DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/07 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m -10.5 - - 1.4 - - 8.5 - - 7.2 - - 10.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 17 - - 16 - - -13 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 142 - - 302 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2230 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2246 - - 2337 - - 2497 - - 2247 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 147 - - 260 - - 276 - - 530 - - 505 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 55 - - 70 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 4 - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 114 - - 175 - - 153 - - 130 - - 151 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -778 - - -607 - - -518 - - -387 - - -184 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3024 - - 2944 - - 3016 - - 2634 - - 2431 sfcLCL ODpotential -16066 - - -13846 - - -11767 - - -12818 - - -11284 ODpotential blCL 18312 - - 16183 - - 14264 - - 15065 - - 13531 blCL maxRH 90 - - 89 - - 85 - - 90 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -10.5 - - 1.4 - - 8.5 - - 7.2 - - 10.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -15.3 - - -3.1 - - 3.5 - - 3.8 - - 7.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -7.2 - - 1.3 - - 8.5 - - 8.4 - - 10.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -10.4 - - -3.2 - - 3.2 - - 4.0 - - 8.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 17 - - 16 - - -13 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 142 - - 302 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 59 - - 57 - - 39 - - 61 - - 94 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] 96463 16 016 17 002 15 016 27 003 19 019 96463 89321 14 037 18 349 22 359 30 357 30 357 89321 83713 27 016 22 003 18 342 31 341 37 352 83713 78965 37 356 36 352 28 350 41 341 42 348 78965 74792 42 342 39 335 42 342 45 334 46 341 74792 71063 43 331 37 322 49 326 46 329 49 339 71063 67677 46 320 39 317 45 318 50 324 54 333 67677 64574 53 313 38 326 48 313 54 322 54 328 64574 61706 56 307 55 316 50 309 56 318 53 325 61706 58933 57 311 58 315 53 313 56 314 55 322 58933 56039 58 311 62 311 59 307 56 311 61 315 56039 53048 64 310 64 310 63 307 58 313 63 307 53048 50220 68 304 68 303 67 301 65 307 64 307 50220 47700 67 308 65 302 62 303 63 307 69 309 47700 45460 72 308 70 308 65 310 68 311 76 306 45460 43442 75 306 75 304 68 309 72 309 72 303 43442 41601 77 307 72 303 74 309 78 303 74 307 41601 39900 75 306 68 306 79 303 78 300 83 305 39900 38322 71 305 70 307 77 299 75 301 82 300 38322 36856 68 304 75 301 72 301 73 306 84 300 36856 35492 67 305 73 295 71 303 77 308 89 301 35492 34195 68 305 66 300 72 301 81 305 93 300 34195 32900 71 307 68 309 70 300 81 301 92 299 32900 31580 73 310 78 308 74 296 79 297 90 299 31580 30233 74 315 83 305 73 289 75 293 84 298 30233 28841 77 319 80 304 70 289 70 289 76 297 28841 27390 83 324 77 304 70 292 66 284 70 295 27390 25878 87 326 76 307 67 295 64 280 65 290 25878 24307 86 327 73 309 61 296 62 282 56 284 24307 22679 74 327 64 306 56 298 56 282 52 277 22679 20995 57 324 54 304 54 300 47 279 50 279 20995 19248 44 317 48 307 46 302 43 282 50 282 19248 17429 32 311 46 309 37 301 42 285 49 283 17429 15574 29 309 44 309 37 295 42 286 44 282 15574 13785 29 312 39 310 35 288 39 285 37 273 13785 12158 31 312 33 308 32 286 36 278 30 278 12158 10709 32 315 30 303 30 282 31 274 29 292 10709 9417 35 322 29 301 27 276 24 275 31 294 9417 8261 38 323 29 300 23 269 18 259 26 285 8261 7231 42 320 28 300 19 266 18 245 21 259 7231 6314 41 320 23 300 19 262 21 230 24 244 6314 5500 34 325 18 294 16 254 27 219 23 233 5500 4778 23 332 15 288 13 235 29 217 22 231 4778 4127 11 348 10 283 15 213 27 214 24 225 4127 3550 9 002 5 252 16 197 23 195 26 216 3550 3075 7 343 5 181 15 172 23 164 23 191 3075 2720 1 169 6 181 14*161 20 146 20 169 2720 2478 8 138 6*183 10*153 14 135 14 156 2478 2331 5 133 4*176 9 153 12 133 11 155 2331 2247 1*114 4 175 7 152 8*130 8*151 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