DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 41.2 - - 49.1 - - 51.7 - - 50.4 - - 42.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 16 - - 114 - - 275 - - 111 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 331 - - 5286 - - 6145 - - 4950 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit 2233 - - 5362 - - 6491 - - 5031 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top 2526 - - 7481 - - 8340 - - 7145 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 522 - - 4989 - - 4287 - - 6851 - - 3728 Hgt.Variab. W* 79 - - 358 - - 490 - - 337 - - 8 W* B/S 2 - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 10 - - 16 - - 15 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 300 - - 263 - - 278 - - 309 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 9 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -11 - - 12 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1907 - - 728 - - 852 - - 37 - - -959 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4433 - - 6753 - - 7488 - - 7109 - - 3209 sfcLCL ODpotential -4665 - - -297 - - 757 - - -708 - - -2824 ODpotential blCL 7191 - - 7778 - - 7583 - - 7853 - - 5074 blCL maxRH 85 - - 96 - - 97 - - 91 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 30 - - 130 - - 170 - - 170 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m 41.2 - - 49.1 - - 51.7 - - 50.4 - - 42.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.9 - - 27.4 - - 26.7 - - 27.1 - - 36.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.1 - - 48.2 - - 50.2 - - 49.6 - - 45.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.7 - - 26.2 - - 26.0 - - 26.6 - - 35.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 16 - - 114 - - 275 - - 111 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 331 - - 5286 - - 6145 - - 4950 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 41 - - 83 - - 88 - - 64 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97752 13 088 9 120 13 113 4 154 2 040 97752 90387 13 091 13 158 7 144 4 143 5 117 90387 84675 10 111 9 153 9 148 6 170 7 141 84675 79898 10 119 6 160 3 147 8 150 6 173 79898 75756 8 125 7 168 7 254 2 111 6 147 75756 72065 4 203 7 145 14 215 4 258 3 214 72065 68701 8 224 6 217 9 226 4 233 4 220 68701 65591 7 258 8 225 7 238 10 238 5 261 65591 62694 9 221 10 252 9 262 13 240 8 260 62694 59882 7 270 10 222 10 255 14 255 11 268 59882 56952 6 268 10 244 11 261 14 264 10 265 56952 53926 12 288 10 265 11 287 14 277 13 274 53926 51050 18 285 20 284 18 287 16 291 13 283 51050 48480 20 292 19 286 19 296 20 295 16 295 48480 46195 18 295 20 294 20 291 19 274 17 277 46195 44127 19 304 21 290 20 299 15 293 16 301 44127 42232 28 304 22 298 27 304 27 307 23 306 42232 40488 31 293 26 303 30 299 33 294 27 305 40488 38876 26 300 25 302 28 302 29 295 28 310 38876 37382 30 307 25 306 28 304 30 301 30 315 37382 35998 32 299 27 309 28 303 30 302 29 314 35998 34680 27 293 28 311 26 304 30 310 27 318 34680 33359 26 300 27 310 24 308 33 318 31 331 33359 32011 28 306 25 307 23 309 35 318 36 335 32011 30640 30 309 26 309 24 312 33 316 38 335 30640 29232 31 308 28 309 26 315 32 316 38 336 29232 27772 32 305 27 306 29 316 29 316 36 334 27772 26253 34 305 27 305 30 316 25 315 32 328 26253 24670 34 303 29 307 29 312 24 316 26 323 24670 23024 31 300 31 305 29 306 26 314 24 322 23024 21313 28 299 32 297 28 303 25 310 23 326 21313 19534 26 299 31 290 24 295 22 304 20 331 19534 17686 25 302 26 286 21 287 19 312 24 333 17686 15812 20 301 21 286 17 282 14 303 21 322 15812 14010 15 285 24 290 15 278 14 302 17 305 14010 12365 13 283 25 282 16 281 17 298 15 302 12365 10897 15 277 20 273 18 280 18 303 14 307 10897 9586 18 268 17 267 18 279 18 307 13 309 9586 8413 17 264 16*265 17*278 18 308 12 314 8413 7365 16 262 15*266 17*277 17*309 11 330 7365 6432 13 261 13 267 17 277 16*310 11 345 6432 5606 10 262 11 264 16 277 16 310 11 348 5606 4873 8 269 10 261 16 278 16 309 9 342 4873 4214 9 282 9 260 16 279 15 309 8 326 4214 3628 11 301 8 258 15 280 15 309 8 315 3628 3137 15 312 7 259 15 280 14 309 8 308 3137 2760 15*309 7 259 14 280 14 308 7 304 2760 2499 10*301 6 260 14 280 13 309 7 298 2499 2341 9 300 6 258 13 280 13 308 5*292 2341 2250 7 298 6 259 12 280 11 308 3*283 2250 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