DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/17 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 5.5 - - 2.9 - - - - - -4.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 29 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 1124 - - - - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2230 - - - - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2759 - - 3319 - - - - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 732 - - 878 - - - - - 1480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 132 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 20 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 067 - - 357 - - - - - 355 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 178 - - 587 - - - - - -732 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2581 - - 2732 - - - - - 2978 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12779 - - -92 - - - - - -12810 ODpotential blCL - - - 15538 - - 3411 - - - - - 15056 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 92 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 5.5 - - 2.9 - - - - - -4.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 1.9 - - -1.1 - - - - - -8.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 5.5 - - 2.6 - - - - - -4.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 1.7 - - -1.4 - - - - - -8.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 29 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 1124 - - - - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 70 - - - - - 42 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] 96437 32 018 32 011 33 010 96437 89279 28 004 23 354 37 001 89279 83667 26 349 26 336 34 339 83667 78982 29 325 27 318 32 328 78982 74919 33 311 29 317 33 319 74919 71304 36 305 41 311 36 318 71304 67999 42 299 49 303 44 312 67999 64929 47 290 52 297 58 303 64929 62059 47 293 54 295 66 292 62059 59260 54 296 56 291 67 285 59260 56320 58 292 58 291 66 282 56320 53250 56 291 62 291 65 285 53250 50318 54 294 64 290 66 289 50318 47694 56 297 69 286 67 290 47694 45366 62 295 69 283 66 289 45366 43273 66 291 66 282 66 290 43273 41369 65 286 63 283 66 291 41369 39621 60 280 60 284 63 290 39621 38005 53 277 56 285 58 288 38005 36503 49 280 53 287 56 289 36503 35101 50 285 51 286 56 289 35101 33764 56 281 44 279 56 287 33764 32427 57 271 40 272 55 285 32427 31065 55 267 34 269 51 284 31065 29685 60 261 35 278 47 279 29685 28275 59 251 32 238 43 258 28275 26822 47 260 30 226 50 238 26822 25319 44 257 20 235 49 233 25319 23754 42 255 15 248 44 233 23754 22129 33 269 15 276 39 235 22129 20448 23 306 16 307 31 255 20448 18715 12 318 15 329 25 295 18715 16923 5 304 10 323 30 299 16923 15098 8 255 6 321 32 306 15098 13338 6 275 11 355 40 317 13338 11739 5 288 12 012 43 327 11739 10319 6 238 9 057 31 319 10319 9056 11 168 14 086 14 290 9056 7933 14 153 19 094 9 288 7933 6935 8 153 23 098 9 318 6935 6054 8 141 24 090 8 339 6054 5282 17 125 20 069 8 350 5282 4606 34 114 18 037 10 001 4606 4006 36 102 21 013 11 015 4006 3479 29 089 23*360 12 007 3479 3040 22*072 23*359 11 001 3040 2703 21*069 22 358 11 000 2703 2469 19 068 20 357 9 358 2469 2328 17 066 18 356 8 356 2328 2246 13 065 14 355 5*355 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