DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.7 - - 38.5 - - - - - 28.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 0 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 55 - - - - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2250 - - - - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 644 - - 348 - - - - - 68 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 12 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 1 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 220 - - 099 - - - - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -331 - - -216 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2580 - - 2466 - - - - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5921 - - -6122 - - - - - -8373 ODpotential blCL - - - 8170 - - 8372 - - - - - 10622 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 82 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.7 - - 38.5 - - - - - 28.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.4 - - 35.6 - - - - - 26.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.2 - - 39.3 - - - - - 33.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 34.4 - - - - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 0 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 55 - - - - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 30 - - 27 - - - - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96239 7 071 7 182 14 053 96239 88807 8 330 3 070 10 022 88807 83176 20 286 20 337 10 303 83176 78535 21 281 24 309 11 314 78535 74532 22 281 26 291 19 323 74532 71003 24 297 29 291 23 326 71003 67807 31 305 32 304 29 319 67807 64853 38 303 38 300 35 303 64853 62103 39 300 39 296 35 299 62103 59427 42 297 43 298 38 301 59427 56622 43 295 46 296 40 294 56622 53703 45 295 48 292 39 292 53703 50913 47 297 47 289 40 294 50913 48405 46 295 47 291 43 293 48405 46164 47 297 51 288 47 294 46164 44141 51 302 51 284 52 293 44141 42306 56 303 52 287 51 288 42306 40634 60 299 53 289 51 284 40634 39099 62 297 50 293 52 280 39099 37681 65 298 51 297 54 279 37681 36360 66 299 51 298 55 278 36360 35095 66 304 51 298 54 277 35095 33814 63 307 51 297 51 278 33814 32490 60 305 50 296 50 280 32490 31124 54 302 46 294 49 281 31124 29703 49 301 45 289 50 279 29703 28216 48 298 47 284 49 278 28216 26662 45 294 48 283 48 279 26662 25042 45 292 46 286 47 281 25042 23356 45 292 44 288 45 283 23356 21608 44 293 44 288 42 282 21608 19793 43 293 42 285 39 278 19793 17907 40 295 37 284 35 274 17907 15990 38 298 33 286 31 274 15990 14145 35 298 28 290 25 273 14145 12467 32 294 24 290 19 272 12467 10972 26 285 21 292 15 269 10972 9639 15 273 15 291 12 262 9639 8449 12 275 12 275 11 258 8449 7386 17 275 13 264 11 261 7386 6442 18 277 14 263 9 273 6442 5606 16 285 12 259 5 290 5606 4866 14 293 11 257 4 302 4866 4202 12 288 11 252 5 334 4202 3615 11 279 12 244 6 026 3615 3127 12 269 10 246 8 059 3127 2752 12 247 8 249 9 067 2752 2494 10 230 5 239 10 062 2494 2338 8 225 2*211 9*043 2338 2249 6*220 1*099 5*024 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