DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -17.7 - - -10.7 - - -10.9 - - -12.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 25 - - 1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 541 - - 51 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2229 - - 2229 - - 2229 - - 2229 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2246 - - 2736 - - 2246 - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 332 - - 470 - - 985 - - 818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 28 - - 98 - - 16 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 8 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 152 - - 138 - - 133 - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -855 - - -387 - - -794 - - -770 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3101 - - 3123 - - 3041 - - 3016 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -24725 - - -22302 - - -17725 - - -18708 ODpotential blCL - - - 26971 - - 25038 - - 19971 - - 20954 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 87 - - 88 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -17.7 - - -10.7 - - -10.9 - - -12.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -22.5 - - -15.8 - - -15.7 - - -17.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -17.7 - - -10.8 - - -10.9 - - -12.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -22.0 - - -16.3 - - -15.9 - - -16.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 25 - - 1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 541 - - 51 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 48 - - 52 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 95561 77 009 81 017 77 018 74 007 95561 88639 62 360 65 005 64 002 66 358 88639 83244 52 356 50 355 55 355 63 358 83244 78709 47 353 45 347 52 352 57 357 78709 74771 47 352 44 344 51 347 52 355 74771 71257 48 349 47 343 50 346 50 349 71257 68037 50 346 49 341 52 345 45 346 68037 65034 52 344 48 339 54 342 44 341 65034 62220 54 341 49 338 57 340 48 339 62220 59474 56 338 50 334 57 332 52 334 59474 56600 57 332 52 329 59 327 58 332 56600 53616 59 327 57 322 64 323 63 329 53616 50770 66 320 62 322 65 319 66 321 50770 48214 70 317 66 321 64 317 69 314 48214 45930 74 315 66 317 66 313 72 312 45930 43860 76 315 68 314 69 313 74 311 43860 41964 80 316 73 312 70 314 75 309 41964 40214 86 315 80 315 73 315 77 308 40214 38590 96 315 90 315 85 316 81 312 38590 37080 106 313 105 313 99 315 92 312 37080 35677 122 310 123 312 112 312 99 310 35677 34340 140 307 142 310 125 310 102 310 34340 32994 140 306 153 308 137 308 109 311 32994 31610 140 308 154 307 146 307 119 312 31610 30193 147 311 149 305 153 305 129 312 30193 28728 145 308 147 304 157 302 133 309 28728 27204 144 307 148 303 158 301 133 306 27204 25623 143 307 150 304 155 303 124 305 25623 23991 135 305 148 305 138 303 106 306 23991 22312 113 304 128 305 116 300 92 306 22312 20584 87 302 100 301 105 297 86 304 20584 18805 69 299 80 297 89 299 77 305 18805 16975 59 304 62 295 67 300 64 306 16975 15129 48 307 50 296 54 301 52 307 15129 13358 41 305 40 298 46 300 45 305 13358 11746 35 302 35 299 38 302 42 308 11746 10313 26 299 30 301 31 304 33 313 10313 9040 18 281 21 298 24 306 25 308 9040 7911 17 268 16 276 18 303 20 304 7911 6912 14 265 13 260 13 286 10 312 6912 6033 7 212 8 236 7 248 5 261 6033 5266 12 190 10 185 8 202 6 223 5266 4593 14 181 14 182 9 198 8 234 4593 3993 14 174 15 179 11 186 9 231 3993 3466 13 171 14 169 13 170 9 213 3466 3029 13 170 13*158 12 159 9 182 3029 2695 12 168 9*140 8 139 8 156 2695 2465 9 162 8 137 8 136 6 132 2465 2326 8*159 8 137 7*134 5*124 2326 2246 4*152 6 135 5*133 3*112 2246 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