DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 27.0 - - 31.0 - - 31.4 - - 24.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 22 - - 3 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1187 - - 2170 - - 1295 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3382 - - 4365 - - 3490 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1800 - - 1956 - - 2617 - - 947 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 138 - - 153 - - 74 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 114 - - 124 - - 096 - - 089 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 503 - - 899 - - 82 - - -253 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2879 - - 3466 - - 3408 - - 2501 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -33 - - 292 - - -684 - - -2528 ODpotential blCL - - - 3415 - - 4073 - - 4174 - - 4776 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 99 - - 96 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.0 - - 31.0 - - 31.4 - - 24.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.0 - - 24.3 - - 25.0 - - 22.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.8 - - 30.7 - - 31.4 - - 26.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.2 - - 23.2 - - 24.0 - - 22.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 22 - - 3 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1187 - - 2170 - - 1295 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 95 - - 85 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96153 6 219 17 249 16 261 13 264 96153 89030 5 253 11 262 13 278 15 286 89030 83543 7 278 17 275 15 288 21 278 83543 78956 11 270 19 292 17 299 23 286 78956 74971 19 256 20 284 22 291 22 294 74971 71417 19 264 24 282 26 288 26 299 71417 68169 18 299 26 277 29 293 32 295 68169 65167 28 293 28 287 30 291 37 295 65167 62371 32 288 31 297 33 294 38 296 62371 59644 34 294 37 295 38 299 43 300 59644 56786 39 294 41 291 45 296 48 300 56786 53813 39 294 43 289 48 294 48 298 53813 50973 43 299 45 295 49 298 47 301 50973 48427 45 294 48 299 49 302 48 304 48427 46163 47 297 50 301 50 303 48 306 46163 44119 52 301 51 303 52 304 53 310 44119 42257 54 302 53 301 58 305 57 308 42257 40547 53 304 56 303 62 302 58 311 40547 38969 57 310 62 302 62 306 71 308 38969 37513 66 309 62 306 71 307 75 305 37513 36162 76 309 73 312 75 305 81 309 36162 34878 83 307 84 307 77 308 96 308 34878 33591 90 307 92 306 88 308 103 306 33591 32267 95 306 97 307 92 307 99 306 32267 30904 94 306 96 307 82 307 90 307 30904 29491 91 309 88 306 79 312 78 308 29491 28011 87 309 82 308 83 314 74 312 28011 26461 80 307 80 308 78 314 74 314 26461 24842 75 315 74 311 72 307 74 317 24842 23154 73 318 69 317 65 305 67 314 23154 21401 67 313 65 315 55 309 63 307 21401 19581 59 309 61 312 53 315 53 310 19581 17694 52 309 52 315 53 315 45 309 17694 15775 46 307 43 314 46 315 41 308 15775 13930 37 301 34 308 33 314 33 311 13930 12259 31 309 26 306 24 310 20 315 12259 10778 24 320 21 313 20 304 14 309 10778 9461 18 323 17 323 16 307 11 308 9461 8286 14 320 16 327 11 328 6 315 8286 7241 7 329 11 337 7 357 2 200 7241 6317 1 030 6 021 4 050 5 202 6317 5505 5 102 3 058 5 104 7 188 5505 4788 6 088 4*123 6 115 8 130 4788 4147 7 099 5*128 6 116 11 098 4147 3578 6*112 6 126 8*104 13 090 3578 3103 6*116 6 124 8*098 16 095 3103 2739 6 114 6 121 8 097 17 096 2739 2488 5 112 6 121 8 096 15 094 2488 2336 5 111 6 121 8 096 13 092 2336 2248 5 111 5 120 7 094 7*089 2248 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