DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 11.0 - - 14.8 - - 29.2 - - 27.6 - - 24.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - -6 - - -16 - - -14 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2231 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2248 - - 2248 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 38 - - 43 - - 321 - - 121 - - 59 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 280 - - 257 - - 282 - - 249 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -990 - - -818 - - 0 - - -237 - - -409 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3238 - - 3066 - - 2249 - - 2486 - - 2657 sfcLCL ODpotential -9294 - - -8634 - - -3282 - - -4320 - - -5483 ODpotential blCL 11542 - - 10882 - - 5531 - - 6569 - - 7731 blCL maxRH 81 - - 88 - - 84 - - 75 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m 11.0 - - 14.8 - - 29.2 - - 27.6 - - 24.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 5.3 - - 9.8 - - 27.4 - - 24.8 - - 21.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 16.6 - - 19.6 - - 31.6 - - 31.4 - - 28.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 11.8 - - 13.2 - - 28.3 - - 27.0 - - 23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - -6 - - -16 - - -14 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 24 - - 51 - - 35 - - 0 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 97400 37 038 29 027 24 035 32 032 24 042 97400 90318 29 030 23 036 16 037 26 021 23 034 90318 84693 19 014 21 025 17 048 17 021 21 025 84693 79923 15 011 15 004 18 027 14 035 14 009 79923 75782 15 005 8 352 14 005 11 019 17 009 75782 72100 18 352 5 355 8 356 3 308 19 341 72100 68739 14 330 10 308 10 315 6 323 10 320 68739 65637 14 317 9 292 11 301 14 294 10 310 65637 62748 18 291 15 294 16 288 15 289 8 299 62748 59950 17 330 24 280 18 259 19 274 17 292 59950 57045 21 316 22 292 17 278 16 276 16 287 57045 54019 30 280 34 285 25 286 23 278 25 285 54019 51113 30 277 34 278 30 280 33 265 31 275 51113 48491 29 278 31 283 30 279 32 268 34 266 48491 46137 29 268 37 282 33 280 30 281 31 266 46137 44001 29 267 39 270 33 277 32 287 29 281 44001 42048 29 270 38 267 32 275 29 286 29 285 42048 40251 33 269 31 265 31 268 27 284 32 283 40251 38589 34 270 26 267 29 254 29 281 30 285 38589 37043 32 273 25 274 27 260 27 279 28 281 37043 35608 29 278 27 276 25 271 22 271 27 281 35608 34255 28 279 28 274 18 274 18 268 27 283 34255 32913 30 277 29 269 17 292 20 279 27 292 32913 31548 33 275 31 267 27 299 26 285 31 303 31548 30168 37 277 32 271 37 289 29 285 34 299 30168 28770 43 282 30 276 37 279 34 296 35 291 28770 27342 44 283 30 283 32 286 39 294 30 294 27342 25863 38 291 33 287 32 297 29 313 30 312 25863 24323 32 300 32 288 27 293 39 330 33 311 24323 22719 30 302 28 288 24 303 40 327 35 299 22719 21052 29 301 26 287 26 307 37 315 34 292 21052 19316 28 305 27 290 30 304 35 300 32 289 19316 17505 27 309 28 289 31 300 36 300 31 290 17505 15656 27 309 28 289 30 287 37 307 29 291 15656 13870 26 307 26 301 31 287 32 308 26 294 13870 12243 26 307 26 318 30 296 27 303 26 294 12243 10793 25 311 28 322 27 301 24 303 26 289 10793 9498 26 314 26 318 26 293 23 303 26 282 9498 8338 26 317 22 305 23 290 23 300 25 279 8338 7303 24 318 17 291 18 298 24 295 24 278 7303 6380 22 314 15 287 15 299 23 288 21 278 6380 5562 20 307 17 288 15 294 23 283 20 285 5562 4837 18 302 21 282 16 296 22 285 19 297 4837 4184 19 301 23 274 18 298 21 291 19 304 4184 3606 21 304 22 277 21 294 22 292 19 304 3606 3121 24 305 21 286 23 290 22 288 18 295 3121 2749 25 300 21 293 22 289 20 283 17 279 2749 2492 23 295 19 287 17 286 14 270 16 272 2492 2336 15*291 14*282 14*285 11*262 10 259 2336 2248 6*280 5*257 7*282 6*249 5*239 2248 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