DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/30 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 20.1 - - 23.2 - - 23.6 - - 15.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 44 - - 1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 708 - - 1742 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2903 - - 3937 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2116 - - 2586 - - 4414 - - 1353 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 122 - - 177 - - 19 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 016 - - 349 - - 319 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 388 - - 981 - - -976 - - -615 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2515 - - 2956 - - 3224 - - 2863 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -275 - - 279 - - -1426 - - -3373 ODpotential blCL - - - 3178 - - 3658 - - 3674 - - 5621 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 95 - - 89 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.1 - - 23.2 - - 23.6 - - 15.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.4 - - 18.5 - - 17.8 - - 11.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 19.8 - - 22.7 - - 23.6 - - 20.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.8 - - 17.5 - - 17.0 - - 17.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 44 - - 1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 708 - - 1742 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 79 - - 55 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96199 10 085 7 114 4 143 6 010 96199 89084 7 080 6 063 5 159 6 001 89084 83575 5 070 2 351 3 347 5 304 83575 78950 5 318 6 294 7 005 3 278 78950 74921 7 315 11 288 13 310 12 301 74921 71346 16 298 15 295 12 272 11 288 71346 68072 17 291 14 295 14 290 14 297 68072 65017 20 286 17 287 21 288 16 285 65017 62153 29 280 27 281 23 274 14 291 62153 59355 30 275 31 279 24 279 25 296 59355 56426 27 266 30 274 32 271 29 277 56426 53385 26 272 30 275 27 275 26 279 53385 50487 32 280 32 281 30 288 25 288 50487 47885 35 275 36 283 36 293 28 291 47885 45561 34 272 40 278 39 289 32 289 45561 43461 33 275 41 269 42 283 36 289 43461 41544 36 276 40 264 41 277 40 290 41544 39782 38 274 39 267 41 280 43 288 39782 38150 39 272 38 274 44 286 42 285 38150 36631 40 273 40 278 46 286 41 285 36631 35213 42 274 42 279 47 285 41 289 35213 33858 43 275 44 277 48 284 44 291 33858 32500 45 275 45 275 48 283 48 291 32500 31114 48 273 44 273 49 282 51 293 31114 29709 50 271 44 272 47 281 52 294 29709 28273 50 268 44 272 45 281 51 293 28273 26798 47 263 41 271 42 283 48 295 26798 25284 40 254 36 267 37 284 46 299 25284 23729 33 243 31 251 31 288 43 305 23729 22133 34 233 25 228 29 283 39 310 22133 20493 28 229 20 225 22 267 36 314 20493 18798 14 220 18 234 18 284 34 312 18798 17039 12 206 16 244 19 288 30 309 17039 15248 8 217 14 258 19 307 26 310 15248 13518 11 273 13 282 19 317 21 317 13518 11939 14 292 14 294 19 316 19 323 11939 10529 12 308 13 297 19 315 19 325 10529 9270 5 312 8 301 18 316 19 324 9270 8144 3 010 5 313 19 318 19 323 8144 7139 2 357 7 299 17 318 18 322 7139 6244 2 315 8 303 14 310 15 321 6244 5452 2 228 8 309 11 302 12 322 5452 4749 2 194 7 320 10 302 10 322 4749 4119 1 012 5*332 8 308 8 315 4119 3560 3 018 4*342 8 314 6 303 3560 3093 5*018 4 350 7 317 4 304 3093 2733 5*017 4 349 7 318 2 321 2733 2485 5 017 4 352 6 320 1 342 2485 2334 4 015 3 353 6 320 0*133 2334 2248 4 015 3 352 5*319 1*158 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