DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/24 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 - - - -6.1 - - -4.0 - - -1.8 - - 1.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 19 - - 5 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 510 - - 526 - - 294 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2705 - - 2721 - - 2489 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 322 - - 382 - - 797 - - 1354 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 76 - - 89 - - 48 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 11 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 095 - - 092 - - 111 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -353 - - -191 - - -325 - - -545 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3058 - - 2912 - - 2814 - - 2792 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -20085 - - -20140 - - -20246 - - -19609 ODpotential blCL - - - 22790 - - 22861 - - 22735 - - 21856 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 98 - - 98 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -6.1 - - -4.0 - - -1.8 - - 1.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -10.9 - - -8.2 - - -5.7 - - -2.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -6.2 - - -4.0 - - -1.7 - - 1.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -11.1 - - -8.6 - - -5.9 - - -2.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 19 - - 5 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 510 - - 526 - - 294 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 91 - - 92 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 95223 77 336 80 347 70 338 70 337 95223 88144 65 330 71 333 71 327 71 326 88144 82713 56 320 62 322 67 322 60 323 82713 78195 50 313 50 316 57 312 56 317 78195 74286 45 306 44 310 43 306 54 307 74286 70797 40 305 41 297 41 307 46 301 70797 67606 40 304 37 293 43 298 44 299 67606 64649 44 298 39 294 40 292 45 291 64649 61891 48 291 46 288 42 293 44 284 61891 59208 51 285 51 281 45 288 45 279 59208 56401 52 279 53 273 50 278 50 274 56401 53492 56 274 57 269 56 273 54 267 53492 50726 63 270 63 270 63 270 63 263 50726 48243 62 267 65 268 68 266 65 253 48243 46024 62 269 62 265 65 262 58 253 46024 44010 61 269 62 269 61 263 57 253 44010 42171 60 275 72 269 61 263 62 252 42171 40493 73 270 80 261 73 262 74 247 40493 38958 75 265 79 260 95 256 86 248 38958 37542 79 264 76 266 106 257 95 249 37542 36223 87 268 110 268 113 257 103 250 36223 34956 93 266 119 266 109 255 106 246 34956 33673 84 266 119 261 104 253 103 244 33673 32342 86 265 103 262 96 252 91 243 32342 30969 88 262 95 266 85 251 70 242 30969 29539 88 262 82 260 77 249 75 243 29539 28038 87 263 76 256 76 246 78 244 28038 26469 84 265 75 255 75 245 76 243 26469 24829 76 266 73 256 68 244 69 244 24829 23124 70 262 65 258 61 242 61 242 23124 21355 68 255 58 258 56 241 61 238 21355 19519 66 251 56 255 53 242 56 236 19519 17612 59 253 55 251 51 244 49 234 17612 15671 45 247 49 247 50 246 44 237 15671 13804 34 227 40 240 48 244 41 242 13804 12106 22 227 32 230 46 235 39 245 12106 10595 14 220 25 203 45 219 37 240 10595 9254 19 188 28 169 40 201 33 223 9254 8070 28 177 31 163 37 164 34 197 8070 7033 26 168 33 158 47 150 38 176 7033 6128 23 162 33 150 46 144 40 165 6128 5339 19 154 31 143 45 144 45 163 5339 4647 18 138 29 135 41 138 48 157 4647 4034 14 131 25 125 35 134 38 153 4034 3497 13 123 22 115 26 128 27 144 3497 3051 10*114 18*106 20 122 21 137 3051 2709 6*099 12*093 16*114 17 132 2709 2473 5 094 11 092 14*112 14 129 2473 2329 5 093 10 092 12 111 13*127 2329 2247 4 092 8 091 9 109 10*126 2247 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