DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 8.9 - - 14.4 - - 10.9 - - 9.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 0 - - -2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 52 - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2247 - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 178 - - 334 - - 302 - - 75 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 279 - - 207 - - 230 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -641 - - -429 - - -329 - - -342 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2888 - - 2677 - - 2577 - - 2590 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14292 - - -12280 - - -12716 - - -12209 ODpotential blCL - - - 16539 - - 14528 - - 14964 - - 14457 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 86 - - 89 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 8.9 - - 14.4 - - 10.9 - - 9.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.8 - - 11.1 - - 8.0 - - 6.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 9.0 - - 14.3 - - 13.3 - - 13.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.6 - - 11.0 - - 10.6 - - 10.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 0 - - -2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 52 - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 43 - - 56 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96449 43 007 37 359 47 009 54 026 96449 89424 43 013 40 012 41 003 47 018 89424 83913 45 014 44 023 38 012 38 003 83913 79282 49 001 43 012 36 013 37 359 79282 75232 44 355 43 357 42 001 41 002 75232 71609 36 001 39 355 47 359 46 008 71609 68299 40 007 42 355 54 358 55 006 68299 65240 47 005 49 355 62 355 62 002 65240 62396 55 000 57 355 64 353 64 358 62396 59639 63 356 62 355 66 355 64 356 59639 56755 69 353 66 354 69 352 64 354 56755 53756 71 353 69 354 69 350 65 351 53756 50894 73 355 72 353 71 349 66 347 50894 48328 74 355 75 348 72 350 66 346 48328 46038 74 354 73 345 78 346 71 346 46038 43973 77 356 75 349 79 345 75 343 43973 42092 85 354 83 348 79 343 76 342 42092 40361 88 350 85 345 82 343 78 340 40361 38757 89 350 88 345 89 340 81 336 38757 37272 96 352 95 344 95 337 87 334 37272 35898 104 352 104 345 102 337 99 332 35898 34600 105 352 114 345 109 336 109 329 34600 33306 102 351 114 345 109 336 112 328 33306 31979 100 350 107 346 106 337 113 328 31979 30616 97 347 100 345 101 336 111 328 30616 29199 95 346 95 345 96 336 107 327 29199 27718 94 344 90 346 89 337 99 328 27718 26177 86 344 84 344 80 337 85 328 26177 24579 79 347 77 339 75 335 72 329 24579 22923 76 347 69 335 71 333 65 328 22923 21205 74 345 66 338 65 333 63 323 21205 19418 70 344 66 338 59 337 60 318 19418 17559 65 344 64 339 55 338 52 319 17559 15666 58 343 59 343 52 339 46 324 15666 13841 49 340 50 344 46 339 42 324 13841 12180 43 341 42 340 39 339 38 322 12180 10705 41 342 39 334 35 336 32 321 10705 9397 39 343 36 334 29 335 25 322 9397 8236 37 344 33 336 24 334 19 324 8236 7204 31 347 29 336 22 332 16 325 7204 6289 25 349 24 333 20 329 15 329 6289 5480 21 345 20 329 21 328 15 332 5480 4764 18 332 19 326 22 331 16 334 4764 4124 14 312 17 322 21 332 15 335 4124 3559 10 305 13 315 15 326 12 333 3559 3089 10 315 10 311 10 314 10 324 3089 2729 10 322 9 310 7 297 9 310 2729 2482 11 314 7 298 5 262 9 291 2482 2333 9 303 4*285 4*223 5*251 2333 2248 4*283 2*279 3*207 4*230 2248 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