DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 9.4 - - 23.9 - - 32.3 - - 31.1 - - 27.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 23 - - 17 - - -3 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 314 - - 683 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2232 - - 2233 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 2509 - - 2878 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 76 - - 267 - - 790 - - 1105 - - 1013 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 81 - - 98 - - 19 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 6 - - 13 - - 14 - - 12 BL Wind Direction 056 - - 130 - - 109 - - 104 - - 104 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -261 - - -131 - - -175 - - -569 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2509 - - 2640 - - 3053 - - 2819 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential -8228 - - -5411 - - -3177 - - -3711 - - -3517 ODpotential blCL 10476 - - 7920 - - 6055 - - 5960 - - 5766 blCL maxRH 88 - - 87 - - 94 - - 87 - - 96 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 9.4 - - 23.9 - - 32.3 - - 31.1 - - 27.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 6.6 - - 20.4 - - 26.8 - - 26.6 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 12.6 - - 23.8 - - 32.1 - - 31.3 - - 28.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 11.9 - - 19.8 - - 25.8 - - 26.1 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 23 - - 17 - - -3 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 314 - - 683 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 51 - - 49 - - 77 - - 46 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96186 2 302 8 093 7 204 5 279 2 091 96186 89112 2 055 5 094 5 168 3 209 1 161 89112 83627 6 069 8 123 4 179 3 326 5 122 83627 79008 2 349 7 124 5 262 7 300 4 086 79008 74976 3 267 2 348 6 284 8 286 3 006 74976 71381 2 314 5 254 7 308 6 270 5 309 71381 68103 5 288 9 259 13 306 5 300 5 296 68103 65064 7 268 13 262 15 295 10 303 7 298 65064 62223 9 296 12 264 14 276 12 293 11 283 62223 59449 14 297 14 272 14 271 16 297 13 291 59449 56543 16 288 18 265 19 263 21 284 16 285 56543 53530 20 292 16 276 19 262 22 274 18 280 53530 50659 27 284 23 284 19 274 25 263 23 273 50659 48082 29 285 25 279 22 276 23 256 22 261 48082 45783 31 285 27 277 25 276 22 267 22 261 45783 43707 32 281 29 273 29 273 26 267 26 261 43707 41820 34 276 31 268 31 265 28 260 27 252 41820 40093 33 280 30 270 31 260 30 261 28 257 40093 38504 43 284 36 278 34 263 37 253 32 252 38504 37041 51 283 47 272 41 260 34 252 34 246 37041 35694 58 276 48 265 46 259 51 253 38 249 35694 34418 52 278 41 275 49 262 61 246 46 245 34418 33144 49 292 46 287 57 261 59 245 48 237 33144 31836 64 298 52 284 56 261 59 246 50 235 31836 30489 67 292 54 280 52 259 54 243 50 236 30489 29086 62 286 56 275 49 258 51 241 47 236 29086 27614 59 283 56 272 47 255 49 241 46 235 27614 26076 56 282 52 272 43 251 47 241 45 238 26076 24472 49 281 47 270 41 249 45 242 43 241 24472 22806 43 280 43 267 41 252 45 244 40 243 22806 21083 43 278 40 269 41 258 39 243 36 246 21083 19300 44 278 36 274 38 263 32 243 33 246 19300 17452 38 283 33 278 33 268 29 246 28 244 17452 15578 28 282 28 280 27 267 25 246 23 249 15578 13780 21 273 19 276 19 265 19 237 20 246 13780 12146 16 264 12 264 11 241 18 222 19 232 12146 10694 14 246 9 257 10 205 17 197 16 211 10694 9405 12 225 12 238 11 188 16 188 14 186 9405 8256 14 216 14 213 14 178 16 187 17 171 8256 7231 16 194 17 187 18 179 17 186 19 162 7231 6319 16 174 19 171 20 175 20 171 18 146 6319 5511 13 158 22 164 21 167 19 163 20 130 5511 4795 11 134 22 154 21 159 18 148 24 122 4795 4150 10 118 18 148 21 150 20 135 27 116 4150 3578 7 117 12 156 20 140 23 122 30 116 3578 3103 6 158 9 162 16*120 23 111 29 112 3103 2739 11 171 9*150 14*110 21 107 25 108 2739 2489 12 154 7*131 14 109 19 106 21 106 2489 2336 7*127 6 130 13 108 17*105 18*105 2336 2249 3*056 6 129 11 107 14*104 12*104 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