DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - 10.8 - - 10.9 - - 9.5 - - 7.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 21 - - 11 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 558 - - 606 - - 545 - - 484 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2753 - - 2801 - - 2740 - - 2679 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 526 - - 464 - - 428 - - 582 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 77 - - 96 - - 74 - - 66 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 115 - - 090 - - 098 - - 104 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 101 - - 158 - - 64 - - -32 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2652 - - 2643 - - 2676 - - 2711 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14808 - - -14946 - - -15128 - - -15685 ODpotential blCL - - - 17561 - - 17747 - - 17868 - - 18364 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.8 - - 10.9 - - 9.5 - - 7.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.5 - - 7.6 - - 6.0 - - 4.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.6 - - 10.8 - - 9.4 - - 7.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.2 - - 7.1 - - 5.9 - - 3.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 21 - - 11 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 558 - - 606 - - 545 - - 484 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 102 - - 101 - - 100 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] 95508 60 003 63 005 59 358 49 354 95508 88739 51 001 56 003 44 352 42 353 88739 83385 46 357 48 356 37 001 37 351 83385 78853 38 351 42 352 33 355 31 354 78853 74895 32 347 33 337 30 347 31 351 74895 71368 33 346 26 321 31 328 29 340 71368 68159 35 339 26 328 28 315 26 335 68159 65180 32 332 30 334 26 326 25 327 65180 62387 25 332 30 326 31 327 26 327 62387 59663 26 332 28 327 31 320 30 324 59663 56812 32 323 32 312 32 316 32 314 56812 53851 30 322 28 300 31 301 35 298 53851 51027 33 324 34 305 31 306 32 299 51027 48484 40 309 46 303 44 306 37 306 48484 46205 47 307 50 294 54 296 45 299 46205 44152 49 299 48 294 58 295 50 298 44152 42284 54 298 55 297 61 295 52 296 42284 40568 67 296 68 298 65 296 57 298 40568 38986 80 292 82 293 80 290 73 297 38986 37528 87 290 96 291 88 287 89 289 37528 36183 94 291 107 289 96 286 103 284 36183 34900 103 293 110 288 104 284 108 280 34900 33600 106 292 107 289 108 283 110 278 33600 32252 102 290 101 290 101 283 107 279 32252 30859 98 290 96 290 95 288 101 280 30859 29410 96 289 91 289 89 288 95 283 29410 27898 93 289 87 289 82 287 86 287 27898 26326 89 291 84 291 78 289 76 286 26326 24694 84 294 80 293 74 291 70 284 24694 23003 79 296 72 293 69 290 66 289 23003 21253 75 295 66 292 64 289 59 290 21253 19441 69 296 62 294 58 291 55 289 19441 17560 60 299 56 291 52 294 50 293 17560 15648 52 298 47 291 47 295 46 295 15648 13812 49 295 43 296 41 295 37 297 13812 12143 37 298 40 298 35 297 33 297 12143 10659 17 294 30 294 29 296 30 297 10659 9338 15 271 20 277 25 290 28 295 9338 8164 18 250 15 256 22 283 23 294 8164 7125 12 253 13 258 15 265 12 272 7125 6208 7 286 12 247 12 227 12 229 6208 5403 7 283 6 230 10 213 10 220 5403 4695 6 335 1 127 8 167 10 159 4695 4066 3 080 5 145 10 137 15 145 4066 3515 6 122 7 123 13 123 18 134 3515 3061 7*131 10*099 15*108 15 119 3061 2715 6*117 10*092 13*100 12*108 2715 2476 5 115 9 090 11 098 11*105 2476 2331 5 113 8 090 10 097 10 104 2331 2247 4 112 7 088 8 096 8 103 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