DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m -10.3 - - -1.2 - - 6.9 - - 7.9 - - 7.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -29 - - -16 - - -12 - - -37 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 51 - - 52 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 2229 - - 2230 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2246 - - 2246 - - 2247 - - 2247 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 266 - - 340 - - 307 - - 68 - - 286 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 10 - - 10 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 209 - - 202 - - 236 - - 305 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -697 - - -501 - - -704 - - -968 - - -437 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 2747 - - 2951 - - 3215 - - 2684 sfcLCL ODpotential -16786 - - -14759 - - -13261 - - -12946 - - -12351 ODpotential blCL 19032 - - 17005 - - 15508 - - 15193 - - 14598 blCL maxRH 93 - - 86 - - 75 - - 72 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -10.3 - - -1.2 - - 6.9 - - 7.9 - - 7.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -14.5 - - -4.8 - - 2.3 - - 2.2 - - 3.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -8.0 - - 0.3 - - 8.1 - - 12.6 - - 9.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -10.6 - - -3.3 - - 2.2 - - 5.9 - - 6.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -29 - - -16 - - -12 - - -37 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 51 - - 52 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 73 - - 43 - - 0 - - 0 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 91922 74 328 71 344 73 331 75 337 80 328 91922 85538 58 324 66 326 74 324 71 327 72 317 85538 80662 56 330 67 320 74 320 70 320 60 311 80662 76537 50 325 61 319 63 320 60 315 58 313 76537 72907 45 317 57 315 56 319 54 315 58 314 72907 69633 46 315 54 314 55 312 57 317 59 316 69633 66608 44 316 52 318 50 309 59 313 59 317 66608 63778 39 317 48 319 45 312 56 310 56 317 63778 61119 36 321 40 320 42 315 52 309 52 317 61119 58512 38 325 34 318 40 315 48 310 48 318 58512 55757 43 326 35 321 40 316 46 315 45 320 55757 52859 44 325 37 322 39 316 47 320 45 318 52859 50063 39 327 34 322 37 313 50 319 48 316 50063 47540 36 335 29 324 35 317 47 317 52 320 47540 45299 33 339 31 337 39 328 42 322 55 324 45299 43294 34 342 41 340 40 330 46 327 53 321 43294 41471 40 343 45 338 41 334 49 328 49 318 41471 39791 47 345 49 340 45 337 49 331 50 324 39791 38235 52 347 53 341 54 337 51 332 60 327 38235 36800 49 349 50 339 57 333 57 330 68 327 36800 35471 46 354 45 342 54 332 62 329 70 328 35471 34201 48 356 44 345 53 331 63 331 73 331 34201 32920 48 356 43 345 54 329 65 336 74 332 32920 31599 47 355 44 343 52 327 66 338 73 331 31599 30241 48 355 44 337 48 327 61 338 69 329 30241 28837 47 353 40 332 44 329 52 335 63 325 28837 27373 41 350 37 329 41 331 49 328 59 321 27373 25852 39 344 34 328 39 327 49 322 61 321 25852 24275 33 340 30 331 39 317 46 319 69 321 24275 22643 30 345 27 334 38 310 43 319 67 318 22643 20949 34 349 26 333 36 307 42 318 58 313 20949 19185 34 359 27 330 34 304 43 315 53 308 19185 17348 34 011 30 329 36 302 43 311 52 304 17348 15474 28 012 29 325 38 298 42 306 50 303 15474 13669 25 348 26 314 39 298 40 304 48 305 13669 12027 23 333 27 309 38 298 37 305 47 307 12027 10569 24 320 26 310 34 296 36 308 45 310 10569 9273 23 315 23 310 32 296 37 312 43 314 9273 8120 20 311 19 304 31 296 37 317 41 317 8120 7097 18 301 17 291 29 290 34 323 41 321 7097 6192 17 286 18 276 26 288 33 330 41 328 6192 5398 17 273 20 271 25 291 35 334 40 330 5398 4701 18 263 22 263 25 294 36 334 38 327 4701 4080 22 249 22 254 27 291 32 332 36 327 4080 3532 27 239 26 246 28 288 31 328 33 337 3532 3073 34 237 33 236 27 283 33 320 29 343 3073 2721 31 232 27 226 23 269 29 317 26 343 2721 2479 18 218 17 209 16 243 22 312 18 338 2479 2331 16*216 15 207 14 239 19 311 14 336 2331 2247 8*209 10*202 10*236 8*305 6*326 2247 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