DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/27 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 -6.5 - - -6.1 - - -3.3 - - -1.5 - - -1.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 43 - - 56 - - 17 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 844 - - 955 - - 998 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top 2246 - - 3039 - - 3150 - - 3193 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 935 - - 254 - - 554 - - 725 - - 1722 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 136 - - 155 - - 106 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 007 - - 046 - - 043 - - 037 - - 057 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -731 - - 165 - - 116 - - 57 - - -549 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2977 - - 2874 - - 3034 - - 3136 - - 2796 sfcLCL ODpotential -10221 - - -9816 - - -9671 - - -8987 - - -1224 ODpotential blCL 12467 - - 12855 - - 12821 - - 12180 - - 3471 blCL maxRH 93 - - 92 - - 89 - - 96 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -6.5 - - -6.1 - - -3.3 - - -1.5 - - -1.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -11.0 - - -10.1 - - -8.1 - - -6.8 - - -5.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -5.0 - - -6.4 - - -3.7 - - -1.6 - - -1.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -9.7 - - -9.8 - - -8.9 - - -7.0 - - -5.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 43 - - 56 - - 17 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 844 - - 955 - - 998 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 70 - - 70 - - 58 - - 84 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96951 29 144 20 130 21 128 23 147 19 140 96951 89640 16 132 16 156 17 150 14 159 8 172 89640 83886 4 173 9 192 7 210 6 196 15 229 83886 79078 5 299 10 268 7 310 11 270 15 270 79078 74946 16 314 14 296 16 284 18 298 23 285 74946 71285 18 264 19 288 24 283 27 310 27 291 71285 67952 28 307 31 297 38 301 44 302 43 285 67952 64868 49 294 45 312 56 303 54 282 47 295 64868 61988 56 314 68 310 69 294 56 288 62 300 61988 59189 69 299 78 306 74 292 70 292 71 292 59189 56253 78 299 80 302 78 292 79 293 69 293 56253 53195 84 301 85 299 81 294 80 296 77 301 53195 50287 88 302 84 301 81 297 82 300 86 304 50287 47692 88 304 85 301 84 299 85 302 90 304 47692 45383 88 304 84 300 85 299 89 301 92 303 45383 43297 89 301 85 300 87 300 92 300 94 301 43297 41393 90 298 88 299 91 300 94 300 93 299 41393 39640 91 298 90 298 94 298 95 299 93 298 39640 38016 93 299 91 297 94 296 95 298 93 300 38016 36507 98 300 91 299 91 296 96 297 94 302 36507 35101 107 301 97 303 90 299 97 297 95 302 35101 33758 119 301 113 304 97 301 99 297 95 301 33758 32413 127 298 128 299 108 300 102 297 95 301 32413 31036 129 297 129 292 116 297 107 296 97 301 31036 29634 133 299 126 294 121 295 111 296 101 302 29634 28195 139 301 130 296 125 295 112 296 106 301 28195 26711 141 298 132 296 126 295 111 296 108 300 26711 25182 139 296 132 297 122 296 108 295 105 299 25182 23605 137 298 128 299 113 297 103 296 99 299 23605 21984 131 301 114 298 103 296 94 295 90 297 21984 20322 114 301 100 296 93 293 88 293 80 292 20322 18615 96 296 86 296 81 295 84 294 75 290 18615 16847 83 294 70 294 67 295 76 295 73 290 16847 15042 73 293 57 284 53 289 66 293 68 293 15042 13300 66 300 44 275 44 296 60 291 63 303 13300 11715 54 304 35 292 35 298 52 299 46 316 11715 10304 41 300 34 303 24 280 34 301 32 326 10304 9051 28 299 30 297 28 272 26 284 23 326 9051 7938 21 312 26 290 28 249 22 277 19 318 7938 6948 22 308 18 292 19 261 14 289 14 308 6948 6071 23 308 13 314 9 292 10 341 7 320 6071 5299 20 323 8 329 6 321 9 350 6 318 5299 4621 17 340 5 353 4 324 8 353 6 334 4621 4018 14 350 6 360 6 018 7 017 6 019 4018 3488 12 005 7*022 6*044 6*035 7 042 3488 3046 14 010 8*046 6*044 6*038 6 053 3046 2706 14 009 8 046 6 043 6 037 6 058 2706 2471 12 009 7 047 6 043 6 037 5 058 2471 2328 10 009 7 047 6 043 6 038 4*058 2328 2247 5*007 6 046 5 042 5 038 2*057 2247 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