DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 4.1 - - 0.2 - - -1.0 - - -5.6 - - -2.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -12 - - -2 - - 1 - - -11 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 52 - - 769 - - 52 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 2247 - - 2964 - - 2247 - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1379 - - 1288 - - 601 - - 1136 - - 826 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 9 - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 12 - - 14 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 333 - - 332 - - 325 - - 323 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -427 - - -849 - - -362 - - -876 - - -773 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2674 - - 3096 - - 3326 - - 3123 - - 3019 sfcLCL ODpotential -10893 - - -12683 - - -12233 - - -12950 - - -13943 ODpotential blCL 13140 - - 14930 - - 15197 - - 15197 - - 16189 blCL maxRH 93 - - 88 - - 80 - - 80 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 4.1 - - 0.2 - - -1.0 - - -5.6 - - -2.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 0.5 - - -5.1 - - -7.2 - - -10.9 - - -7.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 4.8 - - 0.3 - - -0.9 - - -2.8 - - -1.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 0.5 - - -5.3 - - -7.8 - - -8.5 - - -7.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -12 - - -2 - - 1 - - -11 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 52 - - 769 - - 52 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 71 - - 53 - - 21 - - 20 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 96140 76 342 86 350 86 360 85 004 79 357 96140 89103 68 344 77 347 79 353 74 359 73 352 89103 83543 57 348 55 342 61 349 55 358 65 346 83543 78897 54 349 40 342 49 340 46 358 57 348 78897 74871 52 346 40 347 48 337 55 347 63 345 74871 71313 51 342 48 348 50 335 57 343 59 337 71313 68100 52 338 52 342 49 328 60 334 48 335 68100 65109 57 331 54 337 49 327 61 327 50 334 65109 62290 61 325 57 331 50 326 62 323 60 326 62290 59536 61 320 59 325 56 322 60 316 66 315 59536 56659 61 316 63 320 62 317 59 310 62 310 56659 53676 64 315 64 315 66 312 58 310 51 314 53676 50823 64 312 64 312 64 309 57 315 51 324 50823 48244 62 310 65 313 63 310 61 319 64 320 48244 45939 62 308 66 313 64 311 69 314 72 311 45939 43861 65 306 66 313 65 311 75 308 75 305 43861 41968 66 305 67 311 65 312 76 305 75 301 41968 40228 67 303 69 309 66 312 73 305 75 301 40228 38619 67 301 71 308 67 310 72 308 76 302 38619 37125 68 300 70 307 68 309 76 310 77 303 37125 35732 67 300 67 307 71 308 81 309 79 308 35732 34401 65 301 63 307 74 308 84 308 87 312 34401 33068 62 303 60 307 74 308 87 310 97 312 33068 31706 58 305 57 307 72 309 90 311 106 312 31706 30312 56 308 54 309 67 308 88 313 116 309 30312 28871 54 307 53 309 61 307 84 313 134 308 28871 27368 51 306 50 308 56 306 80 313 141 308 27368 25808 47 308 43 309 53 308 77 312 117 309 25808 24204 49 313 40 318 50 311 78 313 99 309 24204 22555 55 315 44 321 49 314 79 313 85 310 22555 20854 58 315 48 312 49 314 70 311 66 315 20854 19092 59 313 49 306 50 314 57 308 61 323 19092 17262 54 310 49 305 52 314 50 310 63 324 17262 15401 49 308 50 305 54 316 47 311 62 323 15401 13611 50 309 50 306 59 316 48 307 58 325 13611 11983 55 315 51 310 60 313 50 307 50 319 11983 10534 60 316 53 316 60 313 50 312 49 311 10534 9244 62 315 56 319 61 315 49 316 51 309 9244 8096 61 313 58 319 59 317 48 316 49 314 8096 7074 58 314 55 318 54 320 47 314 45 318 7074 6165 53 315 46 316 45 323 42 315 41 319 6165 5362 44 316 37 318 35 321 34 318 35 327 5362 4658 36 321 33 325 29 321 29 324 27 340 4658 4037 33 337 31 330 26 326 22 337 20 349 4037 3496 30 340 30 333 23 327 18 340 15 349 3496 3048 25 336 26 334 18*325 15 337 12 344 3048 2707 23 335 23 333 16*325 14 337 10 339 2707 2471 19 334 20 333 15 325 12 335 7 334 2471 2328 17*334 18*333 13 325 10*332 5 330 2328 2246 11*333 12*332 10 325 5*323 3*321 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