DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.9 - - 35.1 - - - - - 26.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - -12 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - - - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2233 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2249 - - - - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 372 - - 2451 - - - - - 63 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 291 - - - - - 234 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -636 - - -170 - - - - - -19 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2885 - - 2419 - - - - - 2269 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4351 - - -1319 - - - - - -5439 ODpotential blCL - - - 6600 - - 3568 - - - - - 7688 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 92 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.9 - - 35.1 - - - - - 26.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.3 - - 32.4 - - - - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 36.3 - - - - - 30.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 32.1 - - - - - 27.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - -12 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - - - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 68 - - - - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 95918 30 009 34 360 40 017 95918 88538 27 340 41 329 32 355 88538 82855 50 326 41 326 51 349 82855 78156 64 313 61 322 64 326 78156 74178 68 303 69 313 56 316 74178 70680 67 298 70 302 62 313 70680 67511 64 297 62 296 70 312 67511 64612 59 298 54 295 72 313 64612 61916 54 301 53 301 68 312 61916 59275 53 306 57 307 62 313 59275 56491 56 309 62 308 60 315 56491 53585 56 310 61 309 61 316 53585 50806 54 313 57 312 66 318 50806 48312 55 316 56 319 73 321 48312 46090 59 318 61 326 78 321 46090 44089 61 317 68 328 69 322 44089 42279 60 319 75 327 91 345 42279 40616 60 325 76 327 129 348 40616 39071 65 331 79 332 143 337 39071 37634 73 336 89 339 139 335 37634 36292 84 339 103 343 137 336 36292 34998 96 341 113 342 135 334 34998 33682 109 342 123 344 136 333 33682 32317 115 340 133 341 133 336 32317 30914 109 337 135 339 126 341 30914 29462 99 336 129 339 108 339 29462 27952 87 336 123 339 94 334 27952 26383 74 328 117 337 89 336 26383 24748 78 321 122 347 86 337 24748 23057 80 319 100 346 77 327 23057 21318 77 322 77 329 66 319 21318 19516 64 327 75 319 54 327 19516 17639 53 320 72 314 52 328 17639 15732 51 313 64 315 55 320 15732 13911 49 309 56 316 47 320 13911 12268 44 306 51 316 39 317 12268 10807 39 306 46 313 36 312 10807 9504 35 305 42 309 35 311 9504 8340 30 300 39 304 35 310 8340 7302 29 299 36 305 34 308 7302 6379 29 300 33 308 29 307 6379 5562 28 300 31 311 24 309 5562 4838 28 301 31 312 20 313 4838 4187 30 302 31 310 16 314 4187 3608 29 299 29 304 14 311 3608 3123 24 297 25 298 13 303 3123 2750 18 293 22 294 13 291 2750 2493 11 274 19 292 13 261 2493 2337 9*269 17 291 11*246 2337 2249 6*260 12*291 6*234 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