DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - -1.4 - - 9.1 - - 9.1 - - 10.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - -1 - - -6 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 52 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2246 - - 2247 - - 2247 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 51 - - 119 - - 56 - - 47 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 22 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 162 - - 169 - - 154 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -507 - - -523 - - -428 - - -291 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2753 - - 2770 - - 2675 - - 2538 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13762 - - -10909 - - -11341 - - -13897 ODpotential blCL - - - 16008 - - 13156 - - 13588 - - 16144 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 88 - - 89 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -1.4 - - 9.1 - - 9.1 - - 10.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -4.9 - - 5.4 - - 5.9 - - 7.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -1.3 - - 9.4 - - 12.0 - - 12.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -4.0 - - 5.3 - - 8.5 - - 9.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - -1 - - -6 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 52 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 50 - - 57 - - 102 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] 94878 64 333 57 332 62 342 63 351 94878 88193 61 319 58 329 55 330 53 335 88193 82978 54 316 58 330 48 326 48 329 82978 78525 49 316 56 318 45 316 45 322 78525 74604 48 311 55 306 47 312 45 317 74604 71072 48 306 51 300 51 313 46 317 71072 67829 48 306 47 301 52 312 45 319 67829 64819 46 305 46 305 50 308 43 322 64819 62015 43 304 47 308 47 312 45 327 62015 59289 40 300 47 306 46 322 47 329 59289 56434 40 298 41 309 48 325 51 327 56434 53468 41 314 42 322 50 320 53 325 53468 50656 48 321 54 324 52 321 55 326 50656 48150 51 321 61 318 55 326 53 327 48150 45920 53 322 54 323 58 331 56 332 45920 43909 54 327 53 333 65 334 63 335 43909 42082 56 332 60 332 74 333 75 335 42082 40418 61 336 63 327 82 324 78 332 40418 38897 65 338 62 329 69 321 72 333 38897 37493 74 342 68 341 76 351 79 355 37493 36188 90 342 94 350 121 001 100 002 36188 34932 104 342 124 352 116 358 97 356 34932 33656 117 343 133 351 113 356 90 346 33656 32333 127 342 124 347 102 347 88 343 32333 30965 130 342 116 341 96 344 84 340 30965 29540 129 343 115 339 97 340 82 337 29540 28045 119 341 112 340 97 339 83 336 28045 26483 107 337 106 340 94 340 83 336 26483 24850 97 334 101 338 93 338 82 336 24850 23151 90 332 91 335 89 333 81 336 23151 21390 86 332 82 330 82 331 79 335 21390 19564 83 332 78 328 80 332 76 332 19564 17670 78 332 71 327 74 328 73 328 17670 15748 71 331 63 324 66 323 70 328 15748 13904 65 328 59 322 62 320 64 328 13904 12234 58 325 53 322 56 317 57 326 12234 10752 52 319 47 324 49 314 52 319 10752 9440 48 316 42 322 42 312 46 316 9440 8275 40 318 39 319 37 309 42 320 8275 7236 28 326 36 317 35 308 38 317 7236 6315 16 299 27 308 33 308 32 311 6315 5501 17 267 22 294 30 310 27 304 5501 4782 18 266 18 287 25 310 21 302 4782 4139 19 268 15 270 18 302 13 294 4139 3570 18 270 17 265 11 286 8 260 3570 3097 14 262 15 273 10 276 7 251 3097 2733 7 226 12 277 7 263 7 244 2733 2483 7 140 7 253 6 219 7 225 2483 2332 8 140 5 201 7 177 6 179 2332 2247 2*162 2*169 4*154 3*150 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