DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.6 - - 42.0 - - 43.0 - - 36.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 5 - - 8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2092 - - 1033 - - 1630 - - 334 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4287 - - 3228 - - 3825 - - 2529 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2189 - - 2934 - - 1502 - - 1302 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 197 - - 88 - - 116 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 6 - - 12 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 041 - - 104 - - 122 - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 8 - - -2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1004 - - 323 - - 1193 - - 280 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3283 - - 2905 - - 2632 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 141 - - -714 - - 56 - - -70 ODpotential blCL - - - 4146 - - 3942 - - 3769 - - 2599 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.6 - - 42.0 - - 43.0 - - 36.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.9 - - 36.9 - - 39.0 - - 35.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 42.0 - - 42.9 - - 37.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.7 - - 35.8 - - 38.0 - - 35.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 5 - - 8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2092 - - 1033 - - 1630 - - 334 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 89 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96526 11 124 11 163 4 102 12 078 96526 89223 15 119 11 145 5 108 9 078 89223 83613 7 111 9 125 3 102 7 105 83613 78942 3 158 1 159 4 342 5 133 78942 74904 6 270 4 331 4 319 3 193 74904 71307 9 260 10 293 6 307 5 266 71307 68029 9 260 13 288 9 318 8 272 68029 64998 13 272 16 275 12 304 9 265 64998 62168 16 269 18 268 16 279 11 286 62168 59405 20 257 20 258 16 266 15 284 59405 56514 16 254 16 270 15 279 14 276 56514 53510 24 271 21 264 24 262 15 284 53510 50642 23 256 22 237 18 262 21 301 50642 48068 25 267 25 260 28 275 25 299 48068 45776 33 249 31 256 33 265 31 269 45776 43710 28 257 39 255 25 260 26 262 43710 41815 38 256 40 255 25 283 30 289 41815 40064 44 260 51 260 45 273 43 278 40064 38448 52 265 52 255 63 259 54 262 38448 36960 50 272 51 263 66 251 62 250 36960 35589 59 283 66 267 64 251 62 248 35589 34291 67 282 71 264 70 254 65 248 34291 33000 67 281 67 264 76 254 67 245 33000 31690 65 278 63 265 77 254 64 242 31690 30353 61 273 60 264 75 253 62 241 30353 28967 60 267 59 262 71 251 62 242 28967 27514 57 265 59 260 67 249 60 240 27514 25994 55 264 58 260 66 250 58 237 25994 24408 53 264 55 261 62 251 56 238 24408 22760 51 264 50 261 54 249 51 241 22760 21058 46 264 44 261 45 249 45 246 21058 19301 40 259 39 258 41 250 40 255 19301 17483 34 256 35 255 38 255 35 263 17483 15634 31 252 33 254 31 264 27 263 15634 13851 27 253 34 257 26 255 22 252 13851 12227 22 265 30 263 27 254 24 244 12227 10779 23 260 23 264 26 257 25 242 10779 9488 29 247 17 256 23 251 24 238 9488 8332 29 232 17 244 19 242 22 233 8332 7297 21 198 16 234 15 234 20 222 7297 6373 13 165 13 210 12 220 17 203 6373 5553 9 152 11 188 9 196 17 184 5553 4826 6*142 9 177 9 152 18 158 4826 4174 3*129 8 161 11*136 24 135 4174 3599 1 042 6*135 12*126 27 120 3599 3118 1 023 6*114 13 123 25 117 3118 2749 2 016 6 105 13 121 22*114 2749 2494 2 014 6 101 12 120 19*113 2494 2338 2 008 6 099 11 119 16 112 2338 2249 2 010 5 096 9 118 11 111 2249 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