DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/22 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 - - - -7.5 - - -5.9 - - -7.3 - - -13.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 887 - - 51 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2229 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2246 - - 3082 - - 2246 - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1432 - - 701 - - 1546 - - 1136 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 73 - - 4 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 006 - - 351 - - 321 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -749 - - -158 - - -724 - - -875 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2996 - - 3240 - - 2970 - - 3122 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13982 - - -13193 - - -1204 - - -14567 ODpotential blCL - - - 16228 - - 16275 - - 3450 - - 16813 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 87 - - 96 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -7.5 - - -5.9 - - -7.3 - - -13.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -12.2 - - -11.8 - - -11.8 - - -18.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -7.4 - - -6.1 - - -5.9 - - -9.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -12.1 - - -12.1 - - -10.8 - - -12.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 887 - - 51 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 50 - - 83 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 94948 105 330 111 329 97 333 89 328 94948 87954 96 325 94 323 89 321 77 320 87954 82533 84 316 80 318 75 313 64 313 82533 77956 73 309 70 311 66 304 59 305 77956 73967 69 301 64 302 62 299 58 302 73967 70419 66 292 62 294 63 299 60 298 70419 67191 62 292 62 286 69 296 64 292 67191 64207 62 290 61 283 72 289 67 287 64207 61422 64 282 65 281 71 282 68 288 61422 58707 61 278 71 277 66 278 67 289 58707 55862 63 278 70 272 62 279 70 283 55862 52903 67 272 64 270 67 277 69 275 52903 50076 71 269 62 271 73 272 68 271 50076 47529 72 268 65 269 74 269 70 274 47529 45247 73 268 70 269 70 270 74 273 45247 43188 74 266 76 268 71 272 76 265 43188 41315 76 266 79 267 76 272 73 262 41315 39591 78 268 81 266 81 268 68 268 39591 37992 79 269 82 266 85 263 76 272 37992 36512 79 269 84 266 85 262 81 270 36512 35145 78 268 85 266 85 264 85 269 35145 33849 77 267 86 267 86 264 91 267 33849 32553 75 266 86 268 85 265 94 265 32553 31224 73 266 84 269 83 267 95 266 31224 29863 69 266 79 270 81 269 97 268 29863 28455 67 267 72 271 78 270 98 270 28455 26992 64 268 68 271 74 269 87 269 26992 25477 59 269 65 272 70 268 74 264 25477 23912 55 268 61 272 65 269 66 263 23912 22295 52 266 57 272 60 271 56 266 22295 20623 47 264 52 273 57 273 49 269 20623 18890 42 259 46 274 53 276 46 274 18890 17088 38 254 40 275 47 281 43 277 17088 15251 37 253 36 275 41 284 39 277 15251 13480 37 254 34 276 35 282 35 281 13480 11866 35 259 33 281 33 284 32 282 11866 10428 28 263 34 285 30 289 31 282 10428 9149 29 280 35 285 28 293 27 287 9149 8008 31 292 33 287 27 294 23 293 8008 6991 15 295 24 285 27 297 20 292 6991 6088 14 261 20 283 25 298 16 293 6088 5296 13 291 13 315 14 301 11 284 5296 4607 8 002 9 004 1 297 6 237 4607 4000 6 015 9 001 4 052 6 174 4000 3474 3 048 8*348 4 030 5 146 3474 3036 6 056 6*351 3 024 4 136 3036 2700 7 040 6 351 3 019 4 143 2700 2468 6 020 6 351 3 012 4 148 2468 2327 5 015 5 350 2 360 4*158 2327 2246 3*006 4 351 1*321 4*171 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