DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.4 - - 38.3 - - 35.5 - - 30.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - -1 - - -11 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 290 - - 461 - - 254 - - 206 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 30 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 099 - - 037 - - 016 - - 008 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2256 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8011 - - -6119 - - -6329 - - -7124 ODpotential blCL - - - 10260 - - 8368 - - 8578 - - 9373 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 92 - - 93 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.4 - - 38.3 - - 35.5 - - 30.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 36.5 - - 34.6 - - 29.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 38.5 - - 37.4 - - 33.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 36.3 - - 35.3 - - 31.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - -1 - - -11 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 68 - - 71 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96440 21 084 13 102 14 036 22 083 96440 89066 21 065 24 084 15 085 16 061 89066 83492 20 051 25 073 21 075 19 060 83492 78884 18 065 19 059 22 065 17 066 78884 74887 17 054 15 048 16 061 15 060 74887 71325 14 028 11 025 11 053 13 045 71325 68078 12 343 15 348 11 015 9 017 68078 65080 11 321 17 331 14 346 8 328 65080 62292 15 310 18 317 15 319 13 307 62292 59575 25 298 22 309 17 301 15 299 59575 56727 32 287 28 297 27 300 22 300 56727 53765 33 281 33 286 36 294 31 292 53765 50939 32 281 37 282 37 285 34 285 50939 48397 32 280 41 277 37 287 37 279 48397 46124 34 282 42 272 45 280 40 278 46124 44070 38 282 41 270 46 274 43 280 44070 42197 39 281 39 269 45 273 43 272 42197 40479 41 276 41 270 46 270 40 270 40479 38895 48 265 47 263 47 261 42 272 38895 37432 55 255 53 259 44 263 42 267 37432 36079 59 253 57 249 52 256 44 265 36079 34795 65 259 59 253 55 252 46 263 34795 33513 71 260 66 247 62 244 50 263 33513 32200 61 264 64 247 60 246 53 260 32200 30848 54 262 50 249 55 251 54 259 30848 29439 53 256 46 248 48 253 54 263 29439 27965 52 255 44 255 44 257 44 259 27965 26426 49 257 44 258 42 263 41 268 26426 24820 48 259 43 258 41 263 41 264 24820 23148 47 258 40 258 42 262 42 266 23148 21418 41 263 37 258 41 266 38 276 21418 19627 36 266 33 263 36 266 30 274 19627 17768 31 269 30 265 31 263 31 273 17768 15872 26 275 26 265 28 260 32 272 15872 14042 21 280 21 264 25 261 31 273 14042 12376 18 271 17 262 23 259 29 265 12376 10893 18 255 19 260 21 263 25 252 10893 9571 19 243 20 260 20 273 17 246 9571 8392 14 233 17 250 19 279 14 262 8392 7339 9 214 15 229 17 278 14 288 7339 6403 9 190 15 217 16 266 17 310 6403 5574 9 182 14 210 14 258 20 326 5574 4841 9 185 12 200 11 253 22 334 4841 4183 10 176 10 194 9 242 18 342 4183 3603 13 165 10 176 4 199 13 019 3603 3120 12 150 8 143 6 088 17 026 3120 2749 8 146 6 098 10 067 19 023 2749 2493 4 140 6 059 12 048 18 017 2493 2338 1*104 5 040 10 033 16*013 2338 2249 1*099 4*037 7*016 9*008 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