DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -1.8 - - -0.1 - - -3.6 - - -16.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 27 - - -2 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 336 - - 668 - - 516 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2229 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2531 - - 2863 - - 2711 - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 929 - - 992 - - 738 - - 79 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 64 - - 108 - - 0 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 027 - - 011 - - 022 - - 172 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -302 - - -167 - - -184 - - -955 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2833 - - 3030 - - 2895 - - 3202 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8856 - - -7808 - - -9434 - - -15585 ODpotential blCL - - - 11387 - - 10671 - - 12145 - - 17831 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 95 - - 88 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -1.8 - - -0.1 - - -3.6 - - -16.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -5.6 - - -4.7 - - -7.6 - - -21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -1.9 - - -0.4 - - -3.1 - - -12.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -5.9 - - -5.3 - - -7.6 - - -15.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 27 - - -2 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 336 - - 668 - - 516 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 79 - - 53 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 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] 92361 73 330 76 329 75 341 84 336 92361 85966 74 326 70 326 73 330 75 327 85966 81098 67 323 65 330 70 326 69 324 81098 76970 59 320 63 333 63 326 65 325 76970 73322 54 321 61 335 56 332 56 326 73322 70031 49 324 57 336 54 337 47 328 70031 66987 43 326 50 338 50 333 43 330 66987 64130 41 332 42 339 43 330 42 331 64130 61431 42 336 37 337 39 330 41 332 61431 58771 39 338 32 338 37 328 41 337 58771 55960 42 346 35 343 34 331 41 338 55960 53012 45 349 39 344 35 344 38 339 53012 50177 45 351 42 343 40 347 38 346 50177 47621 44 353 43 341 46 348 42 352 47621 45336 44 352 42 342 51 349 43 354 45336 43270 43 349 44 344 52 348 44 354 43270 41388 44 352 46 351 54 349 47 001 41388 39662 51 356 53 354 56 351 56 003 39662 38066 56 353 56 352 57 355 57 360 38066 36581 55 353 54 355 58 357 56 006 36581 35200 56 358 56 001 58 360 61 011 35200 33890 63 002 63 006 60 005 65 011 33890 32582 71 001 72 007 66 008 69 011 32582 31245 77 360 80 005 73 008 70 011 31245 29877 81 000 83 002 78 006 66 014 29877 28465 84 001 85 002 80 005 65 020 28465 26998 86 002 87 003 79 004 68 024 26998 25478 87 002 90 004 77 003 70 023 25478 23902 84 001 90 004 75 003 68 022 23902 22268 80 002 86 002 72 004 64 021 22268 20581 74 002 78 001 68 006 53 021 20581 18831 65 359 71 359 62 007 44 027 18831 17011 57 357 63 359 55 006 41 030 17011 15161 52 357 54 359 50 006 39 027 15161 13382 46 358 48 359 46 006 36 024 13382 11768 41 358 42 357 42 005 33 021 11768 10339 35 357 36 354 39 003 29 018 10339 9071 26 354 29 356 32 005 25 017 9071 7947 22 348 24 354 24 007 21 015 7947 6954 20 349 20 352 19 011 15 019 6954 6076 17 357 17 356 15 014 9 027 6076 5305 15 003 13 359 12 007 6 016 5305 4624 13 004 11 358 12 353 5 356 4624 4017 12 359 10 355 11 350 3 348 4017 3482 10 350 10 355 9 357 2 233 3482 3038 6 350 8*001 7*004 4 200 3038 2699 3*020 6*009 4*016 6 192 2699 2467 3*026 5 011 4 022 7 178 2467 2326 3 027 5 012 3 025 6*172 2326 2246 3 028 4 013 3 027 5*172 2246 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