DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 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 - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.5 - - 61.2 - - 62.7 - - 63.6 - - 56.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 63 - - 263 - - 205 - - 113 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 364 - - 10451 - - 9927 - - 10422 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit 2233 - - 9873 - - 9275 - - 9145 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top 2559 - - 12646 - - 12122 - - 12617 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 642 - - 1772 - - 2651 - - 2025 - - 248 Hgt.Variab. W* 116 - - 575 - - 520 - - 435 - - 9 W* B/S 4 - - 15 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 329 - - 266 - - 252 - - 232 - - 109 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 5 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6194 - - 1497 - - 251 - - 222 - - -8739 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8754 - - 11150 - - 11872 - - 12395 - - 10991 sfcLCL ODpotential -8702 - - 854 - - -313 - - -469 - - -11052 ODpotential blCL 11261 - - 11792 - - 12435 - - 13086 - - 13303 blCL maxRH 90 - - 84 - - 100 - - 82 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 40 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.5 - - 61.2 - - 62.7 - - 63.6 - - 56.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.4 - - 19.5 - - 17.8 - - 16.3 - - 15.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.9 - - 59.4 - - 61.2 - - 62.7 - - 58.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.2 - - 19.0 - - 17.2 - - 15.7 - - 15.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 63 - - 263 - - 205 - - 113 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 364 - - 10451 - - 9927 - - 10422 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 60 - - 35 - - 101 - - 29 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97315 3 310 11 252 10 260 12 268 9 259 97315 90028 12 318 13 297 13 291 13 281 13 281 90028 84418 15 306 13 307 17 286 16 297 18 290 84418 79732 18 296 10 337 10 285 14 302 15 304 79732 75661 14 307 11 330 13 311 10 295 13 320 75661 72038 13 308 11 297 14 302 13 307 15 313 72038 68742 16 299 14 284 15 305 19 304 20 319 68742 65688 18 305 15 296 20 300 21 294 22 312 65688 62832 20 309 17 302 17 290 19 289 21 305 62832 60051 19 305 16 296 18 285 18 292 19 291 60051 57150 18 300 15 286 21 282 21 298 21 298 57150 54143 20 299 16 290 23 283 28 290 24 290 54143 51282 21 297 19 294 23 287 31 288 26 284 51282 48720 20 291 20 293 24 290 28 284 28 284 48720 46436 20 297 22 295 26 284 26 281 29 280 46436 44375 22 300 22 293 24 281 24 285 28 275 44375 42499 22 297 24 295 22 289 26 287 26 272 42499 40779 20 296 24 289 24 286 29 279 25 277 40779 39196 17 310 17 286 24 271 29 269 32 276 39196 37738 17 325 16 287 21 260 25 262 31 272 37738 36391 18 328 16 280 18 256 22 262 26 278 36391 35109 20 320 16 280 18 259 23 270 26 288 35109 33821 22 313 16 282 20 260 25 275 28 293 33821 32492 23 318 16 280 23 257 26 280 30 293 32492 31121 25 313 17 275 23 252 28 281 31 290 31121 29695 24 304 18 279 22 253 27 281 31 285 29695 28207 22 296 22 288 22 266 22 280 30 284 28207 26655 23 290 25 290 23 283 19 280 27 284 26655 25039 23 291 27 292 25 290 19 276 26 283 25039 23361 25 296 24 296 24 292 17 271 23 276 23361 21623 26 300 22 296 23 295 16 275 20 265 21623 19820 24 299 22 292 22 293 17 280 19 263 19820 17945 19 299 23 289 21 291 20 281 21 269 17945 16041 10 320 16 284 20 278 20 273 23 264 16041 14216 8 316 11*293 12 252 17*248 26 241 14216 12555 6 312 9*277 10*248 13*233 23 236 12555 11069 9 318 11 260 10*248 13 233 19 232 11069 9739 9 318 10 259 9 248 12 233 15 226 9739 8549 8 317 8 258 9 250 11 232 12 219 8549 7484 6 316 6 262 9 251 10 232 10 212 7484 6533 4 315 6 268 8 252 9 232 9 203 6533 5690 4 308 5 271 8 253 8 231 8 191 5690 4939 5 295 5 274 8 254 7 231 7 174 4939 4264 5 287 5 276 7 256 7 232 8 157 4264 3664 4 296 5 280 7 255 6 231 8 142 3664 3161 4 342 5 280 7 256 6 230 9 130 3161 2773 7*331 4 280 7 255 5 230 10 122 2773 2506 6*329 4 282 7 256 5 229 10 116 2506 2343 6 329 4 282 6 256 5 229 9*112 2343 2251 5 328 4 282 6 257 5 230 6*109 2251 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