DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/14 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 -4.6 - - 3.2 - - 5.9 - - 5.6 - - -1.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 37 - - 58 - - 3 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 615 - - 1987 - - 486 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2230 - - 2231 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top 2246 - - 2810 - - 4182 - - 2681 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 168 - - 2096 - - 989 - - 2363 - - 284 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 116 - - 200 - - 48 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 009 - - 019 - - 328 - - 356 - - 154 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -609 - - -190 - - 725 - - -889 - - -922 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2855 - - 3000 - - 3457 - - 3570 - - 3169 sfcLCL ODpotential -7197 - - -1077 - - 188 - - -1854 - - -6996 ODpotential blCL 9443 - - 3887 - - 3994 - - 4535 - - 9243 blCL maxRH 99 - - 100 - - 97 - - 93 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -4.6 - - 3.2 - - 5.9 - - 5.6 - - -1.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -8.6 - - -1.5 - - -0.8 - - -1.6 - - -7.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -2.5 - - 2.8 - - 5.5 - - 5.5 - - 1.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -5.3 - - -2.0 - - -1.9 - - -2.1 - - -4.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 37 - - 58 - - 3 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 615 - - 1987 - - 486 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 97 - - 99 - - 90 - - 71 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 96214 10 319 12 329 8 056 4 182 6 338 96214 89200 14 016 4 350 11 321 11 008 8 035 89200 83733 17 355 10 048 7 321 13 346 14 017 83733 79128 14 335 13 038 6 337 11 339 14 344 79128 75107 15 356 15 349 11 328 10 321 10 358 75107 71500 20 348 16 333 16 338 25 341 20 359 71500 68199 19 337 18 318 29 316 31 325 28 335 68199 65138 25 331 24 321 31 309 34 318 32 328 65138 62268 31 317 27 320 31 322 37 322 40 325 62268 59460 37 313 35 317 38 321 44 318 47 321 59460 56512 42 313 41 311 44 315 49 313 52 318 56512 53440 48 313 46 309 48 310 50 310 54 314 53440 50500 51 312 50 309 50 307 52 308 52 313 50500 47860 54 307 52 308 49 306 53 308 52 317 47860 45504 55 303 51 307 49 308 54 309 56 317 45504 43382 55 301 50 305 50 306 53 310 59 315 43382 41450 56 300 50 303 49 304 51 310 57 313 41450 39675 56 298 48 303 46 303 49 312 56 313 39675 38031 55 296 49 303 44 306 49 314 56 314 38031 36500 54 293 49 301 45 309 50 316 57 316 36500 35072 51 295 48 299 46 308 51 317 57 318 35072 33712 50 298 47 298 46 306 51 317 56 319 33712 32354 50 298 46 299 45 305 50 316 53 321 32354 30972 50 295 45 300 42 306 46 316 49 322 30972 29572 50 291 43 302 38 309 40 318 45 321 29572 28138 48 290 41 303 39 308 37 320 39 319 28138 26662 47 291 39 304 39 306 37 320 36 323 26662 25151 45 291 37 304 36 308 38 320 36 327 25151 23602 42 292 34 305 34 314 38 320 35 326 23602 22008 38 295 31 308 32 316 37 320 34 324 22008 20362 34 301 29 311 31 316 35 320 34 324 20362 18654 33 303 29 311 30 313 33 319 36 325 18654 16880 33 297 30 306 30 311 32 318 38 326 16880 15074 34 293 32 302 31 311 32 318 39 326 15074 13335 34 298 34 302 32 314 33 319 39 324 13335 11754 35 305 35 306 33 317 33 320 37 320 11754 10350 32 313 36 312 34 319 34 320 35 319 10350 9101 26 314 31 318 33 322 33 319 33 320 9101 7989 24 306 25 320 32 326 30 321 31 321 7989 6999 25 318 23 322 25 324 27 324 26 320 6999 6121 22 340 20 334 20 322 23 318 22 320 6121 5345 13 001 12 340 16 328 18 312 18 322 5345 4660 7 353 6 332 10*317 13 306 13 308 4660 4050 7 001 6 336 8*319 10 303 9 274 4050 3510 8 017 6 009 8 323 8 311 6 254 3510 3059 10 025 6*018 7 330 5 333 4 205 3059 2713 11 028 5*019 6 333 4*348 5 160 2713 2474 12 026 5 020 6 336 4*353 7 151 2474 2329 10 021 5 019 6 336 4 356 6*151 2329 2247 4*009 5 019 5 337 3 358 5*154 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