DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 13.8 - - 27.3 - - 31.6 - - 33.2 - - 26.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 27 - - 18 - - -2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 427 - - 1420 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2232 - - 2233 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 2622 - - 3615 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 70 - - 1997 - - 2075 - - 3498 - - 799 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 95 - - 125 - - 11 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 6 - - 9 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 262 - - 198 - - 216 - - 273 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -166 - - -111 - - 812 - - -404 - - -24 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2414 - - 2733 - - 2803 - - 2654 - - 2274 sfcLCL ODpotential -9765 - - -839 - - 72 - - -1286 - - -2261 ODpotential blCL 12013 - - 3461 - - 3543 - - 3535 - - 4510 blCL maxRH 88 - - 94 - - 99 - - 96 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 13.8 - - 27.3 - - 31.6 - - 33.2 - - 26.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 11.6 - - 23.6 - - 27.5 - - 29.7 - - 24.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 18.1 - - 27.1 - - 31.5 - - 33.9 - - 30.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.2 - - 22.8 - - 26.7 - - 28.8 - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 27 - - 18 - - -2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 427 - - 1420 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 53 - - 77 - - 96 - - 84 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 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] 95925 25 275 19 279 20 285 17 299 17 300 95925 88590 19 289 21 278 25 288 35 299 32 310 88590 83017 29 300 25 291 34 296 36 311 39 307 83017 78454 35 300 34 302 33 308 37 314 42 302 78454 74522 38 304 41 302 37 308 36 304 42 308 74522 71023 35 313 40 303 42 301 38 306 40 312 71023 67841 37 321 32 301 42 301 41 309 41 315 67841 64905 40 322 29 303 40 302 43 305 42 312 64905 62164 40 319 31 307 38 302 43 301 43 305 62164 59487 39 314 34 308 37 306 39 301 41 306 59487 56669 40 310 36 309 37 310 36 304 38 308 56669 53720 40 311 37 308 38 311 37 310 38 310 53720 50890 39 313 35 309 39 308 38 311 39 310 50890 48335 39 316 36 311 39 303 41 309 39 309 48335 46043 40 315 36 308 38 304 40 307 38 311 46043 43965 41 311 35 309 39 308 39 306 36 313 43965 42070 39 309 37 312 41 307 40 304 36 311 42070 40327 38 312 42 309 41 303 40 300 36 308 40327 38715 41 314 39 303 38 298 36 299 37 307 38715 37216 41 311 34 298 37 292 37 301 36 304 37216 35818 34 316 33 297 39 286 38 294 32 301 35818 34486 35 328 38 296 40 282 38 287 29 300 34486 33152 46 319 38 293 41 281 38 281 28 296 33152 31785 48 315 35 289 44 279 40 273 28 294 31785 30390 45 318 32 289 44 279 40 270 26 295 30390 28959 43 324 30 290 41 277 37 269 21 291 28959 27486 42 324 29 290 36 267 35 268 14 298 27486 25968 43 320 29 287 35 262 30 265 13 314 25968 24394 34 312 30 286 34 270 25 263 17 312 24394 22757 24 301 28 283 31 270 23 267 17 320 22757 21057 22 300 26 274 31 266 25 278 17 325 21057 19293 20 305 26 266 27 271 25 284 19 318 19293 17459 18 309 24 267 22 274 22 280 21 313 17459 15595 15 310 17 268 19 277 20 279 23 310 15595 13801 12 306 14 279 16 291 19 292 25 309 13801 12170 12 295 14 291 15 305 21 306 26 317 12170 10719 10 297 12 292 18 309 22 316 29 325 10719 9426 7 303 10 267 17 315 23 331 29 331 9426 8272 5 302 9 247 20 326 25 335 28 338 8272 7243 3 281 10 247 17 322 25 332 26 343 7243 6329 3 254 10 253 12 297 21 325 23 347 6329 5521 1 181 9 274 11 275 16 313 19 350 5521 4805 2 087 7 272 12 266 12 305 15 350 4805 4162 2 048 7 244 11*246 11 302 13 333 4162 3591 3 026 8 225 11*224 9 295 12 326 3591 3113 3 025 8 212 10 217 7 289 10 331 3113 2745 3 034 8*203 10 215 5 284 9 336 2745 2491 2 021 7*199 9 213 4 280 6 329 2491 2337 4*287 7 198 8 212 3*275 4*314 2337 2249 3*262 6 198 7 210 3*273 4*312 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