DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/13 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.3 - - 32.9 - - 32.2 - - 27.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - -2 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 438 - - 531 - - 262 - - 106 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 13 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 251 - - 165 - - 163 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -402 - - 0 - - 0 - - -139 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2651 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2388 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2847 - - -2412 - - -2778 - - -4283 ODpotential blCL - - - 5096 - - 4661 - - 5027 - - 6532 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 96 - - 96 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.3 - - 32.9 - - 32.2 - - 27.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.8 - - 31.5 - - 30.5 - - 25.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 34.1 - - 33.7 - - 30.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 31.1 - - 30.3 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - -2 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 85 - - 84 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97432 33 073 37 094 16 056 31 058 97432 90190 27 084 23 083 12 055 28 063 90190 84506 18 092 18 068 17 058 20 058 84506 79744 17 089 9 074 14 054 13 059 79744 75610 16 074 9 090 9 055 8 018 75610 71939 12 063 4 081 4 028 7 014 71939 68597 6 084 4 055 0 113 5 359 68597 65494 5 115 1 279 1 276 5 308 65494 62602 3 004 4 015 4 209 5 276 62602 59796 9 262 12 292 8 272 4 282 59796 56863 8 251 12 263 12 265 12 271 56863 53826 10 285 12 253 8 297 7 255 53826 50935 16 243 20 257 20 268 16 256 50935 48334 9 219 15 254 20 240 25 233 48334 46011 10 044 3 253 10 242 16 221 46011 43902 31 266 22 304 15 292 6 250 43902 41960 44 246 32 262 30 279 17 261 41960 40181 38 248 40 247 38 264 31 263 40181 38554 38 258 44 246 41 267 42 272 38554 37051 44 264 48 257 49 264 49 266 37051 35658 51 269 50 265 52 270 52 266 35658 34345 61 269 55 272 62 269 60 261 34345 33048 72 264 69 268 67 262 63 257 33048 31734 78 265 72 264 62 265 66 263 31734 30398 81 270 69 266 64 268 76 266 30398 29012 79 270 66 270 62 258 76 264 29012 27559 71 267 66 272 60 257 70 261 27559 26041 64 266 63 270 60 261 62 258 26041 24457 58 269 58 270 55 263 57 257 24457 22808 56 266 56 268 52 265 53 262 22808 21099 58 261 56 267 51 267 43 267 21099 19327 59 265 56 270 50 270 38 264 19327 17493 47 270 50 277 46 276 35 269 17493 15632 28 271 35 276 40 279 30 279 15632 13842 22 270 27 280 31 277 26 280 13842 12211 26 282 25 288 26 273 23 278 12211 10757 31 278 28 275 25 272 19 278 10757 9462 30 271 26 260 19 262 13 279 9462 8308 24 275 18 258 19 257 13 253 8308 7279 19 302 13 260 18 244 17 229 7279 6362 17 316 14 264 9 238 19 208 6362 5549 13 313 13 268 5 254 15 192 5549 4827 13 314 14 273 5 248 14 186 4827 4178 14 318 14 281 6 238 13 175 4178 3602 15 318 14 292 6 242 11 163 3602 3120 17 308 14 299 5 257 9 149 3120 2748 17 294 13 300 4 276 8 160 2748 2492 14 290 9 293 3 285 9 180 2492 2337 11*289 6*282 1*197 7*171 2337 2249 7*286 3*251 3*165 4*163 2249 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