DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - - 37.3 - - 38.2 - - 35.8 - - 29.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - -10 - - -2 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 55 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2250 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 162 - - 399 - - 103 - - 76 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 3 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 213 - - 214 - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2249 - - 2250 - - 2249 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4206 - - -4049 - - -4524 - - -6051 ODpotential blCL - - - 6455 - - 6299 - - 6773 - - 8300 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 88 - - 97 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 100 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.3 - - 38.2 - - 35.8 - - 29.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.4 - - 37.2 - - 34.7 - - 29.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.0 - - 39.8 - - 39.2 - - 33.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.6 - - 37.2 - - 36.7 - - 33.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - -10 - - -2 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 55 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 53 - - 88 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 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] 96279 3 305 7 266 11 273 13 318 96279 89281 3 316 8 252 8 298 9 332 89281 83827 6 240 10 265 12 285 7 261 83827 79259 11 224 11 262 10 311 7 240 79259 75294 12 234 18 257 16 291 12 282 75294 71788 8 207 19 246 17 279 15 288 71788 68599 13 230 17 233 19 281 20 280 68599 65632 24 243 23 255 23 274 26 270 65632 62859 29 252 35 236 30 275 27 251 62859 60144 32 255 43 237 46 281 34 286 60144 57261 45 235 54 267 53 283 59 285 57261 54239 61 267 64 277 61 280 67 278 54239 51357 66 282 73 277 68 282 73 280 51357 48799 78 282 80 276 80 282 86 282 48799 46532 82 277 84 276 88 281 91 281 46532 44484 79 277 91 279 95 281 94 281 44484 42613 84 283 99 283 103 281 98 282 42613 40891 99 286 106 283 111 281 104 284 40891 39300 111 285 114 282 118 281 113 286 39300 37828 120 284 122 280 125 281 130 289 37828 36462 135 284 128 280 136 284 154 290 36462 35157 148 282 133 280 149 284 170 291 35157 33839 150 281 137 280 155 283 168 291 33839 32477 147 281 137 280 153 282 158 290 32477 31077 140 281 136 280 147 282 151 288 31077 29622 131 281 132 280 143 282 145 287 29622 28103 123 281 126 279 137 281 142 285 28103 26521 119 279 120 277 129 279 136 284 26521 24882 118 276 117 275 121 279 125 282 24882 23190 117 276 113 274 113 280 114 281 23190 21449 110 280 106 277 100 283 101 283 21449 19652 90 284 94 282 77 284 86 285 19652 17793 62 284 74 284 49 276 74 286 17793 15905 51 278 60 281 47 281 65 288 15905 14087 53 277 54 280 44 278 58 288 14087 12429 48 283 50 282 45 279 51 286 12429 10949 38 286 43 286 42 278 45 283 10949 9627 32 292 33 282 38 276 41 278 9627 8446 29 300 25 273 33 271 36 271 8446 7390 26 302 22 283 28 265 30 267 7390 6448 26 297 21 293 23 262 24 263 6448 5614 25 285 18 293 20 265 19 269 5614 4873 21 267 17 287 19 264 17 281 4873 4209 13 271 16 283 18 256 15 297 4209 3622 10 302 16 271 18 240 15 317 3622 3130 8 293 17 244 19 228 15 331 3130 2754 8 262 19 217 16 228 16 343 2754 2494 10 251 15 218 13 231 15 350 2494 2338 10 246 13*217 9 232 13*353 2338 2249 5*234 7*213 3*214 9*354 2249 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