DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 20.1 - - 31.6 - - 34.8 - - 32.1 - - 25.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -36 - - -10 - - -13 - - -15 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 136 - - 1348 - - 1914 - - 394 - - 94 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 18 - - 19 - - 10 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 11 - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 265 - - 278 - - 265 - - 257 - - 247 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -429 - - -296 - - -850 - - -152 - - -125 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2677 - - 2545 - - 3099 - - 2402 - - 2374 sfcLCL ODpotential -5546 - - -2286 - - -2994 - - -3076 - - -4651 ODpotential blCL 7794 - - 4535 - - 5243 - - 5325 - - 6900 blCL maxRH 77 - - 99 - - 97 - - 84 - - 96 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 20.1 - - 31.6 - - 34.8 - - 32.1 - - 25.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.2 - - 28.0 - - 28.7 - - 29.1 - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 23.7 - - 32.7 - - 36.1 - - 34.8 - - 29.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.5 - - 27.8 - - 27.9 - - 28.8 - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -36 - - -10 - - -13 - - -15 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 8 - - 96 - - 87 - - 38 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 4 - - 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] 97150 49 108 50 104 44 100 45 107 56 108 97150 89888 39 103 35 103 30 100 28 100 31 099 89888 84197 27 089 22 104 17 109 16 101 18 101 84197 79412 14 053 11 095 7 110 11 056 11 067 79412 75252 12 008 6 070 4 154 6 322 8 041 75252 71546 16 337 9 346 3 317 8 270 7 342 71546 68173 21 325 11 318 10 301 12 290 11 284 68173 65056 22 305 12 309 13 288 15 296 17 287 65056 62148 25 301 19 311 23 282 27 291 24 291 62148 59332 26 305 23 299 20 293 24 300 24 293 59332 56399 33 302 26 297 26 293 27 303 23 290 56399 53349 34 301 36 301 36 286 33 308 24 282 53349 50438 44 304 44 290 37 281 37 309 43 303 50438 47845 50 299 45 298 46 306 53 298 59 305 47845 45550 48 301 47 304 57 299 59 294 63 302 45550 43470 51 306 56 305 63 296 55 299 62 299 43470 41560 58 306 71 296 67 294 60 303 63 297 41560 39807 66 300 70 292 64 296 70 300 71 299 39807 38201 67 293 59 295 65 303 79 300 81 300 38201 36722 59 295 62 305 75 305 85 299 84 299 36722 35352 59 311 74 308 84 303 90 299 85 300 35352 34051 71 314 80 307 91 305 98 300 89 302 34051 32750 78 308 86 310 106 307 108 301 96 304 32750 31420 77 305 95 310 115 307 118 301 107 305 31420 30066 76 306 100 310 117 307 119 301 118 303 30066 28666 74 307 103 311 116 308 116 301 123 301 28666 27209 76 306 102 311 112 308 110 302 122 301 27209 25693 79 304 94 308 105 307 104 300 115 300 25693 24117 78 304 88 305 97 304 100 299 109 299 24117 22485 73 305 83 304 88 303 93 301 102 300 22485 20803 68 305 73 306 77 304 83 303 88 301 20803 19067 64 305 60 308 69 304 73 301 76 298 19067 17274 62 304 56 309 63 304 68 301 66 298 17274 15453 60 303 57 304 56 305 67 303 57 300 15453 13701 58 304 58 299 52 303 64 305 53 302 13701 12101 55 307 54 295 49 295 57 303 55 305 12101 10673 49 310 45 293 45 287 47 298 56 303 10673 9398 45 313 41 296 40 288 43 297 54 298 9398 8258 45 312 38 295 39 301 43 299 47 291 8258 7240 43 309 35 294 42 305 43 299 42 287 7240 6332 40 307 33 295 42 301 43 296 39 285 6332 5527 37 306 32 296 41 297 42 292 37 284 5527 4812 34 306 32 298 38 295 40 290 34 285 4812 4168 33 303 33 297 33 291 36 290 30 287 4168 3596 32 300 32 293 29 286 30 290 28 287 3596 3116 31 296 29 289 24 279 25 288 25 285 3116 2746 29 290 25 285 21 275 21 284 20 277 2746 2491 21 277 20 281 16 269 16 274 14 265 2491 2337 17 273 17*280 14 267 13 268 11*258 2337 2249 9*265 11*278 10*265 7*257 5*247 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