DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 29.1 - - 34.1 - - 34.6 - - 32.4 - - 31.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - -21 - - -24 - - -36 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 83 - - 143 - - 187 - - 128 - - 85 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 - - 11 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 227 - - 243 - - 245 - - 251 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -399 - - -695 - - -770 - - -638 - - -615 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2648 - - 2944 - - 3019 - - 2887 - - 2864 sfcLCL ODpotential -6818 - - -6324 - - -5705 - - -6235 - - -7073 ODpotential blCL 9067 - - 8573 - - 7954 - - 8484 - - 9322 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.1 - - 34.1 - - 34.6 - - 32.4 - - 31.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.7 - - 29.4 - - 29.6 - - 28.0 - - 26.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.3 - - 37.0 - - 37.5 - - 36.0 - - 34.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.6 - - 28.8 - - 29.0 - - 27.7 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - -21 - - -24 - - -36 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 98 - - 102 - - 87 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95277 62 348 70 001 70 003 70 011 58 352 95277 88473 51 344 56 349 62 348 63 355 53 343 88473 83195 45 350 46 343 52 342 54 348 51 339 83195 78715 43 350 39 340 43 339 48 342 45 335 78715 74783 47 344 37 335 39 332 45 329 46 334 74783 71272 51 335 39 338 38 333 38 326 41 330 71272 68066 49 330 42 331 38 330 40 337 35 328 68066 65090 47 326 41 328 37 331 42 325 36 323 65090 62296 42 326 41 321 39 317 43 312 39 326 62296 59576 41 327 39 319 40 308 40 300 39 316 59576 56753 44 329 38 314 33 293 32 292 31 282 56753 53813 51 321 25 314 34 317 38 312 36 293 53813 51004 44 320 49 328 50 310 47 302 52 299 51004 48488 38 331 60 310 50 299 49 294 44 295 48488 46226 60 316 55 307 43 293 40 286 37 276 46226 44169 62 308 60 307 44 301 43 287 38 269 44169 42288 57 302 67 291 62 288 53 280 54 281 42288 40569 51 308 61 279 76 272 70 265 70 273 40569 38990 56 316 60 278 78 261 74 250 67 272 38990 37527 64 316 64 275 73 256 63 249 66 278 37527 36170 57 314 58 275 67 259 65 259 83 277 36170 34882 46 312 52 275 70 261 78 265 88 270 34882 33597 43 309 50 277 71 262 77 265 85 266 33597 32281 40 307 50 281 67 265 67 259 91 261 32281 30932 39 309 54 287 65 269 63 255 91 259 30932 29530 40 310 57 293 60 273 68 259 80 260 29530 28063 40 310 53 299 54 276 74 261 74 262 28063 26530 40 311 43 302 47 279 74 262 72 267 26530 24928 40 312 36 303 35 278 67 265 69 269 24928 23259 44 313 31 306 30 270 55 262 64 264 23259 21525 48 310 31 315 32 273 48 258 57 260 21525 19727 53 307 39 320 32 282 41 262 47 270 19727 17858 56 298 45 310 32 287 38 260 41 284 17858 15954 48 287 41 290 36 279 35 260 37 280 15954 14118 39 282 32 287 37 271 36 270 37 281 14118 12445 32 286 26 287 34 273 33 275 37 285 12445 10955 30 297 22 291 28 276 28 282 35 288 10955 9627 33 308 24 304 26 292 25 294 32 289 9627 8443 38 310 31 311 32 310 27 307 30 293 8443 7388 45 304 38 309 36 302 32 311 28 299 7388 6449 50 297 43 302 40 296 37 306 27 303 6449 5618 42 293 43 298 36 295 40 300 25 303 5618 4879 34 292 40 296 33 295 39 295 26 303 4879 4215 30 296 35 294 31 295 36 289 29 302 4215 3626 27 298 29 294 29 293 33 284 32 298 3626 3133 22 283 24 291 25 286 31 279 29 290 3133 2755 19 264 20 283 21 263 28 268 25 279 2755 2495 17 246 16 261 18 252 23 256 19 264 2495 2338 14*239 14*253 15*248 19 254 16*259 2338 2249 7*227 8*243 9*245 10*251 8*250 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