DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/14 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 - - 0955z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.9 - - 32.3 - - 34.0 - - 35.5 - - 34.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 37 - - 36 - - 0 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 163 - - 653 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 2233 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2249 - - 2358 - - 2848 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 975 - - 840 - - 372 - - 1386 - - 1056 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 75 - - 119 - - 11 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 156 - - 193 - - 216 - - 201 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 109 - - 599 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential -23 - - 101 - - 192 - - 0 - - -15 ODpotential blCL 2272 - - 2257 - - 2656 - - 2249 - - 2264 blCL maxRH 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.9 - - 32.3 - - 34.0 - - 35.5 - - 34.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.7 - - 32.1 - - 32.4 - - 35.5 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 34.9 - - 31.9 - - 33.6 - - 35.5 - - 34.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.9 - - 32.0 - - 32.0 - - 35.6 - - 34.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 37 - - 36 - - 0 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 163 - - 653 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 103 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96435 36 107 39 101 37 107 26 123 24 087 96435 89386 36 110 31 114 29 103 23 110 22 106 89386 83872 28 115 26 117 26 108 19 098 26 115 83872 79263 20 112 24 122 20 118 14 087 22 114 79263 75271 15 114 16 115 15 113 7 096 16 111 75271 71723 7 109 7 118 11 095 8 147 4 114 71723 68494 4 097 9 134 3 163 7 164 1 207 68494 65514 2 002 7 134 8 234 8 208 9 279 65514 62736 13 272 2 162 8 229 9 199 13 276 62736 60028 14 240 6 277 8 241 7 267 13 266 60028 57194 10 245 10 238 13 259 10 274 10 254 57194 54253 16 239 15 222 21 260 13 274 15 257 54253 51449 16 233 15 233 19 231 14 266 19 257 51449 48926 23 235 21 244 17 231 20 252 21 262 48926 46662 27 202 31 218 29 241 24 237 24 243 46662 44612 22 203 33 195 35 214 27 232 25 225 44612 42743 32 221 32 201 32 201 30 222 25 227 42743 41022 46 197 35 189 40 204 37 218 31 219 41022 39429 52 191 43 183 50 198 44 202 34 211 39429 37944 56 193 52 183 55 192 42 194 36 208 37944 36558 57 192 54 183 57 191 45 200 39 197 36558 35240 53 192 52 182 67 189 60 196 39 193 35240 33923 49 197 46 184 70 186 74 188 45 191 33923 32577 45 199 45 186 61 182 73 186 51 191 32577 31198 43 199 44 187 55 179 65 186 54 190 31198 29768 40 196 43 196 48 181 58 183 53 187 29768 28273 40 192 42 201 42 182 55 181 50 188 28273 26712 40 194 40 197 44 187 50 188 44 184 26712 25086 38 195 39 188 49 190 45 189 33 187 25086 23398 37 195 42 184 51 190 40 192 33 201 23398 21647 38 195 43 184 47 192 38 197 36 208 21647 19830 36 195 39 187 42 195 37 201 33 213 19830 17945 32 198 32 192 36 191 34 202 31 214 17945 16028 24 200 25 196 29 196 30 208 28 210 16028 14184 23 207 21 200 22 201 23 217 20 216 14184 12503 20 206 19 202 21 206 19 233 20 236 12503 11002 20 199 19 210 20 208 20 250 21 244 11002 9663 20 195 18 220 16 216 19 251 19 245 9663 8465 19 195 19 224 17 231 18 250 16 244 8465 7396 19 194 21 223 21 237 16 255 11 248 7396 6445 17 198 23 220 23 236 10 278 7 269 6445 5603 15 204 21 219 19 235 10 319 9 316 5603 4855 14 205 17 224 14 239 14 332 15 328 4855 4185 14 198 13 231 12 252 9 316 13 328 4185 3598 14 186 8 224 6 245 5 272 7 321 3598 3116 11 173 6 204 4*224 5 231 2 271 3116 2747 9 163 5 194 4*218 5 214 3 226 2747 2492 8 160 5*193 3 216 5 208 4 202 2492 2338 7*159 5*193 3 213 5 205 4*189 2338 2249 4*156 4 193 3 213 3*201 3*183 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