DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/28 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 15.1 - - 13.4 - - 13.3 - - 13.1 - - 5.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 11 - - 11 - - -2 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 942 - - 1054 - - 53 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 3137 - - 3249 - - 2248 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1693 - - 733 - - 732 - - 1832 - - 182 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 91 - - 94 - - 5 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 12 - - 9 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 025 - - 030 - - 019 - - 359 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -237 - - 439 - - 506 - - -299 - - -447 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2485 - - 2698 - - 2743 - - 2548 - - 2694 sfcLCL ODpotential -786 - - -68 - - 151 - - -722 - - -5672 ODpotential blCL 3034 - - 3205 - - 3098 - - 2970 - - 7919 blCL maxRH 100 - - 97 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 15.1 - - 13.4 - - 13.3 - - 13.1 - - 5.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 12.8 - - 10.2 - - 10.0 - - 10.6 - - 2.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 15.4 - - 13.3 - - 13.3 - - 13.4 - - 6.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 12.7 - - 9.9 - - 9.7 - - 10.6 - - 3.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 11 - - 11 - - -2 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 942 - - 1054 - - 53 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 90 - - 91 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 98029 91 093 100 088 90 089 80 090 91 087 98029 90790 71 091 79 088 84 090 77 089 79 086 90790 85027 55 085 56 086 73 089 74 089 76 086 85027 80120 42 077 40 081 50 083 63 085 65 087 80120 75836 31 063 30 076 34 080 44 072 47 083 75836 72041 23 045 24 069 25 074 31 065 31 063 72041 68611 18 033 20 053 20 062 24 055 21 045 68611 65449 18 011 17 036 16 037 15 031 22 029 65449 62507 20 001 18 024 15 012 20 005 23 025 62507 59654 19 001 19 013 19 345 21 347 24 015 59654 56683 15 357 18 352 20 333 23 341 30 349 56683 53616 20 345 18 336 21 329 26 328 31 334 53616 50711 31 336 24 335 24 330 27 323 30 331 50711 48112 36 327 30 330 30 336 28 330 33 330 48112 45796 36 319 32 329 36 335 31 334 37 332 45796 43706 30 312 35 332 38 332 36 336 40 331 43706 41800 26 315 38 329 40 328 43 333 40 335 41800 40050 29 320 39 324 42 325 46 332 43 339 40050 38436 30 316 39 324 43 327 46 334 45 338 38436 36938 30 318 39 325 42 331 46 336 45 339 36938 35544 32 321 37 324 42 332 46 339 47 343 35544 34217 35 321 37 325 43 334 47 340 47 345 34217 32888 36 319 37 325 43 334 47 342 47 350 32888 31528 35 319 36 326 41 333 46 343 48 354 31528 30142 34 319 37 329 39 335 43 343 49 355 30142 28714 34 315 37 332 38 336 38 345 46 356 28714 27236 33 309 36 331 38 338 34 347 40 357 27236 25704 28 314 34 325 37 340 33 350 36 359 25704 24113 26 319 32 315 37 342 31 354 33 001 24113 22466 22 323 32 311 33 341 29 356 29 001 22466 20761 21 328 32 309 29 341 26 356 27 357 20761 18998 20 324 31 311 26 340 24 356 26 353 18998 17173 19 314 28 316 22 342 24 355 28 351 17173 15322 20 309 23 323 18 353 23 352 30 351 15322 13542 18 315 16 331 17 002 21 353 29 354 13542 11925 14 330 15 002 16 358 19 354 25 353 11925 10489 12 005 16 011 16 357 17 355 20 349 10489 9214 8 013 16 020 15 001 17 354 16 348 9214 8080 9 011 15 021 16 004 16 356 12 345 8080 7073 10 013 13 023 16 005 15 360 11 341 7073 6179 9 020 15 027 13 354 16 352 10 337 6179 5392 9 037 15 031 13 359 16 342 7 336 5392 4696 11 053 13 043 13 005 10 001 5 339 4696 4075 14 059 13 056 10 021 10 015 4 322 4075 3527 17 049 14*048 10*019 10 009 4 268 3527 3070 18 036 13*032 10*019 9 009 4 257 3070 2719 16 031 13 030 9 019 9 009 5 278 2719 2477 14 028 12 029 9 019 7 006 7 281 2477 2330 12*026 10 028 8 019 6*004 5*263 2330 2247 8*025 8 027 6 019 3*359 3*252 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