DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 3.7 - - -0.7 - - 6.1 - - 4.6 - - -0.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - -1 - - 10 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 52 - - 52 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2231 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 2247 - - 2247 - - 2247 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 986 - - 119 - - 946 - - 964 - - 70 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 0 - - 33 - - 0 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 324 - - 314 - - 171 - - 116 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -452 - - -536 - - -510 - - -536 - - -693 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2699 - - 2783 - - 2757 - - 2783 - - 2940 sfcLCL ODpotential -12501 - - -13329 - - -12341 - - -13317 - - -15368 ODpotential blCL 14748 - - 15576 - - 14588 - - 15564 - - 17615 blCL maxRH 92 - - 88 - - 88 - - 86 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 3.7 - - -0.7 - - 6.1 - - 4.6 - - -0.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 0.3 - - -4.3 - - 2.5 - - 0.9 - - -5.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 5.0 - - 0.5 - - 5.9 - - 6.8 - - 2.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 1.3 - - -1.9 - - 2.1 - - 2.9 - - -2.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - -1 - - 10 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 52 - - 52 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 68 - - 53 - - 51 - - 45 - - 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] 91554 84 318 90 325 85 320 97 324 100 324 91554 85084 66 317 83 319 78 319 85 322 91 322 85084 80052 73 326 83 319 83 320 73 319 86 317 80052 75826 72 319 83 315 85 314 62 324 81 310 75826 72165 73 313 77 312 81 307 66 323 73 305 72165 68918 78 313 73 310 79 303 69 318 71 311 68918 65957 75 311 69 312 77 304 71 314 69 315 65957 63197 71 307 64 313 73 304 71 312 66 316 63197 60602 66 309 64 313 71 303 71 309 69 316 60602 58056 61 316 65 313 70 304 72 309 69 316 58056 55374 58 320 62 311 65 306 72 310 69 319 55374 52572 60 322 59 309 60 310 68 312 69 320 52572 49884 61 321 56 313 56 314 60 313 66 320 49884 47457 59 318 56 318 54 315 55 314 63 317 47457 45277 60 317 59 319 53 317 54 318 62 316 45277 43304 61 320 62 321 57 323 56 323 60 319 43304 41507 65 319 67 319 66 324 62 326 57 323 41507 39859 69 321 71 315 69 319 68 321 60 326 39859 38340 85 324 74 316 67 313 65 318 63 325 38340 36941 93 322 79 318 66 311 59 316 59 320 36941 35640 97 325 82 320 65 314 54 314 54 315 35640 34391 100 326 84 321 65 319 52 317 51 315 34391 33123 101 325 86 322 68 319 53 321 49 316 33123 31809 102 325 87 321 73 319 55 326 49 318 31809 30451 102 325 88 320 76 319 57 328 53 321 30451 29041 102 323 89 320 78 320 59 327 56 318 29041 27571 100 321 89 322 78 322 61 324 50 314 27571 26036 99 321 88 323 78 323 62 321 47 326 26036 24439 97 323 86 324 77 322 61 327 54 330 24439 22781 93 326 82 324 75 325 64 334 58 326 22781 21062 87 326 76 322 76 331 67 334 58 326 21062 19275 85 324 72 322 75 333 67 330 57 325 19275 17413 81 323 68 320 71 329 66 327 57 321 17413 15518 70 322 63 318 66 324 65 326 55 320 15518 13696 61 321 56 317 56 321 60 328 51 319 13696 12041 53 319 46 320 43 315 52 328 47 317 12041 10569 47 316 37 328 33 316 46 324 42 319 10569 9264 41 323 28 328 27 320 42 320 38 322 9264 8106 38 331 20 323 22 319 36 323 31 327 8106 7080 29 334 16 319 17 318 26 327 22 333 7080 6177 18 331 11 327 11 322 17 322 12 332 6177 5385 14 332 7 332 6 307 12 311 7 316 5385 4690 13 331 6 328 3 301 9 305 5 293 4690 4068 14 332 6 327 2 330 4 305 3 243 4068 3521 12 341 3 333 2 264 1 311 5 205 3521 3065 12 356 2 007 3 218 1 175 7 210 3065 2716 11 350 2 040 3 187 4 139 9 198 2716 2475 8 337 3 039 3 176 4 128 10 190 2475 2330 7*334 2*343 2*172 4 121 8*186 2330 2247 3*324 2*314 2*171 4*116 4*182 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