DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/29 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.0 - - 35.1 - - 34.0 - - 34.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - -23 - - -40 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 758 - - 629 - - 460 - - 293 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 0 - - 14 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 13 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 266 - - 269 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -408 - - 0 - - -297 - - -417 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2657 - - 2249 - - 2546 - - 2666 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5170 - - -4356 - - -5910 - - -5897 ODpotential blCL - - - 7419 - - 6605 - - 8159 - - 8146 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.0 - - 35.1 - - 34.0 - - 34.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.6 - - 33.9 - - 31.0 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 37.1 - - 37.0 - - 37.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.2 - - 34.1 - - 30.9 - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - -23 - - -40 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 102 - - 102 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 95598 128 350 143 355 135 352 131 354 95598 88493 133 351 146 354 136 350 121 352 88493 82988 127 349 136 353 130 352 117 351 82988 78358 111 344 117 350 116 352 110 352 78358 74326 93 339 93 342 95 348 102 353 74326 70736 83 333 75 334 79 343 94 352 70736 67477 75 330 64 327 73 339 85 348 67477 64493 67 328 60 323 71 336 78 343 64493 61744 61 329 63 328 73 336 76 342 61744 59098 57 325 73 335 72 338 76 337 59098 56362 61 323 75 335 75 334 73 330 56362 53547 72 324 79 322 77 319 67 321 53547 50869 72 327 71 315 63 311 60 316 50869 48454 74 329 60 316 59 320 64 319 48454 46289 80 321 54 318 57 321 72 312 46289 44343 73 317 53 323 60 317 64 305 44343 42582 72 324 63 323 68 312 67 309 42582 40970 76 325 75 317 76 305 75 307 40970 39478 75 323 80 314 80 299 77 301 39478 38078 76 322 75 311 81 297 74 297 38078 36756 76 321 64 307 80 295 71 296 36756 35476 73 322 59 299 79 292 70 297 35476 34176 68 322 61 298 79 289 71 298 34176 32828 63 319 60 302 78 289 72 298 32828 31436 62 313 60 306 74 290 73 297 31436 29986 62 314 60 307 71 290 71 298 29986 28469 61 321 60 307 67 292 66 302 28469 26884 60 324 59 308 63 293 64 303 26884 25232 57 322 58 310 58 295 63 299 25232 23516 54 318 53 311 54 297 58 299 23516 21737 53 320 44 309 51 298 54 304 21737 19891 54 322 42 307 50 297 52 308 19891 17971 56 320 46 307 51 297 50 310 17971 16019 57 312 48 301 50 295 48 311 16019 14149 54 305 46 297 46 295 43 311 14149 12458 50 303 44 298 44 298 40 312 12458 10953 45 305 43 302 43 301 41 313 10953 9613 40 307 43 308 44 308 41 314 9613 8422 37 313 45 312 46 315 41 317 8422 7362 38 321 47 313 50 318 42 322 7362 6423 42 322 50 313 53 317 45 324 6423 5593 45 319 51 309 54 313 49 319 5593 4859 44 313 50 301 52 306 51 311 4859 4200 41 305 47 294 48 299 49 306 4200 3616 35 295 43 292 44 293 43 302 3616 3128 29 285 34 286 39 288 38 299 3128 2753 25 277 26 278 33 282 32 295 2753 2495 19 266 20 270 24 275 23 287 2495 2338 16 263 17 268 20*272 19*285 2338 2249 10*259 12*266 13*269 11*280 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