DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/18 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -15.3 - - -13.4 - - -15.6 - - -18.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 48 - - -11 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 972 - - 1346 - - 50 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2229 - - 2229 - - 2229 - - 2229 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3167 - - 3541 - - 2245 - - 2245 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 539 - - 535 - - 1946 - - 1521 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 141 - - 164 - - 4 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 327 - - 330 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -190 - - 459 - - -1017 - - -887 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3357 - - 3082 - - 3262 - - 3132 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -20031 - - -15615 - - -16229 - - -16701 ODpotential blCL - - - 23198 - - 19156 - - 18474 - - 18946 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 95 - - 90 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -15.3 - - -13.4 - - -15.6 - - -18.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -21.6 - - -18.4 - - -21.4 - - -23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -15.6 - - -13.7 - - -14.7 - - -17.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -22.0 - - -18.9 - - -20.9 - - -23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 48 - - -11 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 972 - - 1346 - - 50 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 79 - - 60 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 97571 25 096 31 091 24 095 24 099 97571 90302 26 087 28 090 20 090 23 090 90302 84629 24 083 23 087 18 088 19 087 84629 79876 20 097 14 094 15 080 16 079 79876 75747 20 100 10 114 13 079 15 061 75747 72061 19 093 10 106 9 088 13 056 72061 68694 12 094 7 090 6 058 13 054 68694 65584 7 091 4 096 6 357 12 049 65584 62693 6 080 5 102 4 313 8 025 62693 59883 5 056 5 081 0 354 3 339 59883 56936 6 064 6 084 2 107 1 013 56936 53861 7 086 10 076 6 089 8 092 53861 50915 11 086 16 079 13 084 15 090 50915 48257 13 083 15 077 13 077 19 088 48257 45871 12 094 8 089 7 094 12 081 45871 43710 9 116 4 162 5 142 4 083 43710 41744 10 135 9 185 6 174 3 169 41744 39944 9 154 10 186 10 185 6 173 39944 38283 12 175 11 174 13 181 11 187 38283 36746 19 185 11 176 13 168 14 167 36746 35317 28 172 20 182 12 173 10 150 35317 33951 28 158 28 166 17 175 16 206 33951 32582 37 161 34 161 30 185 32 181 32582 31192 58 160 43 162 45 168 40 164 31192 29782 76 159 57 155 51 154 34 158 29782 28342 78 154 70 153 43 155 51 184 28342 26864 75 156 77 149 47 180 57 179 26864 25333 69 157 78 151 45 164 41 175 25333 23746 63 155 65 153 33 161 29 167 23746 22124 50 154 45 154 22 200 28 195 22124 20461 42 160 24 166 29 217 27 206 20461 18730 27 165 21 195 31 219 26 205 18730 16925 20 166 22 220 28 222 23 198 16925 15082 14 182 27 249 25 227 18 209 15082 13304 18 235 33 259 26 237 19 224 13304 11684 25 257 32 265 27 245 22 228 11684 10238 26 272 26 271 24 259 20 239 10238 8952 17 288 19 290 21 273 21 265 8952 7814 4 318 8 292 14 281 21 287 7814 6816 3 318 6 305 8 287 17 296 6816 5949 8 028 3 311 9 301 13 317 5949 5200 12 360 7 347 8 329 11 333 5200 4544 10 351 12 340 15 339 13 348 4544 3962 12 351 17*330 17 331 17 345 3962 3450 16*335 16*327 16 331 17 340 3450 3021 16*331 16 327 16 331 16 335 3021 2691 15 330 15 327 14 331 15 328 2691 2463 14 329 14 327 12 331 12 319 2463 2325 13 329 13 327 10 331 10 315 2325 2245 10 328 10 327 7*330 5*308 2245 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