DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.4 - - 32.1 - - 32.8 - - 32.0 - - 26.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 6 - - 9 - - -2 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 54 - - 825 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 2249 - - 3020 - - 2249 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1647 - - 3208 - - 3554 - - 3118 - - 3011 Hgt.Variab. W* 13 - - 33 - - 89 - - 12 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 18 - - 19 - - 21 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 305 - - 321 - - 312 - - 338 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - -556 - - 222 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2248 - - 2805 - - 2799 - - 2249 - - 2248 sfcLCL ODpotential -693 - - -1197 - - -664 - - -360 - - -1067 ODpotential blCL 2941 - - 3446 - - 3684 - - 2609 - - 3315 blCL maxRH 97 - - 90 - - 93 - - 101 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.4 - - 32.1 - - 32.8 - - 32.0 - - 26.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.0 - - 27.6 - - 28.3 - - 31.0 - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.8 - - 32.1 - - 32.8 - - 32.1 - - 28.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.0 - - 27.1 - - 27.7 - - 30.9 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 6 - - 9 - - -2 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 54 - - 825 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 86 - - 59 - - 72 - - 102 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 95963 14 268 18 282 22 274 30 278 26 281 95963 88761 37 307 41 313 44 318 35 292 19 270 88761 83241 52 301 48 312 56 306 49 301 32 288 83241 78660 46 303 47 308 56 310 52 311 50 300 78660 74697 37 313 47 309 53 315 48 312 47 305 74697 71189 39 328 48 314 48 319 47 316 40 312 71189 68000 42 326 46 316 45 319 47 321 38 315 68000 65047 43 322 44 317 45 319 47 322 41 316 65047 62288 44 320 44 313 47 320 48 320 45 317 62288 59597 42 317 44 313 51 320 49 318 48 315 59597 56767 40 316 45 316 54 319 50 316 49 313 56767 53808 41 315 44 316 53 318 49 315 47 314 53808 50971 45 309 42 314 49 315 47 314 47 315 50971 48416 44 305 43 312 44 308 45 311 46 314 48416 46123 46 307 41 305 39 302 42 309 43 318 46123 44039 45 303 37 304 37 301 39 311 42 319 44039 42131 42 299 38 302 36 300 40 314 40 322 42131 40373 36 292 39 297 33 300 40 313 39 325 40373 38747 31 286 32 294 29 301 36 315 37 328 38747 37233 29 283 32 301 26 297 30 312 33 328 37233 35824 31 282 35 295 22 282 24 314 27 328 35824 34480 42 269 26 269 12 295 20 321 23 340 34480 33136 44 250 21 264 14 314 19 342 26 353 33136 31765 42 235 20 257 12 300 18 344 23 357 31765 30376 44 228 17 245 6 300 13 359 22 037 30376 28962 47 223 16 228 4 108 10 033 27 045 28962 27501 47 218 16 209 8 095 21 064 19 095 27501 25984 45 217 11 185 12 098 18 066 37 108 25984 24404 42 219 7 132 13 111 29 077 36 103 24404 22759 30 221 9 115 11 077 41 072 31 096 22759 21053 17 218 8 159 9 009 37 073 32 075 21053 19279 15 207 14 199 7 315 30 070 33 062 19279 17432 23 210 14 201 6 331 26 068 37 058 17432 15547 28 211 8 210 18 320 15 052 31 056 15547 13730 28 206 17 268 23 311 15 026 28 029 13730 12078 23 204 22 279 26 305 27 352 26 019 12078 10617 7 253 25 311 27 313 33 324 26 009 10617 9331 26 336 26 326 29 320 30 328 25 006 9331 8192 35 328 35 331 31 323 30 328 22 015 8192 7179 38 322 40 332 33 324 27 329 20 018 7179 6279 38 329 43 331 32 323 25 332 19 015 6279 5482 40 330 44 330 32 322 23 336 21 012 5482 4775 44 326 43 328 31 321 22 340 22 010 4775 4140 44 323 42 327 30 318 22 341 23 009 4140 3577 41 318 39 325 28 316 21 341 23 007 3577 3104 37 313 36 324 26*314 20 341 23 004 3104 2740 31 308 32 323 24*313 18 340 20 000 2740 2489 27 306 29 322 22 312 16 339 17 356 2489 2336 24 306 25*321 19 311 13*339 14 355 2336 2248 18*305 19*321 15 310 10*338 9*353 2248 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