DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 16.9 - - 31.9 - - - - - 25.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - -21 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 54 - - - - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2233 - - - - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2248 - - 2249 - - - - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 46 - - 752 - - - - - 75 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 16 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 249 - - 256 - - - - - 234 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -817 - - -881 - - - - - -398 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3065 - - 3130 - - - - - 2647 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8616 - - -4998 - - - - - -6646 ODpotential blCL - - - 10864 - - 7247 - - - - - 8895 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 77 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 16.9 - - 31.9 - - - - - 25.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.9 - - 26.3 - - - - - 21.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.7 - - 33.7 - - - - - 28.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.2 - - 25.5 - - - - - 22.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - -21 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 54 - - - - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 7 - - - - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97291 29 048 25 052 33 060 97291 90136 26 049 23 045 28 040 90136 84501 22 047 23 031 23 023 84501 79759 23 038 16 034 22 009 79759 75639 20 022 12 028 19 003 75639 71977 15 012 12 358 12 344 71977 68640 13 343 9 335 10 341 68640 65552 10 311 10 315 11 356 65552 62679 12 302 19 281 15 333 62679 59895 20 297 14 288 17 305 59895 56982 23 288 18 301 18 301 56982 53954 21 282 23 289 18 308 53954 51072 22 297 20 293 23 303 51072 48498 24 300 22 306 24 307 48498 46215 27 308 26 312 30 306 46215 44164 32 313 28 308 23 302 44164 42290 33 308 30 306 21 316 42290 40557 26 312 31 304 31 312 40557 38952 24 330 24 303 39 305 38952 37483 29 340 26 314 41 308 37483 36135 34 347 35 312 40 309 36135 34849 35 355 37 309 39 316 34849 33551 36 358 38 310 55 318 33551 32217 38 357 38 311 67 317 32217 30846 40 354 32 313 68 317 30846 29423 40 353 27 321 59 310 29423 27941 37 353 27 322 58 297 27941 26397 36 352 31 317 56 292 26397 24784 34 352 32 315 51 290 24784 23106 30 351 32 321 46 293 23106 21367 26 349 34 323 40 299 21367 19562 23 342 34 317 36 308 19562 17687 21 323 34 312 38 313 17687 15784 22 308 30 309 37 311 15784 13959 23 300 27 314 34 308 13959 12303 24 306 35 314 36 306 12303 10833 31 306 42 303 37 299 10833 9525 34 289 38 288 35 298 9525 8360 30 277 33 288 32 295 8360 7321 28 273 28 289 31 288 7321 6395 22 286 26 289 30 285 6395 5574 20 304 26 294 28 286 5574 4844 23 312 26 298 26 289 4844 4189 25 309 26 297 23 293 4189 3608 25 299 25 291 21 292 3608 3121 24 294 24 285 20 276 3121 2748 23 290 21 277 22 258 2748 2492 20 284 16 266 20 254 2492 2336 13 271 14 261 14*246 2336 2249 6*249 9*256 6*234 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