DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 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 - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 15.3 - - 21.9 - - 25.6 - - 20.1 - - 16.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 2 - - 2 - - -17 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 53 - - 572 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 2248 - - 2767 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 103 - - 468 - - 1328 - - 305 - - 120 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 21 - - 49 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 7 - - 9 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 319 - - 310 - - 315 - - 290 - - 294 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -502 - - -754 - - -763 - - -343 - - -309 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2750 - - 3002 - - 3530 - - 2591 - - 2558 sfcLCL ODpotential -6752 - - -4951 - - -4351 - - -4065 - - -5028 ODpotential blCL 9000 - - 7199 - - 7118 - - 6313 - - 7276 blCL maxRH 73 - - 77 - - 73 - - 75 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 15.3 - - 21.9 - - 25.6 - - 20.1 - - 16.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 11.6 - - 17.1 - - 18.4 - - 17.1 - - 13.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 18.2 - - 22.0 - - 25.7 - - 22.6 - - 18.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 12.6 - - 16.6 - - 17.7 - - 17.7 - - 15.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 2 - - 2 - - -17 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 53 - - 572 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97211 22 073 23 066 21 090 16 079 14 054 97211 90028 22 078 25 080 25 082 20 082 20 073 90028 84361 27 088 23 084 19 086 21 080 26 086 84361 79603 23 088 19 091 17 084 19 071 24 089 79603 75478 17 095 16 093 10 087 17 071 18 094 75478 71815 12 087 12 114 6 077 12 078 13 093 71815 68475 6 069 6 114 1 360 6 072 9 100 68475 65390 7 299 3 312 5 318 3 087 0 060 65390 62522 4 226 8 261 13 283 5 018 3 348 62522 59726 6 328 6 262 15 254 16 276 17 298 59726 56793 16 232 8 251 17 228 17 250 22 270 56793 53741 16 216 22 271 20 274 12 279 15 267 53741 50814 22 245 27 256 27 265 21 278 18 278 50814 48182 25 267 24 252 26 259 27 281 22 282 48182 45839 30 265 25 262 27 264 30 284 20 289 45839 43725 31 256 27 266 27 264 30 282 22 294 43725 41796 31 256 30 271 24 268 27 277 24 290 41796 40023 36 257 35 271 25 278 24 278 23 287 40023 38382 37 258 35 266 28 277 28 281 22 300 38382 36857 40 264 33 261 31 276 31 282 27 306 36857 35438 45 259 34 259 34 278 32 282 32 302 35438 34090 44 254 34 259 34 274 31 278 33 294 34090 32743 46 257 33 261 29 265 29 274 32 289 32743 31370 51 255 33 261 26 262 29 275 32 285 31370 29979 50 252 35 260 29 267 29 272 30 283 29979 28561 47 255 38 254 36 261 28 267 27 285 28561 27105 48 256 41 248 42 257 29 270 25 291 27105 25601 49 255 41 249 43 255 34 268 24 293 25601 24046 45 256 38 258 37 260 34 264 23 292 24046 22437 45 258 36 270 32 267 30 266 23 288 22437 20777 44 261 35 271 31 270 28 271 22 289 20777 19057 42 266 33 264 31 271 26 281 22 296 19057 17267 42 271 31 263 28 277 23 293 22 300 17267 15441 35 282 29 273 23 292 23 307 23 302 15441 13676 27 293 22 292 20 311 23 311 26 304 13676 12064 20 310 19 318 19 318 24 312 26 308 12064 10624 17 318 18 325 19 318 23 313 23 311 10624 9340 17 312 17 328 18 322 21 316 22 313 9340 8194 18 309 18 330 18 329 20 319 22 315 8194 7173 18 312 19 330 18 330 21 320 22 315 7173 6267 18 316 19 329 19 326 23 321 20 317 6267 5467 18 321 18 327 20 322 22 323 18 324 5467 4760 18 330 15 325 19 321 20 323 17 332 4760 4127 16 339 11 324 16 323 19 318 17 334 4127 3565 14 353 8 325 16 322 18 314 17 333 3565 3095 15 006 10 334 15*321 17 314 18 331 3095 2734 16 002 13 325 11*315 15 314 17 326 2734 2485 15 345 12 313 10 316 12 308 14 315 2485 2334 11*337 11 311 9 314 10 302 11*310 2334 2248 4*319 7*310 7 314 5*290 5*294 2248 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