DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 14.0 - - 20.4 - - 13.8 - - 10.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -30 - - -27 - - -20 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 107 - - 172 - - 71 - - 45 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 232 - - 221 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -674 - - -678 - - -555 - - -717 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2922 - - 2926 - - 2803 - - 2964 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7514 - - -6477 - - -8308 - - -7640 ODpotential blCL - - - 9762 - - 8725 - - 10556 - - 9887 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 76 - - 86 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.0 - - 20.4 - - 13.8 - - 10.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.1 - - 15.3 - - 9.3 - - 5.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 16.9 - - 23.5 - - 18.0 - - 15.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.1 - - 15.1 - - 12.0 - - 10.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -30 - - -27 - - -20 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 53 - - 53 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 2 - - 42 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95248 53 287 51 292 45 294 45 289 95248 88522 36 293 38 299 34 289 41 295 88522 83210 32 275 31 295 33 289 35 291 83210 78681 30 277 29 297 33 298 28 291 78681 74710 27 285 32 286 33 301 27 298 74710 71163 28 281 31 278 33 285 27 296 71163 67919 27 285 27 289 25 280 25 289 67919 64902 31 290 33 287 25 306 21 297 64902 62073 31 290 35 275 28 294 28 291 62073 59317 30 293 26 280 24 293 31 284 59317 56446 30 296 28 294 24 313 18 288 56446 53449 36 294 41 288 44 293 34 303 53449 50575 35 294 39 272 50 271 48 275 50575 47998 28 309 28 282 38 268 44 273 47998 45682 33 324 37 305 34 290 36 294 45682 43565 50 300 53 288 42 303 43 303 43565 41609 57 272 57 277 52 305 54 292 41609 39806 53 265 56 275 64 286 63 277 39806 38151 47 272 55 274 69 274 63 272 38151 36626 50 276 55 274 65 271 57 276 36626 35213 55 277 55 274 63 274 57 278 35213 33869 56 277 54 275 63 275 59 275 33869 32532 54 278 53 274 62 276 60 272 32532 31173 52 281 55 277 60 279 57 271 31173 29795 51 287 59 282 61 281 55 271 29795 28381 53 293 66 285 64 281 54 273 28381 26918 56 295 74 285 67 281 54 275 26918 25407 58 293 80 285 66 281 53 279 25407 23844 59 288 78 287 59 279 50 281 23844 22230 60 286 65 285 54 276 48 280 22230 20569 64 287 60 284 54 276 48 277 20569 18855 66 285 62 283 55 278 49 278 18855 17079 61 283 62 282 51 280 50 280 17079 15277 52 280 55 282 45 281 45 280 15277 13545 48 270 44 275 40 278 39 277 13545 11970 43 263 39 266 35 280 37 276 11970 10567 34 259 38 263 33 275 36 278 10567 9315 28 265 35 264 34 265 34 280 9315 8194 26 276 29 271 34 262 31 284 8194 7191 27 289 26 280 28 268 29 288 7191 6295 30 294 27 289 23 276 28 291 6295 5500 33 294 29 295 20 283 27 293 5500 4792 32 289 31 295 19 293 25 293 4792 4153 27 277 29 290 20 298 23 290 4153 3584 24 266 25 278 19 292 22 284 3584 3107 23 260 24 264 18 278 19 275 3107 2739 23 251 24 249 18 266 18 265 2739 2486 22 241 20 238 18 241 19 247 2486 2333 17*237 17 235 14*234 16 243 2333 2247 9*233 10*232 7*221 7*228 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