DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 51.8 - - 57.1 - - 58.6 - - 56.2 - - 50.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 59 - - 339 - - 336 - - 155 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2226 - - 6182 - - 9406 - - 6804 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit 2233 - - 6623 - - 9194 - - 6655 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top 4421 - - 8377 - - 11601 - - 8999 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 4224 - - 2217 - - 1337 - - 5097 - - 7287 Hgt.Variab. W* 213 - - 527 - - 604 - - 419 - - 11 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 28 - - 26 - - 25 - - 24 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 305 - - 298 - - 304 - - 318 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear 16 - - 9 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - -1 - - -9 - - -18 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2411 - - -156 - - 1893 - - -24 - - -5027 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6832 - - 8534 - - 9709 - - 9023 - - 7278 sfcLCL ODpotential -4075 - - -1154 - - 1002 - - -744 - - -6701 ODpotential blCL 8496 - - 9531 - - 10599 - - 9743 - - 8951 blCL maxRH 72 - - 68 - - 100 - - 94 - - 83 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 60 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m 51.8 - - 57.1 - - 58.6 - - 56.2 - - 50.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.6 - - 27.1 - - 23.3 - - 24.1 - - 26.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 51.5 - - 55.4 - - 56.9 - - 55.3 - - 52.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.9 - - 26.5 - - 22.7 - - 23.7 - - 26.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 59 - - 339 - - 336 - - 155 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2226 - - 6182 - - 9406 - - 6804 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 100 - - 76 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 97803 9 023 10 119 3 130 4 300 2 357 97803 90444 5 054 6 078 3 136 5 298 4 065 90444 84749 2 063 4 296 4 089 6 325 5 021 84749 80001 3 140 6 278 6 014 3 272 9 323 80001 75896 7 318 4 283 13 313 4 347 6 293 75896 72237 10 272 6 300 18 291 13 321 9 354 72237 68897 10 284 7 258 16 275 20 289 22 322 68897 65828 15 291 8 295 8 274 18 288 21 304 65828 62989 14 295 17 308 10 324 16 302 18 327 62989 60241 14 301 21 309 18 324 16 308 22 313 60241 57355 22 313 22 299 25 316 17 315 23 302 57355 54336 27 302 19 294 25 306 23 311 25 301 54336 51446 24 289 21 302 27 300 31 306 28 300 51446 48849 30 275 30 300 31 296 35 301 28 299 48849 46529 32 280 33 290 33 294 35 300 27 305 46529 44433 29 282 29 289 33 290 36 301 29 308 44433 42518 32 288 30 293 31 287 36 300 31 309 42518 40756 39 284 34 283 28 281 35 300 32 309 40756 39126 42 281 33 273 28 281 31 294 33 308 39126 37614 44 279 32 280 29 278 27 291 31 303 37614 36212 48 277 37 287 27 277 25 286 25 300 36212 34881 56 274 42 283 26 283 21 284 19 306 34881 33555 66 271 46 278 27 284 16 291 16 329 33555 32199 76 266 53 271 28 282 16 306 19 349 32199 30813 75 262 60 262 31 283 23 309 22 349 30813 29382 67 265 59 256 38 279 29 297 22 338 29382 27896 62 271 53 262 40 271 30 282 24 311 27896 26356 51 267 46 269 40 270 31 274 29 288 26356 24758 47 263 41 274 36 273 33 271 34 280 24758 23099 45 266 39 276 33 274 33 271 34 279 23099 21381 45 269 38 277 33 273 33 272 30 282 21381 19597 46 271 39 277 34 271 32 273 23 289 19597 17742 47 275 39 277 34 272 30 278 21 311 17742 15856 47 279 39 280 32 278 25 291 24 317 15856 14047 47 281 37 286 27 288 22 309 25 322 14047 12405 45 282 36 293 24*298 23 310 25 324 12405 10939 40 284 36 298 24*299 23 310 25 326 10939 9628 33 285 35 298 25 302 23*312 26 327 9628 8454 28 289 29*294 25 303 23*313 26 327 8454 7406 26 296 27*296 26 304 24 314 25 326 7406 6470 27 305 27 297 26 304 25 316 25 326 6470 5640 31 310 27 298 26 305 25 317 25 325 5640 4901 33*307 27 298 26 306 25 319 25 325 4901 4236 33*306 27 299 26 306 25 320 24 324 4236 3645 31 306 26 300 26 307 25 320 24 323 3645 3148 29 304 26 300 25 307 25 321 22 323 3148 2766 27 304 25 300 25 307 24 321 20 321 2766 2503 24 304 24 300 24 307 24 321 16 320 2503 2342 21 303 22 300 22 307 22 321 13 318 2342 2250 16 303 18 300 19 307 18 322 7*314 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