12 023 15 108 10617 9327 19 020 14 026 11 105 9327 8181 15 016 12 014 4 062 8181 7166 11 016 11 355 7 353 7166 6270 10 017 14 342 8 356 6270 5477 11 010 15 338 8 358 5477 4773 14*357 15*338 8 358 4773 4138 14*350 15*338 8 354 4138 3575 14 349 15 338 8 351 3575 3103 14 349 14 338 8 348 3103 2739 13 348 13 338 8 347 2739 2488 12 349 13 338 7 343 2488 2336 11 348 12 338 5*338 2336 2249 9 349 10 338 3*331 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