DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - -3.1 - - 0.5 - - -13.1 - - -16.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 2 - - -3 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 171 - - 179 - - 51 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2229 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2366 - - 2374 - - 2246 - - 2245 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 347 - - 537 - - 250 - - 100 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 28 - - 4 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 344 - - 312 - - 357 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -832 - - -545 - - -1156 - - -957 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3198 - - 2919 - - 3402 - - 3202 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15821 - - -14830 - - -19572 - - -21939 ODpotential blCL - - - 18187 - - 17204 - - 21818 - - 24184 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 95 - - 72 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -3.1 - - 0.5 - - -13.1 - - -16.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -8.8 - - -4.0 - - -19.4 - - -22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -3.1 - - 0.5 - - -8.3 - - -13.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -9.3 - - -4.1 - - -13.8 - - -18.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 2 - - -3 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 171 - - 179 - - 51 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 79 - - 0 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 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] 95024 70 330 82 328 68 335 68 332 95024 87988 67 322 63 316 68 318 68 323 87988 82557 61 325 56 316 65 313 58 318 82557 77996 54 322 49 311 60 307 57 310 77996 74038 49 306 52 306 61 304 57 303 74038 70535 56 297 62 298 63 303 52 297 70535 67352 63 293 61 290 59 296 51 291 67352 64396 70 285 56 283 61 284 55 282 64396 61623 68 280 56 287 62 278 58 285 61623 58919 62 282 64 278 62 270 65 274 58919 56096 66 273 68 272 61 272 65 274 56096 53148 65 270 67 278 65 281 66 279 53148 50314 68 273 73 279 75 280 76 274 50314 47774 71 272 83 269 88 269 81 269 47774 45523 75 272 86 263 96 263 87 264 45523 43501 82 270 85 260 94 258 89 261 43501 41665 88 268 86 260 90 258 87 262 41665 39985 91 266 88 262 91 262 89 263 39985 38440 94 264 93 262 95 263 98 260 38440 37003 95 263 97 262 100 262 102 255 37003 35654 98 262 102 262 102 262 93 254 35654 34359 103 262 106 264 110 265 95 267 34359 33067 107 261 110 264 129 267 124 275 33067 31749 108 262 113 263 150 269 128 272 31749 30393 109 263 112 262 150 270 124 266 30393 28981 110 263 107 262 127 269 125 261 28981 27500 109 263 102 263 108 263 123 258 27500 25949 105 263 99 264 109 260 123 258 25949 24329 99 264 97 265 104 261 115 259 24329 22651 91 265 94 265 94 263 95 263 22651 20923 82 265 89 266 85 265 84 263 20923 19139 73 263 80 266 74 267 72 264 19139 17291 63 261 70 266 62 268 62 262 17291 15415 56 259 61 265 53 264 52 261 15415 13616 53 259 54 264 48 265 44 265 13616 11988 50 263 48 265 44 272 40 274 11988 10547 40 270 40 270 39 277 33 277 10547 9265 27 269 26 264 31 279 25 281 9265 8121 20 281 19 266 24 274 19 281 8121 7101 20 300 16 278 18 276 14 285 7101 6196 23 307 16 289 14 292 9 301 6196 5396 26 309 18 299 12 306 4 285 5396 4688 28 309 19 306 7 310 4 216 4688 4054 23 308 16 318 4 339 2 135 4054 3497 17 298 14 318 5 031 4 071 3497 3042 15 294 11 325 5 031 4 043 3042 2699 8 285 8 340 6 357 8 014 2699 2466 3*230 5*344 7 333 11 355 2466 2326 3*223 4*343 5 326 9 355 2326 2245 3 221 3 345 4*312 5*357 2245 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