DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - - 7.0 - - 13.8 - - 14.9 - - 10.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 61 - - 15 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 634 - - 1865 - - 1936 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2829 - - 4060 - - 4131 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1118 - - 1618 - - 1513 - - 3137 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 124 - - 200 - - 127 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 173 - - 197 - - 305 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -5 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11 - - 703 - - 805 - - -713 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2840 - - 3357 - - 3327 - - 2960 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1671 - - 129 - - 266 - - -1427 ODpotential blCL - - - 4500 - - 3931 - - 3865 - - 3674 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 99 - - 101 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 7.0 - - 13.8 - - 14.9 - - 10.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 3.3 - - 7.7 - - 8.9 - - 6.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 6.6 - - 13.3 - - 14.7 - - 11.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 2.7 - - 6.7 - - 8.1 - - 6.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 61 - - 15 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 634 - - 1865 - - 1936 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 95 - - 104 - - 103 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] 95792 10 257 1 196 11 303 7 310 95792 88722 13 318 12 301 12 315 8 319 88722 83184 19 297 21 277 24 312 18 307 83184 78525 34 264 36 294 28 284 20 295 78525 74462 40 272 38 294 26 284 23 289 74462 70874 46 281 47 286 38 257 38 276 70874 67614 52 285 53 284 40 275 48 275 67614 64569 60 286 57 285 51 284 47 282 64569 61715 67 279 63 283 61 284 57 288 61715 58949 71 276 73 277 72 281 65 286 58949 56079 78 277 80 273 76 276 72 285 56079 53114 82 278 79 273 78 276 78 281 53114 50285 82 277 78 275 78 278 76 276 50285 47737 80 276 79 276 78 280 72 282 47737 45457 78 275 77 275 77 280 78 288 45457 43397 75 274 74 278 75 280 81 287 43397 41515 72 274 71 280 72 282 77 285 41515 39778 68 274 69 280 70 284 73 287 39778 38169 66 275 66 281 70 286 73 290 38169 36673 63 276 64 283 69 287 74 293 36673 35283 60 276 63 283 68 289 75 293 35283 33957 58 276 63 283 67 292 72 293 33957 32629 56 276 61 285 65 293 67 294 32629 31274 53 276 59 287 62 296 63 297 31274 29900 49 277 54 287 60 299 57 299 29900 28492 44 277 49 290 59 299 51 306 28492 27037 39 277 49 290 55 297 52 310 27037 25535 35 278 46 288 52 301 51 310 25535 23980 31 279 41 293 45 303 45 308 23980 22371 27 285 42 299 41 305 37 304 22371 20709 22 282 43 300 44 306 34 310 20709 18982 16 268 42 301 47 300 41 315 18982 17186 11 252 42 302 48 295 46 314 17186 15349 8 252 41 303 47 295 47 312 15349 13572 7 308 37 303 46 298 45 310 13572 11950 13 317 33 305 45 299 43 304 11950 10504 16 315 30 304 45 298 49 299 10504 9215 17 320 30 303 44 297 49 304 9215 8068 15 325 26 300 39 298 44 313 8068 7052 12 337 18 296 33 299 34 317 7052 6158 7 350 12 294 22 301 24 311 6158 5376 5 013 8 274 8 280 19 297 5376 4689 4 030 7 260 7*282 14 290 4689 4073 3 051 6*232 6*294 12 291 4073 3528 1 158 6*204 6 302 9 298 3528 3071 3*175 6 198 6 307 7 317 3071 2720 3*177 6 195 6 309 6 332 2720 2479 3 173 6 194 6 310 5 339 2479 2332 3 172 5 194 5 312 4 342 2332 2247 2 170 5 194 5 312 3*344 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