DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/04 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 6.2 - - 10.7 - - 10.9 - - 11.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 37 - - 9 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 911 - - 968 - - 874 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3106 - - 3163 - - 3069 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 631 - - 491 - - 525 - - 1287 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 123 - - 136 - - 82 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 147 - - 153 - - 154 - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 103 - - 250 - - 254 - - -367 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3003 - - 2913 - - 2815 - - 2614 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13484 - - -11990 - - -11697 - - -11562 ODpotential blCL - - - 16590 - - 15153 - - 14766 - - 13809 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 6.2 - - 10.7 - - 10.9 - - 11.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 1.4 - - 6.2 - - 6.8 - - 8.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 6.0 - - 10.4 - - 10.8 - - 11.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 1.1 - - 5.6 - - 6.5 - - 8.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 37 - - 9 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 911 - - 968 - - 874 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 95562 52 298 61 298 50 298 49 289 95562 88394 52 298 63 296 70 300 57 300 88394 82898 59 303 63 296 71 299 63 304 82898 78350 67 308 62 300 67 300 65 301 78350 74416 72 307 64 300 63 300 61 298 74416 70906 70 307 65 299 61 301 56 296 70906 67685 66 304 64 300 60 299 57 297 67685 64683 61 298 62 301 58 297 57 296 64683 61872 59 293 62 302 58 300 57 296 61872 59133 57 294 65 292 64 298 57 295 59133 56271 59 295 64 292 65 296 56 296 56271 53300 63 289 64 292 64 296 58 295 53300 50471 62 284 61 287 62 289 57 290 50471 47936 57 282 57 275 61 278 56 282 47936 45671 55 281 51 273 55 273 51 280 45671 43625 55 277 50 274 50 270 46 278 43625 41759 55 270 49 268 49 267 46 275 41759 40043 55 270 49 268 50 269 47 271 40043 38462 63 271 57 269 54 267 50 270 38462 37003 75 264 67 263 57 264 54 271 37003 35648 81 259 72 255 62 260 60 266 35648 34358 87 261 83 256 66 255 66 253 34358 33073 93 261 95 257 65 257 67 249 33073 31763 90 260 93 255 67 258 71 253 31763 30425 85 262 83 254 68 255 77 255 30425 29036 80 265 78 255 61 255 76 257 29036 27583 74 268 69 262 55 254 63 260 27583 26068 66 272 56 264 53 256 55 260 26068 24488 55 275 51 264 50 262 53 267 24488 22843 49 271 46 269 45 268 49 268 22843 21134 44 266 40 277 43 271 45 267 21134 19356 38 265 39 284 40 271 42 267 19356 17507 35 270 35 278 37 272 35 270 17507 15629 35 275 29 270 32 270 28 276 15629 13819 28 274 28 268 27 268 23 274 13819 12168 23 271 26 271 24 269 22 273 12168 10695 21 268 23 275 23 275 23 274 10695 9383 21 258 21 276 23 284 21 282 9383 8211 19 253 22 273 23 288 19 291 8211 7167 12 239 23 266 22 291 18 296 7167 6239 10 280 19 256 20 292 14 304 6239 5426 17 271 11 265 16 280 10 284 5426 4713 16 226 10 242 10 226 11 249 4713 4079 19 180 16 192 16 204 11 235 4079 3527 20*161 18*167 16*176 16 189 3527 3071 17*149 15*155 12*156 14 164 3071 2720 16 147 14 154 12 154 12 149 2720 2479 14 145 13 153 11 152 11 145 2479 2332 13 145 12 152 9 151 9 143 2332 2247 10 144 10 152 8 151 6*142 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