DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 3.3 - - 10.4 - - 15.8 - - 20.4 - - 14.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 33 - - 45 - - -6 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 283 - - 281 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 2478 - - 2476 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 103 - - 144 - - 455 - - 701 - - 74 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 86 - - 97 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 6 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 015 - - 177 - - 179 - - 160 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -389 - - 33 - - 181 - - -79 - - -187 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2637 - - 2445 - - 2295 - - 2327 - - 2435 sfcLCL ODpotential -6694 - - 147 - - 159 - - -2510 - - -4580 ODpotential blCL 8941 - - 2331 - - 2317 - - 4758 - - 6828 blCL maxRH 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 88 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 3.3 - - 10.4 - - 15.8 - - 20.4 - - 14.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 0.0 - - 7.9 - - 13.9 - - 18.3 - - 11.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 3.7 - - 10.1 - - 15.4 - - 21.6 - - 18.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 3.8 - - 10.1 - - 15.5 - - 18.5 - - 16.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 33 - - 45 - - -6 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 283 - - 281 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 104 - - 101 - - 54 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96647 22 112 25 094 16 106 12 076 15 100 96647 89513 17 099 18 081 11 113 8 042 15 076 89513 83942 15 101 6 094 10 089 7 070 12 059 83942 79252 9 119 5 068 4 127 3 156 5 341 79252 75164 5 325 5 316 6 301 5 349 3 309 75164 71515 10 262 16 270 15 283 16 301 11 283 71515 68189 10 293 15 275 15 283 15 282 12 292 68189 65100 13 286 26 292 23 295 21 290 20 288 65100 62205 15 261 31 286 30 286 27 276 27 286 62205 59379 22 261 31 278 30 280 27 275 30 290 59379 56412 27 270 30 280 31 282 29 281 33 291 56412 53321 33 284 29 281 35 283 36 281 34 287 53321 50379 33 285 30 281 37 280 39 285 34 290 50379 47747 31 282 32 276 38 277 41 285 37 287 47747 45404 30 279 32 276 35 277 39 281 36 284 45404 43287 29 281 31 280 31 279 39 279 36 289 43287 41352 30 283 32 281 31 280 41 282 39 293 41352 39571 35 282 33 281 34 282 42 282 44 291 39571 37927 36 279 33 282 34 282 40 280 46 289 37927 36403 34 279 33 285 34 283 38 280 43 289 36403 34987 33 281 34 289 35 285 35 284 39 290 34987 33639 33 283 35 290 36 286 34 289 34 291 33639 32292 31 285 34 287 35 285 34 285 32 292 32292 30920 30 288 30 289 32 285 32 281 36 289 30920 29538 31 287 28 293 29 287 30 282 37 288 29538 28133 32 284 27 292 26 292 30 286 33 291 28133 26689 31 285 23 288 24 296 28 287 32 298 26689 25207 28 287 18 283 23 293 26 292 32 299 25207 23688 26 288 14 289 22 290 24 294 31 295 23688 22122 26 286 14 298 17 287 25 298 29 296 22122 20504 27 283 18 289 16 295 24 304 23 300 20504 18825 26 280 21 272 18 293 20 317 22 303 18825 17075 25 279 20 268 18 286 19 317 26 301 17075 15288 25 282 17 279 17 284 20 310 22 296 15288 13559 23 281 20 290 17 294 20 306 22 293 13559 11978 22 275 21 288 18 298 20 298 25 297 11978 10566 19 277 16 283 20 286 18 291 23 299 10566 9305 14 288 12 287 19 278 16 281 16 298 9305 8178 10 321 10 297 14 278 14 275 12 283 8178 7170 8 340 8 308 11 277 12 269 13 274 7170 6272 8 002 5 338 6 259 11 256 13 263 6272 5476 6 017 4 033 4 196 11 242 13 244 5476 4769 4 015 5 062 7 180 12 228 15 237 4769 4134 3 134 6 123 10 186 13 216 20 228 4134 3570 10 122 8 146 8 195 12 215 20 218 3570 3098 13 104 8 151 4 194 9 210 20 210 3098 2735 16 109 7*154 2 180 8 175 20 198 2735 2485 11 105 3*175 2*176 8 163 19 188 2485 2334 7*065 3 177 2*180 7 161 16*184 2334 2248 3*015 2 178 2 179 6*160 8*176 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