DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 9.4 - - 13.7 - - 19.0 - - 15.8 - - 8.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 7 - - 5 - - -6 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 195 - - 53 - - 53 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2231 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 2390 - - 2248 - - 2248 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 640 - - 552 - - 571 - - 224 - - 63 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 47 - - 27 - - 5 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 178 - - 171 - - 197 - - 139 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -419 - - -323 - - -438 - - -313 - - -422 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2666 - - 2714 - - 2686 - - 2561 - - 2670 sfcLCL ODpotential -12956 - - -11130 - - -10142 - - -10741 - - -14457 ODpotential blCL 15203 - - 13520 - - 12390 - - 12989 - - 16704 blCL maxRH 101 - - 100 - - 97 - - 92 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 9.4 - - 13.7 - - 19.0 - - 15.8 - - 8.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 6.2 - - 10.3 - - 15.6 - - 13.0 - - 5.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 9.7 - - 13.8 - - 19.0 - - 18.4 - - 12.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 6.3 - - 10.1 - - 15.3 - - 15.0 - - 9.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 7 - - 5 - - -6 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 195 - - 53 - - 53 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 103 - - 101 - - 87 - - 67 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 91892 103 331 90 328 96 330 111 328 132 332 91892 85386 83 327 90 329 88 327 97 332 117 327 85386 80313 83 328 86 327 84 327 92 332 103 323 80313 76082 79 324 81 327 80 324 88 327 91 323 76082 72425 72 317 77 324 76 325 80 326 77 323 72425 69176 68 323 73 321 80 322 75 329 64 328 69176 66209 69 327 65 322 77 317 76 331 64 336 66209 63454 67 324 60 326 72 317 81 324 72 338 63454 60872 67 323 64 325 67 322 81 319 81 332 60872 58349 66 326 67 323 70 325 82 319 85 325 58349 55711 70 328 70 325 75 322 77 320 82 323 55711 52967 79 328 75 326 75 323 71 324 77 321 52967 50328 84 325 76 326 72 325 75 324 77 318 50328 47944 80 321 74 326 69 327 77 319 77 307 47944 45810 71 321 73 327 70 330 74 317 71 306 45810 43879 66 326 72 329 76 328 73 317 65 307 43879 42126 68 331 77 333 76 325 77 321 63 313 42126 40534 74 336 88 335 74 326 84 323 68 330 40534 39061 85 340 92 338 75 329 92 319 83 331 39061 37672 93 341 94 341 75 332 91 322 90 326 37672 36362 94 343 94 343 76 333 84 327 88 321 36362 35096 91 345 91 344 78 331 79 331 81 320 35096 33811 86 345 87 345 79 330 76 331 71 320 33811 32483 76 342 84 345 83 334 72 328 65 316 32483 31111 65 341 82 345 83 339 69 325 63 314 31111 29680 61 343 78 345 78 338 67 325 60 314 29680 28178 56 343 72 347 70 331 61 325 56 315 28178 26604 54 340 67 351 66 326 56 326 55 317 26604 24961 56 336 59 353 61 326 56 323 51 317 24961 23249 59 328 50 352 55 325 58 317 48 311 23249 21480 62 322 43 340 50 321 60 309 48 305 21480 19648 58 321 39 328 47 319 55 304 49 301 19648 17749 53 319 41 325 43 325 44 320 47 299 17749 15825 50 320 43 326 38 328 38 328 40 309 15825 13981 46 325 39 329 36 329 33 327 32 319 13981 12306 44 327 34 328 34 329 31 321 29 320 12306 10818 43 329 32 323 31 329 29 317 28 315 10818 9495 39 329 35 321 30 328 29 316 28 313 9495 8316 34 328 33 320 32 327 32 314 29 315 8316 7267 26 326 29 322 32 319 34 311 28 318 7267 6337 19 323 22 320 29 313 31 311 24 323 6337 5517 17 317 17 321 22 309 23 313 19 327 5517 4792 20 319 17 319 19 308 19 312 14 330 4792 4143 16 314 14 311 18 305 17 305 10 333 4143 3570 9 260 11 286 12 307 12 295 5 350 3570 3094 13 229 10 232 6 286 6 284 3 117 3094 2731 12 205 10 193 6 212 1 208 7 137 2731 2482 8 187 8*174 5 200 4 145 9 144 2482 2332 6 183 7*172 5 197 5 142 9 140 2332 2247 4*178 6 170 4*197 5*139 5*138 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