DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -4.8 - - 10.7 - - - - - 3.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 34 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 337 - - 954 - - - - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2231 - - - - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2532 - - 3149 - - - - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 564 - - 677 - - - - - 614 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 132 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 167 - - - - - 103 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -266 - - 99 - - - - - -537 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2798 - - 3050 - - - - - 2784 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8220 - - -4322 - - - - - -6754 ODpotential blCL - - - 10752 - - 7471 - - - - - 9001 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 93 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -4.8 - - 10.7 - - - - - 3.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -8.6 - - 5.6 - - - - - -0.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -5.1 - - 10.4 - - - - - 6.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -7.4 - - 4.9 - - - - - 1.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 34 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 337 - - 954 - - - - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 72 - - 71 - - - - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 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] 96218 8 025 6 323 6 315 96218 89137 7 032 8 333 10 344 89137 83616 8 335 9 324 11 351 83616 78950 8 313 14 302 20 338 78950 74883 14 311 16 301 26 333 74883 71260 25 299 23 304 27 320 71260 67957 24 302 25 309 29 314 67957 64885 31 300 31 309 28 313 64885 61999 36 297 31 305 32 317 61999 59183 40 302 37 302 35 315 59183 56238 44 293 40 292 39 315 56238 53186 44 293 43 294 46 312 53186 50285 47 301 46 298 50 307 50285 47688 55 300 50 298 53 307 47688 45369 60 298 51 299 57 308 45369 43271 63 299 57 303 64 308 43271 41356 65 298 67 302 70 307 41356 39593 66 298 72 300 74 305 39593 37957 67 297 76 299 79 302 37957 36431 70 298 81 299 82 299 36431 35007 75 298 86 298 83 297 35007 33650 80 298 90 298 83 296 33650 32295 85 298 91 297 82 295 32295 30915 89 297 91 296 81 295 30915 29515 91 296 91 294 81 295 29515 28081 89 295 90 293 81 294 28081 26602 83 294 88 293 80 293 26602 25083 75 295 83 293 78 292 25083 23525 66 298 75 295 72 292 23525 21927 55 301 64 297 63 292 21927 20291 44 299 52 300 53 296 20291 18607 36 304 43 297 47 299 18607 16865 31 306 36 295 42 299 16865 15090 29 307 31 301 36 292 15090 13374 28 308 30 301 33 293 13374 11806 29 308 29 296 29 298 11806 10406 28 309 28 300 26 295 10406 9155 26 311 27 305 22 293 9155 8038 24 313 24 309 19 297 8038 7043 24 313 19 308 14 300 7043 6158 24 310 17 299 10 291 6158 5374 23 313 16 285 8 279 5374 4681 19 326 14 276 5 258 4681 4063 11 334 11 273 3 177 4063 3519 7 323 6*256 6 115 3519 3065 5 311 2*190 9 114 3065 2716 4*291 2 167 11 114 2716 2476 3*287 2 159 10 110 2476 2330 3 285 2 156 8*108 2330 2247 3 285 2 152 4*103 2247 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