DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/18 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 0949z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1557z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.3 - - 64.2 - - 68.2 - - 67.0 - - 57.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 6 - - 145 - - 191 - - 23 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 55 - - 1426 - - 3268 - - 3371 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit 2234 - - 2685 - - 4134 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top 2250 - - 3621 - - 5463 - - 5566 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 139 - - 992 - - 2013 - - 2265 - - 2075 Hgt.Variab. W* 28 - - 245 - - 353 - - 179 - - 10 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 10 - - 21 - - 18 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 309 - - 341 - - 342 - - 340 - - 349 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 3 - - -3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -548 - - -2314 - - -1000 - - -386 - - -2066 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2798 - - 5935 - - 6463 - - 5952 - - 4317 sfcLCL ODpotential -7910 - - -4922 - - -2828 - - -1605 - - -5734 ODpotential blCL 10160 - - 8543 - - 8291 - - 7171 - - 7985 blCL maxRH 77 - - 82 - - 85 - - 88 - - 68 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.3 - - 64.2 - - 68.2 - - 67.0 - - 57.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.7 - - 45.8 - - 47.3 - - 48.5 - - 46.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.4 - - 63.1 - - 67.0 - - 66.9 - - 58.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 43.6 - - 45.4 - - 47.0 - - 48.3 - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 6 - - 145 - - 191 - - 23 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 55 - - 1426 - - 3268 - - 3371 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 8 - - 29 - - 39 - - 52 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 98435 8 205 11 264 6 215 12 243 14 275 98435 91204 7 174 10 213 7 196 9 225 6 202 91204 85598 5 199 9 200 12 235 10 304 9 140 85598 80895 3 188 7 187 17 251 14 285 5 337 80895 76812 9 278 4 210 15 232 18 260 14 274 76812 73184 18 269 11 259 15 247 15 259 15 240 73184 69880 19 243 18 263 17 250 14 246 17 247 69880 66837 16 228 18 259 17 241 16 232 20 245 66837 64009 16 247 17 253 16 241 19 246 17 234 64009 61245 18 259 17 244 19 257 20 251 17 243 61245 58348 18 253 17 239 21 258 17 248 18 244 58348 55346 16 239 18 238 23 250 17 263 17 246 55346 52490 16 252 17 244 22 246 18 261 18 260 52490 49939 20 266 16 257 17 242 15 258 18 261 49939 47676 20 265 14 252 12 240 11 263 11 270 47676 45636 19 257 12 256 11 271 9 283 5 322 45636 43762 22 249 14 271 12 285 15 314 12 324 43762 42029 27 236 22 259 14 285 15 289 15 298 42029 40426 41 220 37 240 27 251 40 241 16 275 40426 38943 53 212 51 225 44 235 47 232 29 234 38943 37562 66 210 61 205 58 205 49 214 36 222 37562 36230 71 200 65 199 59 196 49 209 38 225 36230 34878 71 198 61 200 54 199 46 213 42 231 34878 33479 67 210 54 210 50 204 43 212 45 230 33479 32034 61 214 51 224 47 219 42 217 45 227 32034 30529 55 225 48 234 48 231 43 228 48 231 30529 28955 39 228 34 232 43 241 44 244 32 236 28955 27326 29 227 29 215 33 242 34 253 12 261 27326 25644 28 228 28 225 29 230 20 233 14 313 25644 23900 27 235 25 236 28 237 16 235 15 320 23900 22094 20 248 18 240 21 247 14 248 14 323 22094 20220 14 253 11 238 15 247 14 266 13 313 20220 18276 11 250 7 233 11 235 13 278 15 292 18276 16305 7 253 5 252 6 235 10 279 19 285 16305 14417 4 270 5 302 3 251 10 284 19 283 14417 12702 3 282 8 330 3 315 11 296 17 283 12702 11176 3 316 11 327 8 344 10 317 15 286 11176 9816 5 351 13 331 14 347 11 333 15 294 9816 8603 6 003 14 343 17 345 12 343 16 301 8603 7522 7 012 14 351 18 343 13 350 15 306 7522 6560 10 013 13 356 20 346 15 348 16 311 6560 5708 12 008 12 359 20*345 17*345 18 319 5708 4952 12 001 13 356 21*344 19*342 20 329 4952 4272 11 352 13 349 21 343 19 341 22 341 4272 3670 10 342 12*341 21 342 19 340 24 350 3670 3165 12 334 11*341 21 342 19 340 24 353 3165 2776 14 329 11 341 21 341 19 340 22 352 2776 2508 14 319 10 341 20 341 18 339 17 351 2508 2344 12 318 9 341 18 340 16 339 14*350 2344 2251 3*309 8 340 15 340 12 339 8*349 2251 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